"Soon it was commonplace for entire teams to change cities in search of greater profits. The Minneapolis Lakers moved to Los Angeles where there are no lakes...The Jazz moved to Salt Lake City where they don't allow music. The Raiders moved from Oakland to LA back to Oakland, no-one seemed to notice."
- Italy Olympic chief doubtful over Kobe Bryant deal - latimes.com
- NBA lockout hitting some cities hard - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
- Union refuses NBA's conditions of meeting - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
- Negatives outweigh positives in NBA lockout
- Union details Tuesday's meeting in letter to all NBA players - Chris Mannix - SI.com
- Joe Bryant: Italy 'a second home' for Kobe
- The Point Forward » Posts Revenue split will determine NBA’s fate
- Shannon Brown wants a bigger role and a contender. I would like a pony and a rocket ship. | ProBasketballTalk
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Lakers Links
- LAKERS: The Men who Led the Lakers
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Pat Riley (1982-90) - D-Fenders' Musselman, Lakers' Brown share roots - Lakers Blog - ESPNLA
- LAKERS: Laker Girls in China
- Joe Bryant: Italy 'a second home' for Kobe
- Like it or Not, NBA Lockout is Beneficial to Kobe Bryant | Lakers Nation
- Italy Olympic chief doubtful over Kobe Bryant deal - latimes.com
Lockout Lore
- NBA lockout -- Gut-check time for players - ESPN
- The Point Forward " Posts Revenue split will determine NBA’s fate "
- Union details Tuesday's meeting in letter to all NBA players - Chris Mannix - SI.com
- With 'deadline' looming, NBA players' union must take action - Sam Amick - SI.com
- Owners, players can’t agree to meet; start of season doomed | ProBasketballTalk
- Positive news on the basketball front
- Negatives outweigh positives in NBA lockout
- SLAM ONLINE | " Report: Powerful Agents Now Looking to Aid Billy Hunter
- Union refuses NBA's conditions of meeting - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
- NBA lockout hitting some cities hard - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
Around the League
- NBA lockout added water to grassroots hoops - ESPN Los Angeles
- Big Three match sets up NBA's main event - Heat Index Blog - ESPN
- Magic moments at NBA 2K12 party | nba, lakers, game - Sports - The Orange County Register
- Now what? After Miami game, players wait and see - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
- K-Mart heads to China, not looking back - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
- An Interview with Mychal Thompson about the NBA Lockout | Lakers Nation
- The Best Leaders: Speaker, Standard Or Psycho | Dime Magazine
- Wade, James get to play in Miami again - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
- The Ultimate Summer Ballplayer | Dime Magazine
- A South Florida Classic Shows What We’ve Been Missing | Dime Magazine
- Warriors Curry says relationship with Ellis "a lot better" | ProBasketballTalk
- Nowitzki shoots down report he’s talking to Real Madrid | ProBasketballTalk
- LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, opponents at long last | ProBasketballTalk
- Andrew Bogut of Milwaukee Bucks' deal with Australian team is off, agent says - ESPN
- NBA Player Rankings 41-45 - ESPN
- NBA Player Rankings 36-40 - ESPN
- Rondo says Chicago has the most "obnoxious" fans | ProBasketballTalk
- Shannon Brown wants a bigger role and a contender. I would like a pony and a rocket ship. | ProBasketballTalk
- Isiah Thomas quietly drops yet another hint about New York | ProBasketballTalk
- PodKast with J.K. Simmons: Detroit Tigers, Oz, and being a character actor - Lakers Blog - ESPNLA