Twitter Reacts To Kobe Bryant’s Two Year, $48.5M Extension

Dan Duangdao
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Before the start of the season, the Buss family expressed their desires to re-sign Kobe Bryant so the five-time champion could spend his entire career in Los Angeles. While most thought the organization would wait to see how he returns following his Achilles rupture, the Lakers shocked the basketball world early this morning. It was announced on Twitter that Bryant signed a two year, $48.5 million extension to ensure he retires with the franchise. Here are the best tweets from today:

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Lakers Sign Kobe Bryant To A Two-Year $48.5 Million Extension

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Dan Duangdao was the managing editor at Lakers Nation (2013-16, 2018-20). He is currently the founder at LA Sports Media, Lake Show, Raiders Nation, Rams Nation, Kings Nation, Galaxy Nation, and MMA Rumors. Born and raised in Southern California and a lifelong Los Angeles sports and mixed martial arts fan, his first NBA game was Kobe Bryant and the Lakers against the Golden State Warriors with Michael Jordan in attendance during the 1998-99 NBA season. He was previously a contributor at HOOPSWORLD (now Basketball Insiders) and an NBA editor at ClutchPoints. Follow him on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @DanDuangdao.