Swaggy P drained his engine coolant because he has no chill

Good morning. Let’s basketball.

EXCELLENT: Lamar Odom was released from the Las Vegas hospital he’s been at for nearly a week, and he’ll continue his recovery (physical therapy included) in Los Angeles.

DON’T DO THIS, KIDS: Jimmy Butler says he removed the rearview mirrors on his car because he never looks back. To which I say: “Whaaaaaaat?” Inspirational bumper stickers are bad enough. Now we have to alter our cars to show what we believe?

SO ... Kevin Durant has looked pretty fantastic this preseason. Dare we say he’s back?

YOU KNOW WHO ELSE IS BACK? Swaggy P. In the flesh. Hitting the crossover stepback corner threes. And by “hitting,” I mean “airballing.”

SB Nation presents: Nick Young on how he went from wannabe to Swaggy P

THE DONUT HUSTLE: Arron Afflalo tells us about how he used to sell donuts at mark-up in middle school and pirated CDs in high school. He sold Kendrick Lamar a copy of Reasonable Doubt! This is a great story. Via REDEF.

MASKED MAN: Derrick Rose does not look to be having a wonderful time in his mask.

GOD BLESS JOHN WALL.

UGH: There is still no resolution on the murder of Lorenzen Wright. His family deserves closure.

REALLY? So, John Henson went to buy some jewelry, and the store’s staff locked the doors, hid in the back and called the cops before Henson could get inside. The police then showed up and questioned Henson. Henson is black and just signed a $44-million contract. He elected to put the jewelry store on blast on Instagram. Good for him. This is a really unacceptable way to treat people.

BUMMER: Steve Kerr might miss opening night due to his back issues.

NOTED: It looks like the Cavaliers did NOT yank Tristan Thompson’s offer when the qualifying offer deadline passed.

MORNING TIP: David Aldridge’s weekly column talks about the Warriors’ expectations and includes a Pau Gasol Q&A.

GOOD GRIEF: My man Sam Amick wrote a long piece on Jim Buss, fearless leader of the Lakers. In the piece, Buss rails against the bullying culture of the media, which he feels has been patently unfair to him since he’s taken over the Lakers. In the piece, Buss whines about criticism of a team that has the league’s second-worst record over the past two years.

He claims credit for L.A.‘s five titles since 2000. He notes that just three years ago the Lakers were title favorites. (That Lakers team was swept out of the first round. Congratulations?) He leans repeatedly on the fact that, hey, Jerry West thinks he’s swell. (Buss employs West’s son.) He dismisses Magic Johnson’s (admittedly hilarious) criticism by claiming that Jerry Buss made Magic.

He never really explains why he metaphorically stabbed Phil Jackson in the face by hiring Mike D’Antoni. He never takes responsibility for nuking the Lakers’ scouting department. He never goes beyond vague platitudes to really take responsibility for what has befallen the once-proud franchise.

Are we supposed to feel sorry for Jim Buss here? Yes, the internet is mean, and that is regrettable. But when you are the face of a billion-dollar concern in the entertainment industry, you are an obvious target for criticism. It comes with the territory. And so long as a team that used to make the playoffs every damn year floats around the lottery, that criticism is going to be coming and it is going to be valid. (I’d like to say “suck it up, Jim” but I’m afraid that would be too harsh.)

Happy Tuesday. See you next time.