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Friday, March 2, 2007
Lakers' Radmanovic fined $500,000 for snowboard injury
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Vladimir Radmanovic's snow job will cost him some cold cash.
The Los Angeles Lakers fined Radmanovic an undisclosed amount Thursday for violating his contract by snowboarding, which led to a separated shoulder injury, the team said.
The Los Angeles Times reported Thursday the fine was $500,000 -- about 10 percent of his salary this season.
Radmanovic, a former Sonic, is in the first year of a five-year, $30.2 million contract. The Lakers could have voided his contract entirely.
Radmanovic, 26, got hurt on Feb. 17, when he was in Park City, Utah, during the All-Star break. He is expected to miss two months.
He admitted last week he lied to the Lakers when he said he fell on a patch of ice. He apologized to coach Phil Jackson and general manager Mitch Kupchak.
"We discussed internally among our coach, ownership and management a variety of disciplinary options and thought that this was the fairest and most appropriate action," Kupchak said in a statement.
"We consider this a closed issue now and look forward to Vlade's return to action where he'll be able to use his talents to help our team."
Radmanovic is expected back for the playoffs.

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