Khloé Kardashian Lands Herself Laker Lamar Odom

Reality sister confirms to E! she's dating the basketball player and daddy of three

Khloé Kardashian isn't about to let Kourtney steal the whole spotlight by getting pregnant.

The saucy Kardashian sis confirms exclusively to E! News that she's scored herself a sports star: Laker Lamar Odom!

The two first stepped out to Brody Jenner's birthday party Wednesday night. Just last night, they headed to Guys & Dolls after a dinner date at STK.

"They spent the night dancing and holding hands," an eyewitness at the club tells us. "They never left their booth. He was holding her hand and every time a good song came on she would pull him up to dance and steal kisses here and there. There is no denying the chemistry between those two."

But her new 29-year-old ballin' boyfriend does have some baggage...

Lamar already has three children, one who died of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) at the age of 7 months, with his former longtime girlfriend.

But Lamar's already got the stamp of approval from big sister Kim.

"He's a great guy," Kim tells us of Khloé's beau.

A source tells E! that Khloe and Odom met a few weeks ago and instantly hit it off.

While Lamar is her tallest romantic partner (at 6-foot-10), he isn't Khloé's first pro athlete beau: Last year, she dated Rashad McCants, a 6-foot-4, 210-pound guard for the Minnesota Timberwolves.

(Originally published Sept. 4, 2009, at 1:10 p.m. PT)

—Reporting by Claudia Rosenbaum and Stephanie Frishberg