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LaVar Ball says he wouldn't seek any advice for his son Lonzo Ball, a top NBA draft prospect, from retired? Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant. "I don't need no advice from Kobe Bryant," LaVar Ball said Thursday on the Keyshawn, Jorge and LZ Show on ESPN Radio 710 LA. "I don't need advice from Kobe Bryant. Zo's got to play his game. "If they're at practice and he sees something and Lonzo listens to him or whatever, he's good. ... But it's just not, 'OK, I'm talking to Kobe, so now I'm going to be good.' If Kobe sees something that Zo is doing, then go from there. But I'm not trying to pattern after nobody." Bryant told ESPN that his desire to mentor younger players was spurred by pop star Michael Continue to Article

May 12, 2017 11:25:am EST

Isaiah Thomas‘ Boston Celtics and John Wall‘s Washington Wizards have built something of a rivalry this season, going back and forth, trading wins on the court and barbs off it, from the “Funeral Game” in January to the lost tooth and ejection of their current playoff series. One thing every matchup had in common so far as Washington prepares to host Boston in Game 6 on Friday night? A similar question was put to Wizards coach Scott Brooks on Thursday, when his team opted to skip a full practice and instead have a light shootaround. Continue to Article

May 12, 2017 10:15:am EST

The meeting last summer with the Boston Celtics went about as well as Al Horford could have expected. Horford liked the ownership group that, along with coach Brad Stevens and president of basketball operations Danny Ainge, seemed to all share the same vision and direction for the franchise. No longer was Boston seen as a city that could not attract elite, in-demand free agents. Continue to Article

May 12, 2017 6:53:am EST

BOSTON -- The way the pendulum swings decisively from one side to the other in the East semifinals between the Wizards and Boston Celtics continues as each game is decided by large margins. Game 5, won 123-101 by the home team at TD Garden, wasn't any different.  The Wizards kept Isaiah Thomas to fewer than 20 points for the third game in a row, but the result was different because the role players such as Avery Bradley (29 points), Jae Crowder (18) and Al Horford (19) made them pay. "They had a lot of energy coming out in the first quarter," Markieff Morris said after his Wizards took a 4-0 lead only to submit to a 16-0 run by Boston. "They adjusted a little bit and by the time we picked up Continue to Article

May 11, 2017 6:42:pm EST

John Wall, Bradley Beal and the Washington Wizards battle Isaiah Thomas, Al Horford and the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of their second round series in the 2017 NBA Playoffs on Friday night.Here is all you need to know: TV, live stream and radio info, tip Continue to Article

May 11, 2017 1:12:pm EST