So reports Lisa Dillman of the L.A. Times. The three main storylines, of course, will the presentation of the Lakers' championship rings, the hanging of a new banner and the possible return of Yao Ming. My great hope, however, will be that Devin Ebanks sees some PT, prompting the announcers to compare him to Trevor Ariza a conservatively estimated 3 billion times.
The opening week, Christmas Day and Martin Luther King Day schedules will be released later today.