N.O.R.E. Explains Why Drink Champs Interview With Lamar Odom Got So Heated

by HHL JT

The idea of Lamar Odom doing N.O.R.E. and DJ Effen's podcast Drink Champs seemed fraught from the get-go.

Odom is an addict and on Drink Champs everyone drinks ... a lot.

Lamar was a few shots and few drinks in when things started going left.

"I feel disrespected man.  This whole situation," a bothered and tipsy Odom said.  "I don't want to make it a beef but put your shoes on my feet ... Like I f*ck with you. This whole angle on all that on this interview went like crazy ... Maybe I didn't know what I was signing up for."

It was assumed that Lamar was angry about repeated Khloe Kardashian question.  It turns out it was all a big misunderstanding having nothing to do with that.

"I kept bringing up the fact that he has a ring, but I did not know that he actually lost his rings," N.O.R.E. explained to Page Six. "So in retrospect, he might’ve thought I was joking or making fun of him. So, he basically lost his rings, which he thought was public knowledge, but I didn’t know. He thought that I was clowning him so he was upset with that. And I made it known that I wasn’t aware."

During a low point, Odom had pawned the two championship rings he won with the Lakers in 09 and 10.

Here's the whole interview: