Lamar Odom apologizes to Cuban, Mavericks

Ric Bucher of ESPN tweeted Friday the following:

Lamar Odom, unprompted, told me he’d like to apologize to Mark Cuban and Mavs fans for not being himself. Felt it was beyond his power.

via Twitter / RicBucher: Lamar Odom, unprompted, told ....

So how did that go over, ESPN Dallas?

Asked about Odom’s apology Friday evening, Cuban declined comment.

via Is apology from Lamar Odom on the way? - Dallas Mavericks Blog - ESPN Dallas.

Whoops.

Odom’s trying to turn over a new leaf back in L.A. with the other team. He’s trying to get back on the good foot to fix his career, but what happened in Dallas will remain a fairly substantial black mark on his permanent record, so to speak. He abandoned his teammates, let the coaching staff down, and made Cuban and management look foolish for believing in him.

Oh, yeah, and the trade helped the Lakers land Steve Nash, who the Mavericks were interested in. So, no, I wouldn’t expect a Christmas card from the Cubans.

But the good news is that he has a chance to turn it all around with a strong performance for the Clippers and get back to where he was a vital contributor on a championship team. And at least he’s willing to own up to what happened. To a degree. As the Fort Worth Star-Telegram notes, that last line about it being beyond his power isn’t going to go over well with some people, despite all the personal turmoil of the past two years for Odom.