Fri Oct 10, 2003 2:08 pm
There is an issue. O'Neal is under contract with the Lakers for only three more seasons. He believes he is due a three-year extension worth more than $100 million, so much so that when he blocked a Mike Dunleavy shot in the third quarter Tuesday, he turned to his bench and shouted, "Now you gonna pay me?"
If either missed the first flare of negotiations, then, O'Neal later plopped down on the bench, spat a profanity and said, "Pay me."
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But if he truly believes he's underpaid and unappreciated by the Lakers...![]()
The way he acted seemed to imply he felt as though he wasn't being treated fairly.
"It doesn't really bother me, because I'm blessed," O'Neal had said. "I'll never complain about what I'm getting or what I'm not getting. Things could be done. If they're not done, then other things can be done."
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Fri Oct 10, 2003 3:25 pm
Ohhhh-ho-ho-ho-ho," Buss said, nodding, "I think he looked over here a couple of times, didn't he?"
As to whether he got O'Neal's contract message, Buss said, "He really looked good tonight."
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Sat Oct 11, 2003 6:39 am
Psycho Jackal wrote:I already posted this story Andrew,--->http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/~nbalive/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=8990 the last piece: Side note...felt the forum was going too much in the Lakers direction...so I just posted it in there.