Kobe Bryant gives thousands to laid off Laker employees

To those of you who think that Kobe Bryant is a selfish, self absorbed, ball hogging jerk who only plays team ball because he has to if he wants to win championship here's proof that Kobe is at least not selfish. He has donated thousands from his playoff bonuses to laid off Laker employees.

[ SOURCE ] Kobe Bryant insisted on giving some of the team's playoff bonus to two members of the Lakers' video department whose contracts were not renewed after the season. Chris Bodaken and Patrick O'Keefe split about $65,000 of the Lakers' playoff bonus.

Bodaken started with the Lakers as a ball boy in 1986 and spent the last 10 seasons as their director of video services. O'Keefe was the Lakers' video coordinator for six seasons. They both hope to be re-hired by the team when the NBA lockout ends. For now, they are thankful for Bryant's financial gesture.
"He always looks out for people who are lower on the totem pole," O'Keefe said.