October 6, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors
It’s not exactly the $3M for 10 games that Kobe might play for in Italy, but to each’s own.
Tony Parker will play with a French team during the NBA lockout, earning a mere $1,995 per month despite his star power on and off the basketball court.
ASVEL, based in Villeurbanne, near Lyon in southeast France, announced Wednesday that Parker will join the team.
Parker told the sports daily L’Equipe that the decision is “logical.” He is vice president of the club and wants to help it advance.
“I’ll be playing nearly for free … If I play the entire season, we’ll go for the title,” he said.
Source: AP on ESPN.com.
