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"Soft-spoken and typically introspective, Lamar Odom did not disclose the personal issue that took him away from the Dallas Mavericks for 10 days and pushed his team's patience with him to the brink, but he did open up about finding resolution and his commitment to the organization.
In his highly scrutinized return to the team Saturday night, playing in his first game since Feb. 20, Odom apologized to his teammates moments before the opening tip and asked for their patience and support. He said he never asked for nor did he want a buyout as had been rumored, saying that he is "lucky" and "blessed" to be with the Mavs organization, and he praised owner Mark Cuban for standing by him.
"It was really personal and it was something I had to tend to," Odom said of the issue that suddenly forced him to leave the team on Feb. 22. "Mark Cuban is a great owner for understanding. Sometimes we have to fix whatever's going on off the court in order for us to fix what's going on on the court." "
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