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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lamar Odom\u2019s family says the former&amp;nbsp;NBA forward\u2019s speech has begun to improve since beginning therapy,&amp;nbsp;reports the Associated Press.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Alvina&amp;nbsp;Alston, publicist for Odom\u2019s aunt&amp;nbsp;JaNean&amp;nbsp;Mercer,&amp;nbsp;said&amp;nbsp;\u200Bin a statement that&amp;nbsp;Odom\u2019s therapy has been \u201Caggressive.\u201D She did not divulge the specifics of the treatment.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CHe is beginning to gradually flourish both mentally and physically,\u201D &amp;nbsp;Alston&amp;nbsp;said. \u201CHis use of speech has increased and he\u2019s more cognitively responsive.\u201D&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Odom was found&amp;nbsp;unconscious at a Nevada brothel on Oct. 13.&amp;nbsp;The Nye County (Nev.) Sheriff\u2019s Office&amp;nbsp;confirmed reports that Odom had been using cocaine and \u201Csexual performance enhancers\u201D&amp;nbsp;during a multi-day stay at the Love Ranch in Crystal, Nev.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On Monday, it was reported that Odom had begun physical therapy and had been improving. This came after he reportedly started speaking and using a breathing mask instead of a breathing tube. Odom&amp;nbsp;was transferred from the La Vegas hospital to one in Los Angeles.&amp;nbsp;\u200B\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Odom played with the&amp;nbsp;Lakers, Clippers,&amp;nbsp;Heat&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Mavericks&amp;nbsp;during his 14-season NBA career. He won two championships with the&amp;nbsp;Lakers&amp;nbsp;in 2009 and 2010, and was named NBA Sixth Man of the Year in 2011.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;JENKINS: Gifts and ghosts of Odom&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;Odom in the pages of&amp;nbsp;SI&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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