KOBE BRYANT: How the highest-paid player in the NBA spends his millions

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SOURCE: Forbes

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SOURCE: Orange County Register

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SOURCE: SI

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SOURCE: Orange County Register

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SOURCE: L.A. Times

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SOURCE: Fox Sports

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SOURCE: Yahoo!

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SOURCE: LA Times

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SOURCE: Yahoo Sports

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" }, { "@type": "ImageObject", "thumbnailUrl": "https://www.businessinsider.in/photo/50145887/Now-check-out-how-LeBron-James-spends-his-millions-.jpg", "name": "Now check out how LeBron James spends his millions.", "contentUrl": "https://www.businessinsider.in/nba/kobe-bryant-how-the-highest-paid-player-in-the-nba-spends-his-millions/slidelist/50145862.cms#slideid=50145887", "caption": "Now check out how LeBron James spends his millions." , "description": "

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