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November 27, 2013 08:15 pm -05
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Kobe Bryant Mansplains NBA Economics to Fans on Twitter
By basketball standards, Kobe Bryant, 35, is getting old. His game is slowly beginning to deteriorate and he's still working his way back from a major injury. But he remains one of the NBA's iconic players and a Lakers legend. So the Lakers signed him this week to a two-year, $48 million contract extension that will keep him with the team through 2016.
The massive sum, which will keep him as the league's highest-paid player but restrict the Lakers' ability to surround him with other elite players, was widely criticized by fans on social media. He should have volunteered to take less, many said, or the Lakers never should have offered him that much in the first place. Read more...
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