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"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img alt=\"0827-lamar-odom-getty-clippers\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2013/08/27/0827-lamar-odom-getty-clippers-3.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lamar Odom&lt;/strong&gt; will remain a free agent -- at least for now -- because the &lt;strong&gt;L.A. Clippers&lt;/strong&gt; refused to re-sign him in light of his abuse of drugs, including crack cocaine ... TMZ has learned.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;NBA sources tell TMZ, team officials really wanted to re-sign Lamar over the summer after he performed well last season, but he was nearly impossible to reach ... and they couldn't make progress on contract discussions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We're told the Clippers were STILL interested despite Lamar's flaky behavior, but after news broke about the NBA star's issues with drug addiction ... the team closed the book on a new deal, permanently.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Former L.A. Laker forward &lt;strong&gt;Antawn Jamison&lt;/strong&gt; has since struck an agreement with the Clip Show, and the team's roster is now full ... meaning Lamar's SOL ... at least with the Clippers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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