Vladimir Radmanović entered the NBA in 2001 after being drafted 12th overall by the Seattle Supersonics. He played four seasons in Seattle before being traded to the Los Angeles Clippers for the 2005-06 season. After one year with the Clippers, he signed a five-year, $30.2 million contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on July 13, 2006. He joined Kobe Bryant under head coach Phil Jackson and started all 21 games in the 2007-08 playoffs, contributing scoring and rebounding. On February 18, 2007, he told the Lakers he had separated his shoulder after falling on ice in Park City, Utah. On February 23, he admitted he was lying and that snowboarding caused the injury, which sidelined him for eight weeks. Snowboarding violated his contract’s ban on high-risk activities, putting his contract at risk. The Lakers did not void the contract and instead fined him $500,000, which he accepted while focusing on recovery.
"Radmanović began his NBA career in 2001 after being drafted 12th overall by the Seattle Supersonics. He spent four years with Seattle before being traded to the Los Angeles Clippers for the 2005-06 season. After a year with the Clippers, Radmanović became a free agent and signed a five-year, $30.2 million contract with the Lakers on July 13, 2006. There, he joined Kobe Bryant under head coach Phil Jackson in one of the NBA's most high-profile franchises."
"On February 18, 2007, one day before the 2007 All-Star Game, Radmanović told the Lakers he had separated his shoulder after falling on a patch of ice in Park City, Utah. But just days later, on February 23, Radmanović admitted that he was lying, and that the true cause of injury was snowboarding. The injury forced the Serbian to miss eight weeks of play."
"Participating in snowboarding was a violation of Radmanović's contract, which explicitly banned him from taking part in activities that pose a significant risk of injury. The injury put the 26-year-old's contract in jeopardy, but Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak decided to view the injury as a mistake. Radmanović's contract was not voided, despite his rough start with the Lakers."
"Rather than voiding his contract, the Lakers fined Radmanović $500,000. He was scheduled to earn $5.2 million in 2006-07, but the fine amounted to roughly 10% of his salary. Despite the fine, Radmanović was grateful for the Lakers' decision. "I made a mistake, and I'm paying the price for it right now. It's fair for what I did. I just want to move forward and try to get healthy and get back on the court," Radmanović said in a Basketball Network article."
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