Official 2011-2012 Lakers thread

[phelan]

who'd you give a handy to for those?

[Waiz]

Originally Posted by phelan

who'd you give a handy to for those?

I has connections!

[KingZee]

Originally Posted by Waizzz

I call it personal growth!

Breaking news - I'm going to the Cipper game tonight! The seats should be pretty good too about 7 rows in. Best part is that they are Free!

Nice! Tell Blake Griffin to stop flopping like a b*tch, it doesn't suit him

Originally Posted by phelan

who'd you give a handy to for those?

[nmjaxx9]

Originally Posted by phelan

who'd you give a handy to for those?

[nmjaxx9]

Heat play knicks tomm should be a blowout. melo isnt ready for LBJ

[nmjaxx9]

Also an interesting article I found, not much of a suprise but take a peek at who is the 2nd highest earner.

Kobe Bryant is Top-Earning NBA Player | Lakers Nation

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Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant is the highest-earning NBA player according to Forbes.com. Although there was a work stoppage during the summer which cut into the players’ salary, Kobe was busy touring the world and in turn received a hefty amount of money.

This summer Kobe went around the world and made stops at Athens, Istanbul, Milan and Rome. The basketball tour was with Nike and involved setting up basketball camps and opening company stores.

Aside from his Lakers’ salary, Kobe is sponsored by a myriad of companies which include Nike, Smart Car, Panini and Turkish Airlines, and they pay him $28 million annually. If you put together the money from the Lakers, Bryant is the NBA’s top-earning athlete at $53.2 million.

Right below Kobe Bryant is Miami Heat forward LeBron James who stands at $49 million. James makes about $33 million off endorsements from the hands of Nike, Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, State Farm and Upper Deck.

Dwight Howard, Dwyane Wade and Carmelo round out the top five, but are miles away from Kobe and LeBron.