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Lamar Odom called Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss in a [sic] effort to restart negotiations with the team, KCAL-TV's Jim Hill reported.

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KCAL-TV reported that Odom was attempting to rebuild any bridges burned by [Odom's agent Jeff] Schwartz.

H/T Yahoo! Sports, via the Los Angeles Times, with a special bonus H/T to some timely FanPosts.