NBA Essentials ranks our six favorite stories of the day.1. Bounce: Shawn Kemp returns to the court, and looks pretty good.
2. Jones on the NBA: Notes on Game 4 of the '87 Finals.
3. Cuzoogle: Rating the celebrity fans of the Lakers and Celtics.
4. Red's Army: You got Rondo'd.
5. Hardwood Paroxysm: It's getting harder to hate Kobe these days.
6. Upside and Motor: Ranking every number one draft pick since 1980.
