In the LA DAILY NEWS, Elliott Teaford writes "the San Antonio Spurs had five games in which to judge the Lakers, five grueling opportunities to determine whether they are worthy successors to the NBA throne. Publicly, at least, the Spurs'
In the LA DAILY NEWS, Vincent Bonsignore writes "to listen to some commentators Friday, the Lakers ended a long, arduous drought by advancing to the NBA Finals 'for the first time since 2004.' In some ways, they have a point.
Lisa Leslie will have help from Los Angeles Sparks teammate Candace Parker when the U.S. women's basketball team tries to win a fourth straight Olympic gold medal. They were two of the nine players placed on the team Saturday.
