Kobe Bryant -- Gets $24 Million Dollars Today

Kobe Bryant's having a pretty good Friday -- 'cause he just got a check for $24.4 MILLION dollars, courtesy of the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Mamba had pre-negotiated his deal with the team to get roughly 80% of his $30.5 million salary for this season up front in one giant balloon payment -- and today is payday.

Total payment -- $24,363,044.

As for the remaining $6 mil, that'll be paid out by the end of the season (unclear if it'll be broken up into weekly payments).