The Los Angeles Times:

• Lakers' Andrew Bynum has a lot go right on opening night -- latimes.com
• E:60 profiles Ron Artest | Lakers Blog | Los Angeles Times
  (Click HERE to talk about it.)

The OC Register:

• Kobe versus Michael Jackson
• His championship ring is in the mail

LA Daily News:

• Lakers' opening act a hit for many

Others:

• Jackson not happy with bench play - PE.com | News for Inland Southern California
• Future looks bright for Bynum, Lakers - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
• Kenny Smith: Lakers are ‘hands-down’ the NBA’s best | The Lakers Nation
• Lakers Part Of TNT’s Most-Watched NBA Coverage | The Lakers Nation
• Kobe Bryant, veteran leadership could help Lakers make history - SI.com
• Must Have: Lakers Champions Collection | Dime Magazine

• Lil’ Dez Big Nike | Dime Magazine
  While Kobe got got his ring, Lil' Dez got some kicks. Yesterday, Kobe's biggest fan got a pair of signature kicks - the Lil' Dez Big Nike.

Click on through for MORE Links after the Jump...

• Cavs Fall to Raptors to Remain Winless -- NBA FanHouse
• LeBron's future hangs over Cavs' slow start - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
  (I know it's only two games into the season, but I'm worried if I'm a Cavs fan.  This has to work and any or eveything that goes wrong is multiplied because of LeBron's impending free agency.  Think about it like this, every lead the Lakers blew last year was magnified because of Game 4 on the 2008 Finals.  It seemed worse than it was.  Same thing because of the Cavs' crushing defeat in the ECF.  They were soul searching after losing to the Magic and it doesn't look like like anything has changed.  It's comical watching Shaq hesitantly come out to set a high pick for LBJ beyond the 3-pt line. It's like he remembers 14 seconds into the shot clock.  Real smart. Set the pick with the guy you need to rebound a miss.  Over and over again.  Add that to the fact that Shaq is sure to grumble on a team faltering.  He's the guy with 4 Rings.  You don't think he'll chime in with his opinion on how to fix "problems."   Many "experts" and NBA followers questioned the Shaq addition, and if it doesn't work then what?  The Cavs are back at the start with every other team who might pursue LeBron.  And the grass always looks greener on the other side.  Now, supposedly the Cavs are interested in trading for  Stephen Jackson, and the 3-4 years left in his contract?  When they are trying to make sure they have flexibility in re-signing LeBron.  If that's not desperate, what is?  The Nets impending sale changed things.  They're back in the hunt.  I expect the Cavs to come around, but if they continue to falter, this thing will spiral faster than it should because of the pressure.)
• Months Later, Rip Gets Iverson's Back - Bethlehem Shoals - The Baseline - Sporting News
• NBA.com: Spurs ramp up on defense to knock off Hornets
• Carmelo Puts Millsap on a Poster -- NBA FanHouse
• Basketbawful - Worst of the Night: October 28, 2009
• Hardwood Paroxysm " Blog Archive " Nichols and Dime: Improvements to my Look at Player Impacts on Teammates’ Three-Point Shooting
• Celtics improve to 2-0 after defensive clinic on Bobcats - CelticsBlog
• Looking For The Real Amare - TrueHoop By Henry Abbott - ESPN
• Behind the Box Score, where Denver has a good one - Ball Don't Lie - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
• Daily Dime: Defending East champs shine - NBA - ESPN
• NBA.com: Rookie Rankings: Griffin injury throws race wide open
• Curry's debut is solid, but not off the charts - San Francisco Chronicle
  (My pick for ROY, but I'm sure the guy Matt Moore talks ablout in the link below will earn some votes.)

• Hardwood Paroxysm " Blog Archive " Lemon Face/Lion Face 10.28.09
  Lion Face: DEJUAN BLAIR I’m a fool. I foolishly tried to defend the decision of 29 NBA GMs, thinking that yes, some of them were morons, but surely there was some valid reason not to grab the kid. I erroneously called out 48 Minutes of Hell yesterday about talking about ROY votes. I wanted to see if he would even get minutes, if he would be able to keep it together against actual regular season competition. And it’s possible his knees could fall off tomorrow. But you look at his college career. You look at his training camp. You look at his preseason, and you look at tonight, 14 points on 7-10 shooting in 22 minutes, with 11 boards. Simply beastly. And it wasn’t just the numbers. He caught no-look passes that most rookies whiff on. He passed out of the post, which I have yet to see Michael Beasley do effectively. He moved in transition, he bodies up veterans, he slugged it out, got his buckets, and you can tell the team accepts him. He’s Spurs material. I was wrong. Great game.

Audio/Video:

• ESPN Radio 710 Los Angeles
• ESPN NBA Today (Kurt form Forum Blue and Gold is a guest to discuss the Lakers)
• Lamar learns the secrets from Magic and Big Game James: