Starring: Drama around training camp injuries, pre-training camp injuries, and possible regular season injuries making life interesting again.

• Blake Suffers Minor Sprain at Lakers.com BasketBlog
• Kobe ready to chase title No. 6 - ESPN
• Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant, Andrew Bynum recovering from knee surgery - ESPN Los Angeles
• Sources: Denver Nuggets weighing other offers for Carmelo Anthony - ESPN
• First (mild) injury of Lakers exhibition season: Steve Blake sprains ankle | Lakers Blog | Los Angeles Times
• Kobe Bryant on LeBron James, his finger - ProBasketballTalk - Basketball - NBC Sports
• Eddy Curry remains Eddy Curry - Ball Don't Lie - NBA  - Yahoo! Sports

More after the jump...

• Blake Suffers Minor Sprain at Lakers.com BasketBlog
• Gasol vs. Gasol at Lakers.com BasketBlog

ESPN

• Sources: Denver Nuggets weighing other offers for Carmelo Anthony - ESPN
• Kobe ready to chase title No. 6 - ESPN
• Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant, Andrew Bynum recovering from knee surgery - ESPN Los Angeles

OC Register

• Lakers Media Day madness in pictures- Sports - The Orange County Register
• Lakers' drive won't come from Kobe only- Sports - The Orange County Register

LA Times

• Lakers' Pau Gasol is energized after an easy summer - latimes.com
• Poll Question: Which Laker will have to adjust the most to the NBA's technical foul rule?
• Lakers phasing into first weekend of practice
• First (mild) injury of Lakers exhibition season: Steve Blake sprains ankle

Pro Basketball Talk

• Michael Beasley, soon to discover golf's winter rules
• Shaq to Kobe: "I don't compete with little guards"
• Richard Jefferson has the nerve to go back to the basics
• Eddy Curry shows up to camp heavy, has tight hamstring
• Kobe Bryant on LeBron James, his finger
• Denver, Philadelphia talking Carmelo Anthony, Andre Iguodala trade

Yahoo Sports

• Nuggets consider expanding Anthony trade
• Eddy Curry remains Eddy Curry

Slam Online

• SLAM ONLINE | " Sixers (and T-Wolves!) Enter Carmelo Anthony Derby
• SLAM ONLINE | " D-Will to Al Jefferson: ‘I’m Going to Make You an All-Star’
• SLAM ONLINE | " The Boston Celtics’ 2-Year Window

Dime Mag

• NBA Rumor: Bucks, Blazers, Raptors & Rockets Battle Over Free Agent Center
• NBA Trade Rumor: Carmelo to New Jersey takes on different look
• Carmelo Anthony trade rumors now include Andre Iguodala

Misc./Rants

• PAINTER: Artest has some heady goals - LA Daily News