Elizabeth Merrill of ESPN.com writes "In the NBA these days, it's not too hard finding someone who can relate. Parker can turn to Boris Diaw, a childhood chum with whom he shared dreams about playing in the NBA. Diaw plays for the Phoenix Suns. Or, if Parker wants to talk European culture, he can sit down with teammate Francisco Elson, a 7-footer from the Netherlands who still can't figure out why Americans slather ketchup, instead of mayonnaise, on their fries." Check out: ESPN.com | San Antonio Spurs Web Site | Phoenix Suns Web Site

In the DETROIT FREE PRESS, Mitch Albom writes “done with you. Done with your team.. Done with your guards, Hinrich and Gordon. Done with your big men, Deng and P.J. Especially P.J. Done with him. Done with your Wallace, who used to be our Wallace. Done with the threats of an upset for all time. Done with you, Chicago. ‘We definitely didn't want to face that kind of history,’ said Tayshaun Prince, who helped lock up the Game 6 clinching victory that squashed the two-game comeback from the upstart Bulls. ‘... We didn't talk about a Game 7.’ But make no mistake. When the Pistons left the court at halftime, trailing by five, the idea haunted them.” Check out: Detroit Free Press | Detroit Pistons

On ESPN.com, the AP reports that "Jerry West will leave as the Memphis Grizzlies' director of basketball operations July 1, saying he's "not a youngster" and weary of the turmoil surrounding the team."