Updates are below:

Wolves/Lynx

• A look at tonight's matchup between the Minnesota Lynx and the Phoenix Mercury. A Lynx win would give them a WNBA record 10th straight victory to start the season.
  
• The Wolves announced their 2012 Las Vegas Summer League schedule.
  

Around the NBA

• There was a rally in Seattle yesterday about bringing the NBA back to the city.
• Jerry Sloan withdrew from the Charlotte Bobcats' coaching search, which narrows the selection down between Brian Shaw and Quinn Snyder.
• The Bobcats have also been shopping the #2 overall pick.
• A federal judge dismissed Cuttino Mobley's lawsuit against the New York Knicks for making him retire due to a heart condition in 2008.
• A Dallas Mavericks fan created a blog to bring point guard Deron Williams to the Mavs.

NBA Finals

• The Miami Heat evened the series with the Oklahoma City Thunder by winning 100-96 on Thursday night.
  
• Last night's press conference outfits.
  
• Shane Battier played 29,001 NBA minutes before reaching the NBA Finals. Tom Haberstroh of the Heat Index wrote more about Battier.
• The Mayors of each city have wagered on the outcome of the NBA Finals. The Oklahoma City mayor will send steaks, while the Miami mayor will send crab.
• Alex Rodriguez says that he can relate to LeBron James.
• Reaction to Game 2 from Welcome to Loud City and Peninsula is Mightier.
• Is this the NBA's new Golden Age?