Kobe Bryant won’t opt out of contract, expected to sign 3-year extension

UPDATE (9:22 pm): The LAT’s Mike Bresnahan reports Kobe "is expected to sign a three-year extension on top of his existing two-year contract at some point in July… Bryant will make a guaranteed $47.8 million over the next two years and earn an estimated $85 million or more with his three-year extension." BK So sayeth ESPN’s Chad Ford, citing his sources. I’ll poke around for confirmation or more reports of the same nature, but for now, that appears to be the word on Kobe Bryant. Well, in addition to who WON’T be coaching the team next season, perhaps we also…