Lamar Odom's negotiations with the Lakers took a bad turn on Monday.

"It's business, you know what I'm saying," said Odom on Monday. "It takes a little bit of the fun out of the game, but it's part of it."

Asked whether he felt at all unloved or unappreciated by the Lakers, Odom paused and said, "Ummm, it's just the way it is. It'll pay off."

He did however acknowledge a bit of disappointment the negotiations haven't gone as well as he'd hoped.

"It's crazy because if you think about my career and playing basketball and somebody trying to do all the things to help a team win a championship, I felt like I've done that you know," he said. "But it'll pay off. It'll pay off."