The news of Andrew Bynum getting his par-tay on at the Playboy Mansion last weekend, a night replete with fun, food, music, and the apparently jeopardous hoisting of Playmate Nicole Narain on to his shoulders, has certainly caused a stir among Lakers fans. 

Was it a good idea for Bynum to be photographed serving as a Bunny saddle while he's rehabbing an injured knee?  Probably not.  But on the Official Lakers Blog Danger Scale it barely moves the needle, in part because that girl looks like she weighs about a buck ten, max.  I'm including the ears.  It's not like Bynum scooped her up then set off to hike Kilimanjaro.

Still, there are things he could have put on his shoulders that would have been hazardous to his health, and by extension a championship for the Lakers.  Heavy things.  Poisonous things. Burdensome or irresponsible things.  Mark Cuban.  Jerome James.  Jabba the Hut.  Angry cobras.  The collective poor decisions of Nicholas Cage, stateside and overseas.  And so on.  Your mission, therefore, is to create such images in the first ever Lakers Blog Photoshop Contest!

We did something similar last year at Blue Notes (of blessed memory) with Manny's hair and Casey Blake's beard, and the results were often extremely entertaining.  Use them as inspiration as you build your own masterpiece.  As always, the winner gets a steaming hot bucket of pride.  Send submissions to kambrothers@yahoo.com.  We'll post the best entries back on the site.  (Remember, they have to abide by all applicable standards and practices.  Think of the children.)

BK