1.   Grant, whose Magic plays the Lakers today, has declined an offer to have a pregame ring ceremony.

2.   Last year after their ring ceremony, they came out flat and ended up with an embarrassing loss to the Jazz.

3.   No emotional World Series ring ceremony.

4.   So as the Lakers plan for a ring ceremony at the end of this month, Buss is smiling and thinking about the next one.

5.   So much for the distractions of the ring ceremony.

6.   Wells made sure the focus immediately switched from the pre-game ring ceremony to his in-game pitching clinic.

7.   Stern pointed out that Granik has presided over opening-night ring ceremonies before in Detroit, Chicago and Houston.