Kobe asked for $15 million from Italian club

Posted on | Thursday, September 29, 2011 | No Comments

Posted by Royce Young

Kobe Bryant was offered a hefty $6.7 million from Italian league team Virtus Bologna, which was the highest offer to any NBA player during the lockout. (That number is under some dispute with another report saying it was for $5 million.)

But it wasn't enough. Not what Kobe was looking for. According to Sportando and Bolognabasket.net, Kobe asked for a cool $15 million, before taxes, which would put it around $7.5 million. Which is obviously too much for the Italian team.

The original AP report noted that there were extensive negotiations going on.

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