Lamar Odom transferred to Los Angeles hospital, takes his first steps

The former NBA star has been breathing on his own after his medical emergency in Las Vegas

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Lamar Odom has left Las Vegas and is now recovering in a private Los Angeles hospital room, according to his family.

The former basketball player was airlifted from the Sunrise Hospital and Medical Centre in Las Vegas on Monday afternoon, according to a statement from Alvina Alstone, the publicist for Odom’s maternal aunt JaNean Mercer.

It is not known where he was taken in Los Angeles.

"He continues to make miraculous progress, taking a few steps in Los Angeles," said the statement, according to the Associated Press.

The transition marks a significant improvement in Odom’s condition after he was discovered unconscious on October 13 in the Love Ranch, a Nevada brothel.

Brothel employees said he had indulged in a four-day stay, and was found in critical condition with a “pinkish fluid” coming from his mouth and nose.

ESPN reported the former NBA star has been breathing on his own.