Lakers donate a portion of the premium of the playoffs to help the employees during the strike

   The Lakers were in a bad mood after being eliminated from the playoffs in a surprising sweep Dallas May, but some players have agreed that financial considerations, before the dispersion of the season.

Kobe Bryant insisted that a team playoff bonus of two members of the video department of the Lakers, whose contracts were not renewed after the season. Patrick O'Keefe Chris Bodak and is divided roughly $ 65,000 bonus for the playoffs the Lakers.

Bodak began with the Lakers as a ball boy in 1986 and has spent the last 10 seasons as director of video services. O'Keefe was the coordinator of the video Lakers for six seasons. Both expect from the team that ends when the NBA lock to relist. For now they are grateful for the financial gesture Bryant.

He always looks after those who are below the pyramid,  said O'Keefe.


The Lakers fired 20 employees for reasons of cost-cutting before the blockade, no sign of a resolution from the beginning first July showed. The layoffs are Assistant General Manager Ronnie Lester, four of the five coaches of sports teams and most of the staff of exploration.


Normally, the overwhelming majority of the money goes into the playoffs, the player, team members often receive small quantities.

Last spring, the pool of the Lakers in the playoffs, $ 604 000 鈧?

Bryant and Derek Fisher, the captains of the Lakers last season, elected to give money to the playoffs and Bodak O'Keefe.

Lakers forward Luke Walton is still one step further after the season is available and offer in cash to the individual members of staff training.


Only trained personnel Lakers got a job with another NBA team. Alex McKechnie recently signed a three-year contract as director of the Toronto Raptors of the science of sport.

Well, what, Kobe?

China Basketball Association. Friday after the decision to ban players from the NBA to sign with professional teams in China during the lockout, so that Bryant and other NBA stars in less in the game, when the closure NBA Regular Season filtered.

Bryant, who turns 33 Tuesday, as well as in Turkey play. The opening of the season for the Lakers for first November against Oklahoma City planned.

Bryant would be $ 25.2 million next season with the Lakers and two years after a total of $ 58,300,000.


The Lakers open training camp should be in the next month, but gained the main activity in a training team build more season tickets.

Customers do not pay the bills with a lump sum earlier this summer to pay the second of three installments to be paid next month and a third in November.

When games canceled by the strike, pro-rata refund will be given a cash rebate of 1%, the team said.

Lakers ticket prices rose by 4% in all areas, with the stadium for up to $ 2,700 each made $ 100 last season.