Former brothel manager Richard Hunter has provided a rare, detailed account of Lamar Odom's near-fatal overdose in 2015, an incident that resulted in the former NBA star suffering six heart attacks and 12 strokes.

The Events Leading to the Emergency

Odom's Arrival at Love Ranch

The revelations came in the Netflix documentary Untold: The Death & Life of Lamar Odom, which premiered on Tuesday, March 31. Hunter, an employee at the Love Ranch near Las Vegas, learned that Odom, then 46, planned a visit around the time of his divorce from Khloé Kardashian.

Hunter stated that Odom's handlers contacted the brothel requesting a car for pickup. "It definitely became real when he gave him the address at where he was at," Hunter recalled. The car was dispatched, collecting Odom early on a Monday or Tuesday morning.

Discovery in the Private Suite

Hunter noted that Odom was staying in a separate house behind the main brothel reserved for high-spending clientele. "I knew Lamar was there," he said, adding that Odom had been at the location for two days already.

The situation escalated when one of the women who had been with Odom ran into Hunter's office screaming. When Hunter entered the room, it was "completely blacked out." He immediately noticed Odom snoring heavily, which made him suspect something was seriously wrong.

Immediate Medical Response and Substance Discovery

Administering Aid

While speaking to the emergency operator, Hunter managed to turn Odom onto his side. "He just expelled. Fluid starts coming out of his mouth," Hunter described the critical moment.

The companion informed Hunter that Odom had used cocaine before arriving, which would have been approximately two days earlier. She then presented a packet of other substances.

The Packet of Pills

Hunter questioned the woman about the dosage. She indicated Odom had taken about 12 pills from the packet. Hunter observed the packaging, which clearly warned, "Don't take more than one every 24 hours."

The Difficult Evacuation

Moving the Athlete

Hunter assisted three EMTs in removing the 6-foot-10 Odom from the premises. Due to his size, standard stretcher procedures were not feasible.

They utilized the fitted sheet Odom was lying on, with three EMTs taking a corner each and Hunter taking the fourth. As they carried him out of the suite and the sun hit his face, Hunter looked at Odom and thought, "This guy may be dead."

Aftermath and Publicity

Struggles and Exploitation

Following the overdose at the legal brothel in Crystal, Nevada, Odom fell into a coma and subsequently faced challenges regaining his ability to walk and speak.

The owner of the Love Ranch, Dennis Hof, reportedly sought publicity from the incident. Hunter revealed that Hof pursued the receipt for Odom's $75,000 upfront tab and the security footage, leading to a bidding war.

Hof ultimately gave the exclusive to the Today show, where Matt Lauer introduced him as "the owner of the Love Ranch and the author of The Art of the Pimp." Hunter concluded, "If I didn't know it before, I knew after that. In terms of what we were going to do or would be willing to do for publicity, there wasn't a limit."