Lamar Odom news story on CNN features photo of NBA's LaMarcus Aldridge

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CNN used a picture of LaMarcus Aldridge during a segment about Lamar Odom's medical condition
The incident occurred on Thursday's episode of Legal View with Ashleigh Banfield
Banfield and CNN have yet to comment
Aldridge, 30, currently plays for the San Antonio Spurs
In June, CNN ran a story on an ISIS flag at the London Gay pride parade which was actually a flag with pictures of sex toys

Published: 19:07 EST, 15 October 2015 | Updated: 09:41 EST, 16 October 2015

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CNN has come under fire after using a photo of another basketball player while doing a segment on Lamar Odom.

On Thursday's episode of Legal View with Ashleigh Banfield a picture of LaMarcus Aldridge was used as the host and her guests spoke about Odom's medical condition in the wake of being discovered unconscious at a Las Vegas brothel.

Banfield and CNN have yet to comment on the incident.

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CNN used a picture of LaMarcus Aldridge (above) during a segment about Lamar Odom's medical condition

Aldridge (left) currently plays for the San Antonio Spurs; Odom play for the Lakers in 2011 (right)

Aldridge, 30, currently plays for the San Antonio Spurs, and before that played for the Portland Trailblazers.

He was selected second in the 2006 draft by the Chicago Bulls, but then traded to Portland.

After seeing what happened, Twitter user The Mouth wrote; 'Congrats CNN on using the correct headshot for your story. Brilliant work by your staff.'

This is the second time CNN has come under fire for a photo they aired on television in the past few months.

In June they ran a report about an ISIS flay being flown during the London Gay Pride parade, unaware that the white symbols on the black flag were in fact sex toys, and not Arabic writing.

They did not comment on that incident either at the time.

Lamar, 35, remains in a coma in a Las Vegas hospital with his estranged wife Khloe Kardashian by his side.

He has not regained consciousness since he was found passed out at the Love Ranch in Parhump on Tuesday afternoon.

He suffered multiple strokes and kidney damage and has only a 50/50 chance of survival, according to reports.

Despite a report from Radar Online that cited multiple sources who claim Lamar is brain dead, there has been no comment from the hospital or members of the family on his condition.

Lamar Odom's daughter Destiny Odom (left), son Lamar Odom Jr. (second from right), and their mother Liza Morales (right) exit through a back door after visiting Odom with Lamar's aunt JaNean Mercer (second from left)

According to Radar Online, Odom had 'pleaded' with Khloe to stop recording his phone calls for her reality show, but she reportedly ignored his requests, saying he deserved the bad press for the way he treated her during their marriage.

'Khloe would either ignore the texts and voice mail messages asking her to stop, or she would tell him, "You owe me this after you humiliated me by cheating with other women,"' the source said.

This comes from an insider who told the gossip site that they believe the Kardashians 'have blood on their hands' for 'demonizing and exploiting' Odom on their show.

'Lamar had no idea that he was going to be Khloe's storyline during the past season. She is always talking about how much she loves the guy, but has no problem exploiting Lamar for her gain. How low can Khloe go?' the source asked. 'Lamar would call her sobbing about losing his best friend this past summer, and the first thing she thinks is to document it?'

This echoes previous statements from brothel owner Dennis Hof and prostitutes at his 'Love Ranch' who said Odom became 'irate' and inconsolable after talking to someone on the phone on Sunday, allegedly about his portrayal on the show.

While Odom and Khloe have been separated since 2013, he has still remained a central point on the family's reality show. One plot point on a recent episode involved Kim getting mad at Khloe for 'flirting' with her ex-husband on the phone.

The two signed divorce papers in July, but their split has not been finalized, so Khloe has been by Odom's side at the hospital, making medical decisions for him while he is in a coma.