Starring: Good or bad news? The two sides of the lockout close the gap significantly, but no meeting scheduled for another month or two.
- David Stern, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett in NBA labor talks - Chris Mannix - SI.com
- Progress made in NBA talks -Sheridan Hoops
- Are owners, players closer to a deal than it seems? Maybe. | ProBasketballTalk
- Forum Blue And Gold " Raising The Floor
- Pau Gasol to Practice with FC Barcelona During NBA Lockout | Lakers Nation
- Magic Johnson criticizes Ron Artest's name change (Video) - latimes.com
- Metta World Peace shouldn't joke about NBA lockout - latimes.com
- Jay Kang and Bill Simmons Create The Oracle Basketball League to Save the NBA From Itself - Grantland
Much more after the jump...
Lakers News:
- NBA lockout: Lakers address canceled preseason to fans - latimes.com
- Glimmer of Hope for NBA Lockout Negotiations | Lakers Nation
- NBA officially cancels the preseason, the opening two weeks in jeopardy - Los Angeles Lakers Blog - ESPN Los Angeles
- Bryant, Fisher had key side negotiation with NBA - Lakers blog : The Orange County Register
- NBA Cancels Preseason Games... | LA Lakers
- Video: Magic Johnson Tells Jay Leno He’s Not in Favor of ‘World Peace’ | Lakers Nation
- Kiss the NBA Preseason Goodbye - Lake Show Life - A Los Angeles Lakers Blog
- Metta World Peace shouldn't joke about NBA lockout - latimes.com
- NBA lockout: Lakers' five remaining exhibition games canceled - latimes.com
- Pau Gasol will practice with Barcelona - Los Angeles Lakers Blog - ESPN Los Angeles
- Labor Meeting Update: Start of Season Likely to be Cancelled Monday | Lakers Nation
- Magic Johnson criticizes Ron Artest's name change (Video) - latimes.com
- Pau Gasol to Remain in Spain During Lockout - Lake Show Life - A Los Angeles Lakers Blog
- World Peace claims lockout is over…just kidding - Lakers blog : The Orange County Register
- Riley: Fans, not Money, on the Line in NBA Lockout | Laker Nation
- Laker From The Past: Maurice Lucas | October
- Pau Gasol to Practice with FC Barcelona During NBA Lockout | Lakers Nation
- Forum Blue And Gold " Raising The Floor
Lockout News:
- The NBPA is up three, it's time to foul - CBSSports.com
- This is what you’ll miss in a month, NBA fan - Ball Don't Lie - NBA Blog - Yahoo! Sports
- David Stern, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett in NBA labor talks - Chris Mannix - SI.com
- NBA on brink of canceling start of season - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
- Progress made in NBA talks -Sheridan Hoops
- Players union to pay for "workout centers" during lockout | ProBasketballTalk
- With Stern pulling strings again, Tuesday’s breakdown of NBA talks could finally lead to break through | NBA | a Chron.com blog
- Are owners, players closer to a deal than it seems? Maybe. | ProBasketballTalk
- Three ways NBA talks could end - TrueHoop Blog - ESPN
- The Point Forward " Posts A 50/50 split may be best deal out there "
- Blame falls on Stern, owners for loss of NBA games | ProBasketballTalk
- NBA commissioner David Stern cancels preseason - CBSSports.com
- The owners get what they want, will now wait for the players to crumble - Ball Don't Lie - NBA Blog - Yahoo! Sports
- No NBA labor deal, next meeting 'months' away? - CBSSports.com
- NBA will cancel first games next week after talks see little progress | ProBasketballTalk
Around The League:
- Draft Pick Scouting Report: #14 Marcus Morris | NBA Playbook
- Manu Ginobili not going to Italy as Kobe’s replacement | ProBasketballTalk
- Tony Parker signs to play for team he co-owns in France | ProBasketballTalk
- Spurs Nation " Report: Parker set to announce Thursday he’s playing in France
- Jerry West on autobiography: 'It was painful to write' - latimes.com
- Jamario Moon signs with Quebec of Canadian NBL | ProBasketballTalk
- Andrei Kirilenko signs with CSKA Moscow, celebrates with real AK-47 - Ball Don't Lie - NBA Blog - Yahoo! Sports
- Doc Rivers is sad to see Terry Francona go | ProBasketballTalk
- Report: Tracy McGrady not signing to play in China | ProBasketballTalk
- Source: Don't look for T-Mac in China - TrueHoop Blog - ESPN
- The worst overall player ratings in NBA 2K12 - CBSSports.com