Lakers News: Thought of Boston Winning 18th Title Before LA Makes Former Champ 'Sick'

Boston could break its current tie for the most NBA titles in history as soon as Friday night.

Two-time Los Angeles Lakers champion and 2011 Sixth Man of the Year Lamar Odom remains a massive Boston Celtics hater, even long into his retirement. Odom's Lakers squared off against the Celtics twice during their three straight runs to the NBA Finals, from 2008-10. Boston beat L.A. in six games circa 2008, while Los Angeles returned the favor in a seven-game series in 2010.

" Tatum and Brown, as a professional, as an ex-NBA player, to see them kind of go through the process and make it to the Finals and get better every year as players, I'm happy for them as individuals," Odom told. "But I'm a Laker at heart and in Game 6 they beat us pretty bad. McMenamin notes that Odom was particularly annoyed to see 2008 Finals MVP Paul Pierce seated courtside during the Celtics' second home games in the series.

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