Slowly, blogs and sports site are ceasing to update their stories. Only small glimmers of hope, like a meeting between the Players and Owners, helps to sprout a few stories here and there. Many props to those blogs that continue to dish out posts after posts.

• NBA, players' union to meet again next week for labor negotiation | SI.com
• Pau Gasol sits out Spain's 65-57 loss to Turkey with an ankle injury | ESPN LA
• If you want to win in the NBA, forget point guards. Go big. | ProBasketballTalk
• NBA advertisers looking for other places to spend $1 billion | ProBasketballTalk
• Realigning the NBA | Eye On Basketball
• Rise and Shine - The Impact and Reach of Twitter | Rufus on Fire

Much more after the jump...

Lakers News

• Spain expects Pau Gasol of Los Angeles Lakers to be OK for 2nd round | ESPN
• The Triangle: 2012 Eastern Conference champs | ESPN LA
• Pau Gasol sprains ankle in European Championships | LA Times
• Picture you should see: Ron Artest preparing for "Dancing" | ProBasketballTalk
• Kobe and LeBron’s Quest to Pass Jordan Makes them Rivals | Lakers Nation
• Update: Former Laker Jay Vincent to 68 Months in Prison | Lakers Nation
• Happy Labor Day…Kinda | Forum Blue & Gold
• Report: Lakers F Pau Gasol OK after ankle injury | Eye On Basketball

NBA Lockout

• Rematch between Drew, Goodman leagues off | ESPN LA
• Nate Robinson not headed to the NFL, Europe maybe | ProBasketballTalk
• Winderman: Players keep playing, which is a bad lockout sign | ProBasketballTalk
• Today’s overseas roundup: Corey Maggette close to Greek trip | ProBasketballTalk
• Kevin Durant’s summer of love | HoopSpeak.com
• Knicks F Renaldo Balkman headbutts opponent | Eye On Basketball
• Mark Cuban thinks the Big 12 should stay together | Eye On Basketball
• NBA hopeful Edgar Sosa breaks leg at FIBA tourney | Eye On Basketball
• Spain Sits At The Top Of The International Class (Again) | Dime Magazine
• Rajon Rondo: A Beast In Cornhole | Dime Magazine

Around the League

• Keeping Kings in town tiny part of Johnson's new arena goal | NBA.com
• On To The Next Phase At EuroBasket | NBA.com
• France handles Italy to advance; Turkey hands Spain first loss | ESPN
• Derrick Williams Gears Up For The NBA, New-Found Celebrity And Lots Of Snow | ThePostGame
• Final eight teams set in FIBA Americas Olympic qualifier | ProBasketballTalk
• EuroBasket Day 5: Yup, Spain is the team to beat | ProBasketballTalk
• Turkey Beats Spain In Euros As Gasol Sits Out | Lakers Nation
• WNBA failure and the NBA | HoopSpeak.com
• Kevin Durant has new back tattoos | Eye On Basketball
• Programming note: Moving Day, the Remix | The Basketball Jones
• Recommended Reading: Why Golden State Hates Vince Carter | Shaky Ankles
• The Heat Won’t Be Held Back | Dime Magazine

Multimedia

• Video: Watch Renaldo Balkman headbutt Greivis Vasquez | ProBasketballTalk
• Video: Watch Justin Bieber cross Steve Nash | ProBasketballTalk
• Video: Justin Bieber crosses up Steve Nash | The Basketball Jones
• The [BLANK] Jones: Hangovers | The Basketball Jones