Former NBA star Lamar Odom attends Trump cryptocurrency gala amid protests

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President Donald Trump hosted top investors for one of his cryptocurrency projects at his luxury golf course in Northern Virginia on Thursday, and one of them was former NBA star Lamar Odom.

Protesters gathered outside the club holding signs that said "stop crypto corruption" and "no corrupt fools." 

The ex-Laker was not absolved from those same protesters - but he was not fazed.

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Lamar Odom, #7 of the Los Angeles Lakers, drives the ball upcourt during the game against the Denver Nuggets at Staples Center on April 3, 2011, in Los Angeles, California. (Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images)

"I’m just about to pass through security and officially walk into the Trump Gala. Honestly… I’m fired up," Odom said in an X post. 

"Think about it—what meme coin has ever done this? $ODOM isn’t just a token, it’s taking the stage at a presidential gala tonight!"

Odom also said in the post, "This is the most authentic soulful experience in crypto history."

Among those protesting outside the golf club were Sen. Jeff Merkley, a Democrat from Oregon. 

"This is the crypto corruption club," the Times quoted Merkley as saying. "This is like the Mount Everest of corruption." 

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - MAY 26:  Lamar Odom attends Shiggy vs Junebug Press Conference at Vivide on May 26, 2021, in Atlanta, Georgia. Paras Griffin/Getty Images) ( Paras Griffin/Getty Images)

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