Starring: The league, players, and fans entering the weekend hoping for more amicable negotiations next week.
- LAKERS: Getting to Know: Quin Snyder
- Free Agent Profiles: Small forwards - Los Angeles Lakers Blog - ESPN Los Angeles
- Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird to be featured on 'NBA 2K12' game cover - ESPN Los Angeles
- Lakers: Ronnie Lester speaks out as Lakers cut longtime employees - latimes.com
- Will Kobe Bryant play in Turkey? - latimes.com
- Kobe wants to pass Jordan on all-time scoring list | ProBasketballTalk
- Video: Nick Young goes off the backboard, through the legs - Ball Don't Lie - NBA Blog - Yahoo! Sports
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ESPN- Reports -- Derrick Rose, Kobe Bryant to Manila for exhibitions
- Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird to be featured on 'NBA 2K12' game cover
Land O Lakers
LA Times
- Lakers: Ronnie Lester speaks out as Lakers cut longtime employees
- Free-agent profile: Peja Stojakovic
- Lakers Mailbag: Fans wonder if Andrew Bynum will mature
- NBA2K12: Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Larry Bird on covers
- Will Kobe Bryant play in Turkey?
Pro Basketball Talk
- Final NBA revenue numbers in from last season
- Nick Arison, 30, to take over as CEO of Miami Heat
- Nowitzki, Kaman to suit up for Germany at EuroBasket
- European veteran warns: This isn’t like the NBA
- Nick Young with the off-the-backboard, between-the-legs dunk
- Kobe wants to pass Jordan on all-time scoring list
Yahoo Sports
- The Pistons are set to hire Lawrence Frank
- The rosters for the best game of the summer are set
- One agent planned ahead for his clients’ lockout income
- Video: Nick Young goes off the backboard, through the legs
Misc./Rants