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Bynum met with the Hawks on Tuesday and is slated to meet with the Mavs later this week. He also has a two-year, $24 million offer on the table from the Cavs, although the second year is a team option. Cleveland reportedly is pushing Bynum to make a decision, but it doesn’t sound like Lee has any idea when that will happen. It will be interesting to see if Cleveland moves on while Bynum continues other options.

Chuck Nevitt must not have been available. Actually, we can’t think of anyone better to teach Andrew Bynum the ropes. This seems like a good opportunity for Rotoworld to share a great quote from Nevitt when he played at N.C. State. ''My sister’s expecting a baby, and I don’t know if I’m going to be an uncle or an aunt.’' (explaining to Coach Jim Valvano why he appeared nervous at practice, circa 1982).

This is the type of game the Lakers fall short in, with the All Star break around the corner and older players wanting to rest their bones. What isn’t to be dismissed is the Lakers’ need for another playmaker, though, as the offense is stagnant and looks a lot like failed versions of yesteryears’ past. Pau Gasol scored 22 points with nine boards, three assists, and a steal, and Andrew Bynum went for 14 and 12 with two blocks in the loss.

Bynum made it through the first half healthy and wants to ensure he stays on the court. Dr. David Altcheck will perform the injection, and Synvisc is a natural substance that serve as as a lubricant. Owners have no reason to worry here and Bynum will pick back up out of the break with impressive averages of 16.3 points, 12.8 rebounds and 2.0 blocks on 55.4 percent shooting.

Bynum compared the injection to “putting oil on a creaky hinge.” He said he is experiencing “a little pain,” but it doesn’t sound like there is anything to worry about, especially if he plays in the All-Star Game, as planned, on Sunday night.

Bynum left the All-Star Game early due to knee soreness, but looked great tonight. It looks like a crisis has been avoided.

“My knee feels really, really good right now,” he said. Bynum looked great with 13 points, 13 boards and three blocks in 34 minutes on Wednesday night. He’s turned into the Matthew Stafford of the fantasy hoops season.

In other news, the sky remains blue. This is a no-brainer the way Bynum has played this season, and the big man is averaging a ridiculous 24 points and 13.1 rebounds on 65.7 percent shooting in March. Los Angeles will likely look to work out a long-term extension with Bynum as long as he can stay healthy at some point in the future.

This is noteworthy because Bynum was benched on Tuesday for taking an ill-advised 3-pointer and lacking defensive effort. We’d expect that to be water under the bridge come Thursday night’s home showdown with Thunder. Barring another silly 3-point attempt, we’d expect a full complement of minutes for Bynum.

Bynum got his first tech for skirmishing with Samuel Dalembert and his second for taunting the Rockets bench early in the fourth quarter. We’ve heard reports that he’s an intelligent guy, but his attitude is garbage. All kidding aside, DeMarcus Cousins has a much better attitude right now than both Bynum and Dwight Howard -- and it’s not even close.