NBA Essentials ranks our six favorite stories of the day.1. Sports By Brooks: Dr. J. will not take a photo with you if you think he's Bill Russell.
2. Sactown Royalty: Ron Artest may opt out after all.
3. Hardwood Paroxysm: Fight Ubuntu: the screenplay.
4. Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Gary Payton and Xavier McDaniel address 3,000 people rallying outside the Sonics trial.
5. Joe Sports Fan: Excellent analysis of the non-celebrity Laker fan demographic.
6. PJStar.com, via SLAM: Shaun Livingston is dunking again.
