Kobe Bryant and the team Virtus Bologna are working โ€œvery intenselyโ€ to get the all-star signed to the team. Earlier this week it was reported that the deal is going to be a 10-game contract worth more than $3 million dollars. The management of Virtus Bologna said they want their opening games played in Italyโ€™s biggest arenas and bringing in Kobe Bryant would help bring in a lot of revenue and popularity to the team. Itโ€™s being said that Kobe wants to return to Italy which is where he lived as a kid.

For Bryant to be available for the teams first game on Sunday, they have to get a deal done before the end of the week. Itโ€™s being said that if they canโ€™t get the deal done before the first game, they think theyโ€™ll have Bryant for the second game for sure. Something that should help Kobeโ€™s decision is the NBA planning on cancelling all of it preseason games.

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