Kai Sotto just inked a $2 million deal with the Lakers.

Wasserman, a sports agency located in Los Angeles, has not verified the reported agreement. The basketball player from the Philippines is presently playing for the Hiroshima Dragonflies in Japan.

Claim: According to LA-based sports agency Wasserman, Filipino basketball player Kai Sotto has agreed to a two-way contract for $2 million to play for the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA.

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Why this was verified by us: As of the time of writing, the YouTube video that made the claim on October 29 has 7,489 views, 44 comments, and 83 likes.

The basketball player in the video purports to have signed a contract with an NBA franchise in the title. Additionally, a narrator states: “Kai Sotto won the $2 million Lakers contract. That’s not true, notwithstanding the stories, lumabas, and inilabas that Wasserman mentioned on the nature of Kai Sotto’s betrayal. Congratulations to Kai Sotto, our new family member.

(Kai Sotto has inked a $2 million contract with the Lakers. Wasserman has made the announcement official, thus this is no longer a rumor. Congratulations to Kai Sotto, our countryman.