November 7th, 2011 
Russ Loede 
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Lost in the shuffle of the recent Derek Fisher report on FoxSports.com was the hint that Lakers teammate Kobe Bryant is willing to accept a 50-50 deal.
Two sources with knowledge of his thinking, meanwhile, told SI.com that Kobe has indeed made it known that he’s open to considering the down-the-middle split.
Kobe, it is believed, has indicated to union leaders on numerous occasions that — so long as the system issues were adequately resolved — the season was not worth sacrificing if the negotiations came down to a couple percentage points on BRI (which, to be clear, are hardly chump change considering they’re worth approximately $40 million annually per percentage point).
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