LAKERS: COOK SIGNS LAST-MINUTE EXTENSION.Byline: ROSS SILER Staff Writer After a deal had looked unlikely earlier in the day, the Lakers reached agreement on a contract extension with forward Brian Cook For other persons named Brian Cook, see Brian Cook (disambiguation). Brian Joshua Cook (born December 4, 1980 in Lincoln, Illinois) is a power forward for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. only minutes before tipoff Tuesday. Cook signed a three-year, $10.5 million deal with a player option for the third year in 2009-10. The deal was signed in the locker room before the game. ``Both sides made some changes right at the very end and we found a number both agreed on,'' said Mark Bartelstein, Cook's agent. Bartelstein had said the deal was dead Tuesday afternoon and that Cook was prepared to become a restricted free agent at season's end Season's End are a British band based in Hampshire. They describe themselves as playing Progressive symphonic metal[1], although they are often tagged as a gothic metal band by reviewers and reference sources[2][3]. . ``I think my game fits the system well, and the system fits my game well,'' Cook said. ``We have guys in this locker room that all get along and all fight for each other. Obviously, I want to be here the next couple of years.'' McKie update: Veteran guard Aaron McKie Aaron Fitzgerald McKie (born October 2 1972, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former American professional basketball player and current assistant coach for the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA. was on the court in his uniform shooting jumpers before the game. He has yet to practice since injuring his back in an Oct. 13 exhibition game, but said he was feeling ``a lot better.'' Odom's role: Lakers coach Phil Jackson
Philip Douglas "Phil" Jackson (born September 17, 1945 in Deer Lodge, Montana) is the current coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, an American professional basketball team. said he would not look to forward Lamar Odom Lamar Joseph Odom (born November 6 1979, in South Jamaica, Queens, New York) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays power forward (also plays both forward spots and is a "point-forward") for the National Basketball Association's Los Angeles Lakers. to be more of a scorer with Kobe Bryant Kobe Bean Bryant (born July 23 1978) is an American All-Star shooting guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA) who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers. out of the opener. ``We look forward to him having an influence in the game,'' Jackson said. ``Lamar's best purpose still is to get everybody else involved.'' CAPTION(S): box Box: LAKERS at GOLDEN STATE - Ross Siler |
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