Lakers road to the championship begins!

It seems like only yesterday that I was heart broken when the Celtics beat the Lakers in the NBA finals, and it seemed like it would be forever and a day before a new NBA season would be upon us.  A few months, and a gold medal later, Kobe Bryant and the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers begin this seasons road to the NBA finals, and I know at least one Laker fan who couldn’t be more excited.  The Lakers start the season tonight at home against the up and coming Portland Trailblazers, and yours truly will be there in the PR seats cheering them on. (Thanks Greg) I have been a Laker fan for longer than I can remember, and not since Phil Jackson’s arrival in Los Angeles have I been this excited for the start of the NBA season.  With last seasons acquisition of Pau Gasol, and this seasons return of Andrew Bynum, the Lakers seem primed to avenge their loss in the NBA finals, and once again bring a championship back to Los Angeles.  The road to the NBA finals begins tonight, and if this Laker fan has anything to say about it, it ends with a parade through downtown Los Angeles.