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Lamar Odom's re-signing presser took place earlier this afternoon in El Segundo, here are some highlights for you guys.

The Lakers will be holding a live press conference today in their El Segundo training facility to announce the re-signing of Lamar Odom. You'll be able to view the press conference live on Lakers.com at 2:00PM PST.

On Thursday Spain introduced the 2009 edition of their national team to the public, and began by honoring two of Europe's brightest stars. FIBA Europe Secretary General Nar Zanolin was on hand to present Pau Gasol and Ricky Rubio with the 2009 FIBA Europe Player of the Year and Young Men's Player of the Year Awards respectively.

The Los Angeles Lakers announced today that an additional game has been added to their preseason schedule.

Whether free agent Lamar Odom stays in Los Angeles or leaves for the Miami Heat, Las Vegas bookmakers said Monday they don't anticipate anything that would drop the Lakers from their perch as preseason favorites to win the NBA championship -- again.

If you're a constant reader of The Lakers Nation, you might find it hard to believe that there are other things happening on this earth besides the contract negotiations of Lamar Odom.

For those who don't roam around The Lakers Nation Forums, there's currently a discussion going on about rumors of Lamar Odom accepting a 4 year/36 million deal from the Lakers.

Tonight, Kobe Bryant, and several other teammates – including fellow team captain Derek Fisher – will be visiting Jimmy Kimmel Live.

It was announced that Kobe was nominated for Top Male Athlete for the Teen Choice Awards 2009.

As the fans start to get prepared for tomorrow’s Championship Parade, the team and city are hard at work getting everything set up. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum will house the parade stage, and 92,000 Lakers fans. Wondering what the stage will look like? Here are some photos courtesy of the USC Trojans.

The parade to salute the 2009 NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers will take place this Wednesday, June 17th. The parade will begin at STAPLES Center and travel south on Figueroa Street to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum where a victory celebration will take place in front of an expected capacity crowd of 95,000 Lakers fans...

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Highlights and interviews from Game 4 of the NBA Finals!

Yahoo! Sports: Kobe Bryant is one win from an NBA title to call his own. Derek Fisher got him there. Fisher forced overtime with a 3-pointer with 4.6 seconds left in regulation and then drilled another one with 31.3 seconds to go in overtime as the Los Angeles Lakers outlasted the Orlando Magic 99-91 in Game 4 on Thursday night [...]