Lamar Odom's friend Metta World Peace slams Kardashian family

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Lamar Odom's former Lakers teammate and childhood friend Metta World Peace is attacking the Kardashians
In a new interview he said the more time the family spends at the hospital the less time Odom's children are able to see him
Destiny and Lamar Odom Jr. have been in Las Vegas since Wednesday, and most of the Kardashin family has been there during that time as well
'The only Kardashian that needs to be there is Khloe,' said World Peace
World Peace has not been to see Odom, and said his brother was turned way when he tried to visit despite knowing him for years

Published: 16:19 EST, 19 October 2015 | Updated: 17:21 EST, 19 October 2015

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Metta World Peace is attacking the Kardashian family and their behavior while Lamar Odom is in the hospital.

The NBA star - who not only played with Odom on the Los Angeles Lakers but also grew up playing basketball with him as a teenager in New York City - said that the more time the reality stars spend in the hospital with Odom the less time his children are able to visit with him.

'The only Kardashian that needs to be there is Khloe,' said World Peace.

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Lamar Odom's former Lakers teammate and childhood friend Metta World Peace (above on left playing aginst Odom in 2012) is attacking the Kardashians

In a new interview he said the more time the family spends at the hospital the less time Odom's children (Destiny and Lamar Jr. above on Friday) are able to see him

Pregnant Kim Kardashian and Kendall Jenner leave Lamar Odom's side with sisters Malika and Khadijah Haqq on Saturday night

'This is nothing against Khloe. This is for the celebrities that are coming to see Lamar. They should know they’re taking time away from Lamar’s children,' World Peace said in an interview with the Los Angeles News Group.

He then explained his position on the matter by saying; 'Not every Kardashian needs to be around. They need to keep it simple, so Lamar’s children can see him whenever they want to see him. They’re waiting in line to see their own father.'

Khloe has been by Odom's side since Tuesday night, while Kim Kardashian was at the hospital with her mother Kris Jenner from Tuesday through Thursday and then again on Saturday when the two were joined by Kendall Jenner and Khloe's friends Malika and Khadijah Haqq.

Kourtney Kardashian and Kylie Jenner also flew out to Las Vegas to see Odom in the hospital last week.

World Peace - who has not been to visit Odom - said his brother was banned from seeing the basketball star despite the fact that he has known him most of his life.

He also praised his Lakers teammate Kobe Bryant and their coach Mitch Kupchak for visiting Odom last Tuesday after they played an exhibition game on Tuesday - before Odom's children Destiny and Lamar Jr. had arrived in the city with their mother Liza Morales and Odom's aunt JaNean Mercer.

World Peace shared this photo on Facebook of him and Odom playing basketball in high school

World Peace seemed to suggest he was bothered by the way the Kardashians were acting in an interview with Don Lemon on CNN last week, but said he was going to bite his tongue out of respect for his friend.

The 35-year-old basketball player has done his best to avoid any conflict in his life ever since changing his name in 2011, releasing a statement shortly after that said; 'Changing my name was meant to inspire and bring youth together all around the world.'

World Peace had multiple on-court incidents during his early years in the league, most notably a 2004 brawl during which he punched a Detroit Pistons fan. He was subsequently suspended from the league for the remained of the season.

He was also arrested for domestic violence in 2007, which resulted in him being sentenced to jail for 20 days and another suspension from the league.

He is also the man that brought Odom and Khloe together, as the pair met at a Welcome to LA party that was thrown in 2009 when World Peace joined the Lakers.

They met on August 27 and married exactly one month later.

Odom has showed immense improvements over the past few days according to his family and is expected to begin physical therapy and rehabilitation soon to deal with the injuries he suffered after he was found unconscious and face down on his bed at a brothel outside Las Vegas last Tuesday.

See the latest news on Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom at www.dailymail.co.uk/khloe