(UPDATE) Catch me on "California Life" this weekend!

Just a reminder that my story on the Orange County Surfers of the Year Awards will be on the show "California Life," this weekend. The show will air Saturday at noon on channel KVMD, and it also airs on KHIZ Saturday at 5 pm and Sunday at 6 pm.

Here is the video link:

http://www.californialifehd.com/segments/huntington-beach-surf-city

Lamar is signed...Everybody in the Pool!

Finally Lamar Odom has come back....HOME.

Yes, the agonizing wait of Lamar Odom Watch 2009 has finally ended. The Lakers and The Candy Man have agreed to terms on a contract that extends at least three years, with a team option for the fourth.

He will earn $25 million over the first three seasons with a team option for a fourth year. The Lakers have a $2 million buy out option so Lamar Odom is basically guaranteed $27 million over four years, but the total worth is $33 million if the Lakers decide to keep him.

This deal works out for the Lakers and is less than an earlier reported contract they offered which was a 3-year deal worth $30 million.

But this is a win-win situation for both sides, and the Lakers should now be favored to win their first back-to-back championship since 2001.

Lamar Odom will be reunited with his childhood friend from New York in Ron Artest. Looking at a possible defensive lineup of Shannon Brown, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Lamar Odom, and Andrew Bynum will be sure to give the NBA fits.

I can't wait for the season to start. If everyone is healthy and in the right mindset coming off a championship, look for this team to be even better than last year's squad that won 65 games.

So go outside everybody! Enjoy the sun! Go on with your summer because Lamar Odom has finally come back home.

Big Air BMX!

The Action Sports World Tour presents Big Air BMX Triples at the OC Fair. Day 1 of the preliminary round included 12 riders performing stunts over a 170-foot wooden course with two 25-foot long jumps.

Luke Walton's Basketball Camp

Lakers star Luke Walton and his friend Richard Jefferson of the Spurs bring their basketball camp to the OC for the first time. Interviews with Luke & Bill Walton.

This was the first time I covered a basketball camp of any kind, and I was a little surprised to see how young the kids were. The camp took in boys and girls ranging from 7-18 yrs. old, but there were a lot of kids who looked younger than seven.

Luke told our reporter Eric Carpenter that he thought the older kids decided to go to LeBron James' camp in San Diego earlier this month. After all, all these camps require quite a fee, (Walton & Jefferson's being $300) so I don't blame the older crowd for paying to be around one of the NBA's best players in LeBron James.

Even though Luke Walton and Richard Jefferson aren't marquee NBA names, I was disheartened to see that they didn't seem to be too hands on with their approach. There were a bunch of trainers there who were giving way more instruction than the former Arizona roommates.

I wouldn't want to pay $300 for my child to just hang around NBA stars. These kids were barely getting any instruction from Jefferson or Walton.

They were merely there to fool around with the kids and have a good time, and while that's all well and good, it's not worth the parents' hard earned money.

(UPDATED) Catch me on "California Life" on Channel KHIZ

Just a reminder, an exclusive story I produced for California Life will air tonight on the channel KHIZ at 5:00 pm. The show will also be replayed on Sunday at 6:00 pm. It's a story about the Lakers DVD Screening at Club Nokia in L.A. Live.

If you missed it, here's a link to my story from the California Life website:

http://www.californialifehd.com/segments/la-lakers-champions