Kobe agrees to contact extension with Lakers

[JohnsHopkins]

Mike Bresnahan ‏@Mike_Bresnahan 19s
Kobe will still be NBA's highest-paid player, according to sources. He'll total between $40 mill and $50 mill his last 2 seasons.

WoW.

[tsherkin]

Oh, man. L.A.... well, at least you have conceded that you aren't titling 'til he retires and are going balls-out to keep Kobe happy in his NBA golden years.

[nuposse04]

They don't even know how well he's going to perform. Lol. Odd Kobe would sign now, maybe he knows he can't be what he once was, take the sure thing with whatever they offered.

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[DHodgkins]

I know it's Kobe... But not seeing him play after a huge injury at that age and still give him 20-25 mill? Ehhh


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[Zedders]

Mike Bresnahan ‏@Mike_Bresnahan 19s
Kobe will still be NBA's highest-paid player, according to sources. He'll total between $40 mill and $50 mill his last 2 seasons.

WoW.

[nuposse04]

Lol he is going to be the highest paid player in the NBA? What a bunch of retards.

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[MaliBrah]

Lol I take it Kobe has realized he's done winning and is going for that money

[d00lttle]

Ramona Shelburne ‏@ramonashelburne 1m
Kobe Bryants contract will make him the highest paid player in the league the next two seasons

That's alpha right there, no beta in this guy.

[USA]

As a Lakers fan, I am happy he will retire as a Laker. I am NOT happy that he will be the highest paid player. He is worth no more than $15 million if the Lakers want to compete for a championship.

[Biased_Fan6425]

Ramona Shelburne ‏@ramonashelburne 1m
Kobe Bryants contract will make him the highest paid player in the league the next two seasons

There goes our title hopes in the next 2 years...

I love Kobe but that contract is horrible...

Should have done what Tim Duncan did to win..

Speechless..

[cpfsf]

10:25 we find out kobe will re-sign
10:44 we get a rough estimate of his salary

one of the best and worst moments for lakers fans came about 20 minutes apart.

[22haytham22]

Is Kobe 26 or 36?

[JohnsHopkins]

his overall play might not dictate that type of money, but he is still the star of stars in the NBA...he does generate alot of money for the lakers worldwide. But i am upset he didnt take a cut, so we can get more talent in the next 2 years

[Andi Obst]

Mike Bresnahan ‏@Mike_Bresnahan 19s
Kobe will still be NBA's highest-paid player, according to sources. He'll total between $40 mill and $50 mill his last 2 seasons.

WoW.

Yes, he's a legend and one of the greatest of all time but come on now...

That's a huge mistake by the Lakers' FO.

[MaliBrah]

Lol so does Kobe's competitiveness take a hit? Duncan took a pay cut

[Sofa King]

[StojkoVrankovic]

2 years, 48 million per ESPN

Unfortunately it was not per "The Onion" for Laker fans


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[WD]

2/48mil-50mil - salary cap issue for the next 2 years - scary

[TheGarden]

Kobe needs all the money he can get

Can't risk Vanessa up and leaving again

[Slava]

Bad contract and horrible timing, now Gasol will feel alienated if he doesn't get an extension.

How can you offer someone 24 mil coming from an Achilles surgery?