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Lamar Odom Thinks Suns Having A Gorilla Mascot Is Racist

Former 6th man of the year, Lamar Odom was a key player in the Los Angeles Lakers’ back-to-back championship runs in 2009, and 2010.

Odom: “I feel bad for the Suns fans because they ain’t even gonna get what y’all probably deserve until, probably until you change the mascot,” Odom said.

Bootleg Kev: “What does that mean? You don’t like the gorilla? Do you think there’s some racial connotations with the Suns gorilla?”

Odom: “Come on, bro. The thing that’s funny is they kind of slid that one by for all these years. Nobody says anything about that. Gorillas in the desert, you can’t find any. You could probably find a cactus. … Just like, come on. But you know what’s so, really crazy about it? They just tried it because they wanted to get the fans involved, and that’s the reason why they kept it — ’cause the fans loved it.”