New York-native and Los Angeles Clippers forward Lamar Odom fell asleep on a court bench while attending a child custody hearing.

According to the New York Post, the 6-foot-10 hoopster's legs dangled well over the short, second-floor wooden bench. His impromptu nap drew the attention of a Manhattan court officer.

"Excuse me, are you OK?" the officer asked Odom.

After the player said he was fine, the officer said: "I need you to sit up."

Odom complied but slumped over, resting his head on his hand.

Odom is in a dispute with his ex-girlfriend Liza Morales, who is the mother of their nine-year old daughter and five-year old son. Morales, in an open letter published in The Daily Beast, said Odom's marriage to reality star Khloe Kardashian hit her like a ton of bricks.

"As I continue to move on with my life, it can be difficult to avoid hearing about the Kardashians day in and day out," she said.

"But I do what I can to ignore the constant chatter and I try to keep it from the kids as well so they can have a life that is as normal as possible."

Morales also claims that her romance to Odom ruined the very close relationship she had with her father as well.

"I did have a very close relationship with my father, whom I loved dearly and consider my hero. He worked very hard to make sure I could attend Catholic school and have everything I needed," she said.

"But when I started dating Lamar that all changed. My father is Puerto Rican and he didn't approve of me dating a black man."