-- The Times' Lauren Beale reports that Lakers forward Lamar Odom sold his Manhattan Beach bachelor pad for $2.1 million.

-- The Orange County Register's Janis Carr highlights Laker girl tryouts.

-- ESPN Los Angeles' Andy Kamenetzky analyzes Andrew Bynum's standing among the other NBA's centers.

-- ESPN Los Angeles' Brian Kamenetzky explains how Sasha Vujacic's defection to Turkey hurts the Lakers.

-- Lakers.com's Mike Trudell talks with Lakers trainer Gary Vitti and Lakers spokesman John Black to recount their memories when they first learned Magic Johnson contracted the HIV virus.

-- The Denver Post presents a photo gallery of Kobe Bryant's visit to South Korea.

-- Silver Screen and Roll's C.A. Clark provides a player report card on Matt Barnes.

-- Forum Blue and Gold invites Warrior World's J.M. Poulard to relive the Lakers-Sacramento Kings' Game 7 matchup in the 2002 Western Conference Finals.

Tweet of the Day: "My thoughts and prayers are with the young boys family..." -- RealLamarOdom (Lakers forward Lamar Odom)

Rick Friedman Reader Comment of the Day: "What the Lakers did to B. Shaw is eerily similar to what L. James did to Cleveland--unprofessional and uncouth." -- atomic_writer

-- Mark Medina

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Photo: Lakers forward Lamar Odom and wife Khloe Kardashian. Credit: Roberto Gonzalez / Associated Press