Starring: The playoffs and real basketball (Finally!), Bynum back (Finally!), another afternoon of promising ABC commentating (joke...), DJ's eye surgery and Sasha's ankle (Warning...).
- Thunder-Lakers Preview - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
- Video: NBA: Lakers-Thunder Preview - Yahoo! Sports
- Forum Blue And Gold " Lakers/Thunder: Game 1 Chat
- Lakers' Bynum, Bryant appear ready to return Sunday - LA Daily News
- Now, it's time for Lakers' Artest to defend himself - LA Daily News
- Derek Fisher's speech: The latest example of how his leadership helps the Lakers
- Sasha Vujacic’s Ankle (Ouch…) at Lakers.com BasketBlog
Much more after the jump...
ESPN
- ABC Sunday Dime
- Dave McMenamin: Playing with broken bones familiar to Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant
- Los Angeles Lakers' D.J. Mbenga has emergency eye surgery
- Los Angeles Lakers' Andrew Bynum has another pain-free practice
Land O' Lakers Blog
- Saturday's number: .760
- D.J. Mbenga has emergency eye surgery, out for Game 1
- The road to repeat anthem: Sing it with us!
- Pau can lend Kobe a hand
NBA.com/Lakers.com Basketblog
LA Times
- Is this Phil Jackson's last shot?
- Phil Jackson lays out the bear facts
- Lakers forward Ron Artest has unenviable task of guarding Kevin Durant
- Lakers report progress with Kobe Bryant and Andrew Bynum
- Lakers get after it at practice
- Caught in the Web: Lakers preparing for Oklahoma City
- Derek Fisher's speech: The latest example of how his leadership helps the Lakers
LA Daily News
- Rolling Thunder just one of Lakers' worries
- Now, it's time for Lakers' Artest to defend himself
- Lakers' Bynum, Bryant appear ready to return Sunday
- Lakers coach Jackson: Bynum to get start at center
OC Register
- Lakers in KO over OKC
- Attention, Lakers: Title is a team goal
- 3 keys: Lakers vs. Thunder
- The NBA playoffs, series-by-series
Yahoo Sports
- Thunder-Lakers Preview
- Durant poised to take champs' best punch
- For Thunder, age is nothing but a number
Misc./Laker Rants
- Thunder lacking in experience | Sports | Basketball | PE.com | Southern California News | News for Inland Southern California
- Forum Blue And Gold " Lakers/Thunder: Game 1 Chat
- Forum Blue And Gold " Lakers/Thunder Preview: When the Lakers Have The Ball
- Mbenga injures eye, will miss game 1 | The Lakers Nation
- Jay-Z: I Have A Message For The Lakers | Lakers Nation
- Thunder Maintain Humble Approach Despite Success -- NBA FanHouse
- Kupchak, Presti Reflect on Futures of Jackson, Durant -- NBA FanHouse
- (8) Oklahoma City Thunder (0-0) at (1) Los Angeles Lakers, (0-0), 3 p.m. Sacramento Bee
OK City Perspectives
- Derek Fisher: Valuable or vulnerable? | NewsOK.com
- Five questions about the Thunder-Lakers series: Look for a heavy dose of Russell Westbrook, Nenad Krstic | NewsOK.com
- Thunder notebook: Playoffs could squeeze playing time for OKC reserves | NewsOK.com
- Searching for a sign: Breaking down the series | Daily Thunder.com
- Thunder vs. Lakers Series Preview - Welcome to Loud City
- Reconstructing We Believe: Are we the 2006-2007 Golden State Warriors? - Welcome to Loud City
- 2010 Western Conference Playoff Predictions, This Time With No Errors! - Welcome to Loud City
Videos/Podcasts
- LAKERS: 4/17 Practice Report Video
- NBA: Lakers-Thunder Preview - Yahoo! Sports
- Podcast: Basketball Taboo – Episode #6 | The Lakers Nation
- VIDEOS: LD2k Playoff Video: "Weathering The Storm" | The Lakers Nation
The Heisler Section (Side effects include nausea, vertigo, and high blood pressure)