Starring the NBA, the NBPA and how long it should take them to end the lockout, but we know it won't happen that way

• Report: NBA median salary is $2.33 million - CBSSports.com
• Report: Players, owners will not meet next week. Why would they? - ProBasketballTalk
• Group of NBA players might tour Australia -InsideHoops
• Tim Hardaway turns it all around, and is now publicly supporting gay rights - Ball Don't Lie - Yahoo! Sports
• Dwyane Wade Wants to Reach Kobe Bryant's Level & Why he Won't - Lakers Nation
• As TMZ Follows, Phil Jackson Can Sympathize with Kobe - Lakers Nation
• Study says 22 other cities could support an NBA team - ProBasketballTalk

More after the jump...

Lakers News

• Forum Blue And Gold " Kobe Bryant and Trust Issues
• Kobe hits buzzer-beater in Drew League game
• As TMZ Follows, Phil Jackson Can Sympathize with Kobe - Lakers Nation
• Dwyane Wade Wants to Reach Kobe Bryant's Level & Why he Won't - Lakers Nation
• 6th Man of the Year: Lamar Odom Wallpaper Tribute for Lakers Fans - Lakers Nation
• Wade wants to follow Jordan, Bryant blueprints - CBSSports.com

Lockout Links

• Report: Players, owners will not meet next week. Why would they? - ProBasketballTalk
• Group of NBA players might tour Australia :InsideHoops
• Kevin Durant leads Goodman to a 135-134 win over James Harden and Drew - Ben Glicksman - SI.com
• Want to play in China this season? You better be an NBA free agent - Ball Don't Lie
• Durant scores 44 as DC All-Stars topple LA - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
• NBA Store Gets Temporary NYC Home This Fall - Dime Magazine
• The best possible thing about the lockout: a Marcus Thornton-JCN showdown - ProBasketballTalk
• Atlanta Hawks' second-round draft pick Keith Benson will play in Italy - ESPN
• As scheduled, NBA season 'doesn't look good,' says Philadelphia 76ers' Elton Brand - ESPN

Around the League

• Survey: LeBron is most unpopular NBA player - CBSSports.com
• The EOB Elite 100: 11-20: The power of forwards - CBSSports.com
• Teen arrested for armed robberies of Air Jordans - CBSSports.com
• Report: NBA median salary is $2.33 million - CBSSports.com
• 20 Second Timeout: The A-Train Makes an Overdue Arrival at the Basketball Hall of Fame
• Basketbawful - LeBron, Taiwan, and Five Deadly Sins
• Basketbawful - Georgetown/China Brawl Top 10
• Group of NBA players might tour Australia :InsideHoops
• China Irked With Its Pugnacious Basketball Team - NYTimes.com
• The Point Forward " Posts Some clarification of the Top 100 rankings "
• The Point Forward " Posts How much time does Duncan have left? "
• The Point Forward " Posts Pacers considering Miller as Bird’s successor? "
• Want to play in China this season? You better be an NBA free agent - Ball Don't Lie
• Tim Hardaway turns it all around, and is now publicly supporting gay rights - Ball Don't Lie
• Blake Griffin didn’t just dunk on the Knicks, he farted on them - ProBasketballTalk
• Report: Wolves choices go Adelman, then Nelson or Mitchell - ProBasketballTalk
• Kevin Durant scores 44 points as D.C. All-Stars beat L.A.'s Drew League - ESPN
• Goodman League bests Drew League - ESPN