Former Laker paid 415K after only being on Warriors for 2 hours

Friday, March 3, 2017

Los Angeles Lakers guard Jose Calderon, right, of Spain, drives toward the basket as Atlanta Hawks guard Dennis Schroder, of Germany, falls during an NBA game.
AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Earlier this week, the [url HREF="http://abc7news.com/warriors" TARGET="" REL=""]Golden State Warriors[/url] agreed to sign veteran guard Jose Calderon, but when superstar forward [url HREF="http://abc7news.com/sports/bone-bruise-mcl-sprain-to-keep-kevin-durant-out-indefinitely/1779038/" TARGET="" REL=""]Kevin Durant got hurt[/url], they decided to sign veteran[br /][url HREF="http://abc7news.com/sports/matt-barnes-signs-with-warriors-in-wake-of-kevin-durant-injury/1778585/" TARGET="" REL=""] Matt Barnes[/url] instead.[br /][Ads /][br /][br /][br /][b]RELATED: [url HREF="http://abc7news.com/sports/jose-calderon-securing-buyout-from-lakers-to-join-warriors/1772893/[br /]" TARGET="" REL=""]Jose Calderon securing buyout from Lakers to join Warriors.[/url][/b][br /][Ads /][br /]The Dubs could have simply gone back on their agreement and not signed the former Laker, but they didn't. They honored the deal and agreed to pay Calderon his $415,000 even though he was technically only on the squad for two hours.[br /][br /][b][url HREF="http://abc7news.scom/warriors" TARGET="" REL=""]Click here[/url] for more of ABC7 News' stories, photos, and video on the Golden State Warriors.[/b]