Kevin Dingof theOrange County Register reportsthat Los Angeles Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak said on Wednesday that he has no plans to leave the organization. ------------------------------- Mitch Kupchak said he's staying with the Lakers, calling it "the best job." ------------------------------- The Portland Trail Blazers have beenrumoredto have interest in Kupchak for their open GM position but reportedlyhave not contactedthe Lakers requesting permission to speak with him. -- Ben Golliver | benjamin.golliver@gmail.com |Twitter

Hey guys, I don't mean to intrude. You may have seen some of my posts if you ever visit Field Gulls or SBN Seattle, but the majority of those articles are football or baseball related. Truth be told, I'm also a massive basketball fan and have been a Blazers die-hard since I was a little kid. I don't get the opportunity to write about basketball often, which is why I wanted to share this one with you. I'd appreciate y'all giving it a click and seeing what you think. Thanks! I'll butt back out now.

“热火前锋哈斯勒姆已经暂停the NBA for Game 6 of the Miami-Indiana series. Haslem committed a flagrant foul against Indiana's Hansbrough, shortly after Hansbrough struck Miami's Dwyane Wade and opened a cut over his right eye. Miami reserve forward Dexter Pittman was suspended three games for his flagrant foul against Indiana's Lance Stephenson late in Game 5. Pittman has played only six minutes in the playoffs." -via ESPN

Dan ChristophersonofKOIN 6 did a storyon Portland Trail Blazers interim coach Kaleb Canales. -- Ben Golliver | benjamin.golliver@gmail.com |Twitter

TheNew York Postreportsthat Portland Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen is having a good time at the Cannes Film Festival, hosting a party on his yacht. -------------------------------------- Paul Allen’s Cannes bash is being talked about as one of the most rocking Film Festival parties this year. Guests, including Antonio Banderas and Jeremy Irons, danced until the early hours to the Microsoft co-founder’s band (in which he plays guitar) at Monday’s party. One guest told us, "Paul has a new band, and they are actually really very good — people were dancing until 4 a.m." Also there were Cyndi Lauper, Ray Liotta, Tom Freston and Sony Pictures Classics’ Michael Barker and Tom Bernard. All braved bad weather to get onboard Allen’s 303-foot yacht Tatoosh, which was moved to a new mooring for the bash because of heavy swells and "to stabilize the boat." The party-goer added, "Paul told the crowd, ‘I have got a funny song for you,’ then launched into ‘Purple Rain,’ poking fun at the bad weather." -------------------------------------- -- Ben Golliver | benjamin.golliver@gmail.com |Twitter

We can dream, right? Still, I'm not sure if I share Rapp's belief that this will make us a contender. Thoughts?

The beautiful flip side! And this time it's our boy Ray Ray making a very unsurprising cameo. This is for the 2011-2012 season. Note that Danny Granger, the best shooter in the NBA two slots closer to the center of the court, is actually the worst from this spot.

USA Basketballwill open2012 London Olympics group play against Portland Trail Blazers forward Nicolas Batum and France on July 29. That will be an awesome day. Full detailshereat theSporting News.帽子提示:@LukeFritz64-- Ben Golliver | benjamin.golliver@gmail.com |Twitter

Kevin PeltonofBasketball Prospectushasa must-read look back在2007年的NBA选秀乐天ry, five years later. At the time, Pelton worked for the Seattle SuperSonics, who won the rights to the No. 2 pick. The Portland Trail Blazers, of course, jumped up to win the No. 1 pick. -- Ben Golliver | benjamin.golliver@gmail.com |Twitter

I wouldn't mind the blazers going after him if he's available.