Los Angeles Lakers guard Shannon Brown opted out of his contract with the team in June in order to explore free agency. He is prepared to sit out a full season before signing a new deal if the owners' negotiation stance with the union during the NBA lockout causes it to come to that. "I think we (players) are (prepared to miss the season)," Brown told 710 ESPN's "Stephen A. Smith Show" on Tuesday. "We don't want to though. We're prepared, but we don't want to. "We're a family. If a guy is hurting (financially) and a guy needs to reach out to somebody, I think that person will be there for him to help them get over the hump that they need to get over until this thing is over." Read more: http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/...annon-brown-says-players-prepared-miss-season
