NBA 2009 Preview: Los Angeles Lakers - Basketball News & NBA Rumors -
hoopsworld.com 9/20/2008 — Last season was nothing short of an amazing year for the Lakers when you consider it in its totality. The Lakers were heavily favored to beat the Celtics in The NBA Finals but ended up coming up short. Next season looks just as bright, though, for LA. ...

Celtics' Miles gets 10-game ban for drugs violation | Sports
reuters.com 9/20/2008 — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Boston Celtics forward Darius Miles has been given a 10-game suspension for violating the terms of the NBA's anti-drug program, the league said on Friday. The NBA said the violation occurred at the end of the 2007-08 season and ...

Swirsky picks up where he left off
suntimes.com 9/20/2008 — Chicagoans who don't remember Swirsky from his 15-year run here -- most notably as the No. 1 sports guy on Tribune Co.-owned news/talk WGN-AM (720) -- are in for quite a treat. Starting in early October, Swirsky will debut as play-by-play announcer for Bulls basketball broadcasts.

Cuzoogle’s Pigskin Picks: Week 3 games
cuzoogle.com 9/21/2008 — Okay everyone, you know how it goes by now so I am not going to waste everyone’s time. If you really need to read the rules, please refer to last week’s post . Get those picks in by Saturday if possible and try to knock Zoner Sports ...

Golden State Warriors Examiner: Websites, internets, and bloggers -- oh my! NBA, Warriors grapple with credentialing new media
examiner.com 9/21/2008 — Websites, internets, and bloggers -- oh my! NBA, Warriors grapple with credentialing new media Fewer than 15 years ago, five Bay Area newspapers had a traveling beat writer covering the Golden State Warriors : the San Francisco Chronicle , San ...

JJ Redick: Just Give Him The Chance — Bleacher Report - NBA 9/20/2008
JJ Redick. The greatest shooter in college basketball history. "He's a great shooter, maybe the best I've ever seen in my life." – Georgia Tech forward Anthony McHenry. JJ Redick is one of the hardest workers in basketball. He ...

Can Don Nelson Adapt to the Golden State Warriors' Transformation? — Bleacher Report - NBA 9/20/2008
Don Nelson would never walk away from money. Who will, especially in the NBA? After all, Nelson had revamped a desperate team to become the Cinderella story of the 2007 playoff frame.  Remember? It's when the Golden State Warriors'  ...

Should the Los Angeles Lakers Make Lamar Odom A Sixth Man? — Bleacher Report - NBA 9/20/2008
The Lakers have arguably the most talented team in the league going into the 2008-09 season. They have the league's best player in Kobe Bryant, one of the greatest frontlines of all time in Andrew Bynum, Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom, a deep bench (Jordan ...

Bynum's return could bring championship to Lakers — FOXSports.com News for NBA 9/20/2008
With Andrew Bynum back, the Lakers can win a championship, but only if he meshes with the other big men, Andrew Ungvari says.

The Utah Jazz Need More Than Just Offense To Advance Through Playoffs — Bleacher Report - NBA 9/21/2008
The Utah Jazz will open their preseason on October 7th against an all too familiar opponent: The Los Angeles Lakers. Even though it is just the pre-season opener and a game that has virtually zero implications, expect the usual chip on Deron ...