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http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2012/2/2...s-according-to

Feb 27, 2012 - The Dallas Mavericks have announced that forward Lamar Odom has left the team for personal reasons, and ESPN Dallas is reporting that he's tending to his father, who is currently ill.

Sports Illustrated spoke with Mavs head coach Rick Carlisle, who confirmed that Odom likely won't be playing Tuesday night against the New Jersey Nets, the team's first game after the All-Star break.

"Lamar is not here today," Mavs coach Rick Carlisle said Monday. "He is still dealing with a family matter and the hope is he'll join us soon, and we'll update you when there's an update."

SI's Zach Lowe tweeted Monday night that "something fishy" was going with Odom, saying that there were "rumblings" in Orlando during All-Star weekend. It's not worth speculating about that at this point, but something may break in the next few days.

Odom has struggled this year in Dallas after a brief but tumultuous offseason, and he's averaging just 7.7 points and 4.5 rebounds this year.