The first thing I encountered, upon walking out of the parking structure, was posters, on the concrete pillars, of James Worthy and Lamar Odom. Apparenly, the Lakers are honoring all of their non-playing greats…

It’s odd to be at Staples Center on the night of the season opener, and hear everyone talking about the Dodgers. Clealy there’s more than one dysfunctional team in town…

Stay tuned for updates throughout the night, starting with Phil Jackson’s pregame session with the media…