NBA lockout: Lakers' Andrew Bynum takes boxing lessons

-- The Orange County Register's Janis Carr details Lakers center Andrew Bynum taking boxing lessons.

-- The New York Post's Marc Berman reports that Spero Dedes' DUI arrest raises questions of whether it will affect negotiations regarding his play-by-play announcing gig with the Knicks.

-- Former Lakers center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar expresses his disappointment in the Dodgers in a column at ESPN Los Angeles' website.

-- Ball Don't Lie's Kelly Dwyer lauds Bynum for taking up boxing.

-- Pro Basketball Talk's Kurt Helin believes Kobe Bryant will make Dallas backup center Ian Mahinmi pay for calling him the NBA's most arrogant player.

-- ESPN Los Angeles' Brian Kamenetzky explains how the Lakers are more likely to argue with other owners to ensure a new CBA as quickly as possible.

-- KSBY.com's Andrew Masuds mentions that Bryant will launch a new sportswear line Thursday in Santa Barbara and meet with fans in an event closed to the media. Perhaps he can tell them what he thinks of Mike Brown.

-- Jon Pastuszek of the Chinese basketball blog NIUBBALL.com explains that Bryant and others playing in China this summer hinges on the Chinese government's approval.

-- The New York Times' Nate Silver strongly questions the NBA's claims that many teams are losing money.

-- Fox Sports' Matt "Money" Smith expresses concern over Bryant's PRP procedure.

-- Lakers.com's Mike Trudell details the Laker girl tryouts.

-- Silver Screen and Roll's wondahbap provides a player report card on Lakers forward Ron Artest.

-- Forum Blue and Gold's Darius Soriano looks at how the NBA lockout will affect the Lakers' younger players.

-- Lakers Nation's Ramneet Singh wonders if Dwight Howard really would be the best center for the Lakers.

Tweet of the Day: "So Kobe cancels his media session at his camp and misses another chance to discuss Mike Brown. Hmmmm" -- janiscarr (Orange County Register Lakers reporter Janis Carr)

Rick Friedman Reader Comment of the Day: "Mavs caught the Lakers team which was tired and beat up at the right moment . No doubt Mavs were better team and Lakers clearly ran out of steam . So lets see if Mavs can back it up next year ." -- Albert Ionidi

--Mark Medina

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Photo: Lakers center Andrew Bynum recently has worked out in the boxing ring. Credit: Andrew Bynum