on Friday, July 9, 2010


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-- The Orange County Register's Kevin Ding argues the Lakers are taking a realistic approach regarding Derek Fisher.



-- ESPN's Chad Ford writes in the Daily Dime Chat that Fisher could land in Miami or Cleveland depending on where LeBron James and Dwyane Wade go.



-- ESPN Los Angeles' Brian Kamenetzky updates the Lakers' off-season to-do list.



-- Those wanting to ensure the Lakers success at the ESPY Awards can vote here. Kobe Bryant is up for Best Male Athlete and the Best NBA Player, the Lakers is nominated as the Best Team and Phil Jackson has the chance to be considered the Best Coach.



-- Tennis star Rafael Nadal gives fellow Spaniard and Lakers forward Pau Gasol some love.



-- Forum Blue and Gold's Darius previews the Vegas Summer League.



-- Silver Screen and Roll's DexterFishmore breaks down the summer league roster.



-- Lakers.com's Mike Trudell wishes Gasol a happy 30th birthday.



Tweet of the Day: "So hoping Kanye interupts announcement. AK RT @Chris_Broussard: LeBron will announce his decision Thursday night 9 pm on ESPN" -- ESPNLandOLakers (ESPN Los Angeles' Andy Kamenetzky).



Favorite Ron Artest tweet: ""I'm in the process of seeing my therapist for random thoughts" is probably my favorite as it speaks volumes of Ron-Ron's thought process. He's always on 'random mode' and you just gotta love that!!!!!" -- Carlos DeeP



Reader Comment of the Day: "someday i'm going to try to solve the world's energy problems by inventing a car that runs on opinions. Of course, the downside to this will be that the US has to invade to make the Laker's Blog safe for democracy." -- phred



--Mark Medina



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Photo: Lakers guard Derek Fisher is still in negotiations with the organization. Credit: Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times.