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  • The Lakers pay video tribute to Derek Fisher, who promptly rubs their faces in it (Ball Don't Lie)

The Lakers pay video tribute to Derek Fisher, who promptly rubs their faces in it (Ball Don’t Lie)

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Published March 30, 2012 at 7:45 AM
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Oklahoma City Thunder guard Derek Fisher easily had his best game as a member of his fourth and most recent NBA team on Thursday, contributing seven points on 3-6 shooting off the bench for the Thunder in their 102-93 win over the Los Angeles Lakers . And because it was Fisher's first game in Los Angeles since the team traded him earlier in March, the Lakers put together a classy video tribute to Fish that, via Pro Basketball Talk , you can see here: Of course, this visual class somewhat glosses over the fact that Fisher was traded from the NBA's most profitable team for payroll concerns alone, even though it didn't free up any cap space for the Lakers. The team's owners felt that paying the last month of Fisher's $3.4 million salary this year, and his player option at the same amount next season, would be too much of a luxury even as the hundreds of millions roll in. And with newly-acquired Ramon Sessions already in place, they dumped the guy.

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