<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'></p> <div class="bi">He's A Gamer</div> <div> <span style="font-style: italic">Oct 16</span> - Lamar Odom, who had offseason surgery to repair a torn labrum, said he'll be ready to play when the Lakers open the regular season against the Houston Rockets at Staples Center.</p> </p> "I'm a gamer," Odom said. "You can just throw me out there."</p> </p> He'd like to play right now, but knows that may not be the best course of action.</p> </p> "I'm starting to itch a little bit," Odom said. "I'm ready to play. But I have to take my time, for right now. When the season starts, I'm going to play." -- <font color="#000000">Riverside Press-Enterprise</font></p></div></div>