And still no Lakers BBall. Hmm, it stings a little less, but still.  One thing is for sure, y'all will still be here. SS&R Rulezzz.

• Uncertain future for Lakers, but they've been here before | NBA.com
• 19 thoughts heading into the offseason | ESPN LA
• The triumphant and tragic unpredictability of sports | ESPN LA
• 5 questions surrounding the Lakers' off-season | LA Times
• Lakers analysis: death of a dynasty | OC Register
• Pau Gasol and revisionist history | ProBasketballTalk
• Report: Lakers coaching search “wide open” | ProBasketballTalk
• Evaluation Of The Present Will Determine The Path Ahead | Forum Blue & Gold
• ELVIS HAS LEFT THE BUILDIN | Searching for Slava

Much more after the jump...

Lakers.com / NBA.com

• Kobe Bryant Named to NBA All-Defensive First Team | Lakers.com
• James, Wade lead Heat past Celtics 98-90 in OT | NBA.com
• Thunder tie series with Memphis with 3 OT thriller | NBA.com
• Dirk Top 10 All-Time? | NBA.com

ESPN / ESPN LA

• Miami Heat's LeBron James apologizes for calling reporter's question 'retarded' | ESPN
• Celtics' Kevin Garnett, Lakers' Kobe Bryant named to all-defensive first team for record ninth time | ESPN
• There were some tense moments in the Los Angeles Lakers' last stand | ESPN LA
• Los Angeles Lakers face changes after early elimination in 2011 | ESPN LA

Los Angeles Times

• (Former) Lakers Coach Phil Jackson heads into retirement . . . again. But will he stay there? | LA Times
• Decisions, and changes, are ahead for Lakers in the wake of their unexpectedly early playoff elimination | LA Times
• A look at who might be the next Lakers coach | LA Times
• Kobe Bryant named to NBA's all-defensive first team for ninth time | LA Times
• Laker report cards: Ron Artest | LA Times

Orange County Register

• Lakers’ cleanup should start with Shaw’s promotion | OC Register
• Phil Jackson walked off the basketball for the last time Sunday in his storied career | OC Register
• Bryant on All-Defensive team; no Artest | OC Register
• Bynum’s elbow play: Deja vu for Lakers fans | OC Register

Yahoo! Sports / FoxSports.com

• What can be done to fix the Lakers? | FoxSports.com
• James, Wade take control of Boston | Yahoo! Sports
• Lakers head into uncertain new era without Jackson | Yahoo! Sports

ProBasketball Talk

• NBA Playoffs: Thunder win the best game of these playoffs | ProBasketballTalk
• NBA Playoffs: Miami Heat make the leap with overtime win | ProBasketballTalk
• Hinrich says hamstring improving, Teague hears footsteps | ProBasketballTalk
• Andrei Kirilenko gets insane, awesome tattoo | ProBasketballTalk
• Rockets head coaching search down to three finalists | ProBasketballTalk

Dime Magazine / SLAM Online

• L.A. Attends Their Own Funeral | Dime Magazine
• Rick Carlisle: Dirk Is A Top 10 NBA Player Ever | Dime Magazine
• The 10 Most Surprising Sweeps In NBA Playoff History | Dime Magazine
• Pau Gasol Hopes to Learn from Playoff Failures | SLAM Online
• Rick Carlisle Believes Dirk Nowitzki is in All-Time Top 10 | SLAM Online
• Could Flip Saunders Return to Coach the Timberwolves? | SLAM Online
• True Grit | SLAM Online

Blogs and Other Links

• Lakers’ Past Haunts Them, Present Fails them, Future to Redefine Them | Lakers Nation
• Sports World Reacts to Lakers Elimination | Lakers Nation
• Kobe Bryant Voted to All-Defensive First Team | Lakers Nation
• Grizzlies vs. Thunder: Are You Convinced? | Half Court Swish
• Lakers Disrespect Game, Phil Jackson and Franchise | Lake Show Life
• Playoff Fix: Less shots or better shots for Rose | Eye On Basketball
• Dwight Howard calls out paper for 'dumb articles' | Eye On Basketball
• Westbrook and Durant get it done for OKC | Eye On Basketball
• Joe Johnson Does Tom Thibodeau A Favor | Shaky Ankles
• The seeming inevitability of Dwight Howard becoming a Laker | The Basketball Jones
• On LeBron and Kobe and ugly words | The Basketball Jones
• Bulls say Philips Arena is/isn’t like Rucker Park | The Basketball Jones
• The funniest game in NBA playoff history | Ed The Sports Fan
• Why do you hate the Los Angeles Lakers? (and their fans) | Ed The Sports Fan
• Looking ahead at the Lakers' roster | PE.com

Multimedia

• 2011 Playoff Postcards: Dallas | Lakers.com
• Phil Jackson's last stand ends (video) | ESPN LA
• Derek Fisher on Phil Jackson, Magic, and more (video) | ESPN LA
• Video: Phil Jackson’s final press conference | ProBasketballTalk
• Video: Scottie Pippen caught littering | The Basketball Jones
• Video: Derrick Rose Dunks His Own Miss | SLAM Online