• LaVar Ball explains why Lonzo's new shoe costs $495 and says Nike and Under Armour are free to battle below him
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    LaVar Ball explains why Lonzo's new shoe costs $495 and says Nike and Under Armour are free to battle below him

    The Ball family created yet another firestorm on Thursday when they unveiled Lonzo Ball's first signature shoe under the family brand, the ZO2, with a price tag of $495. Last week, it was reported that Nike, Under Armour, and Adidas were spurning the younger Ball as a potential athlete endorser because his father, LaVar, rejected a traditional endorsement deal and demanded the family's Big Baller Brand cobrand with one of the athletic-shoe giants. On Friday, LaVar was asked on "The Dan Le Batard Show" why he decided to charge $495 for the shoes.

  • The Warriors dominated early and never lost control to put the Jazz in a 2-0 hole
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    The Warriors dominated early and never lost control to put the Jazz in a 2-0 hole

    Draymond Green and the Warriors led wire-to-wire to open up a 2-0 lead. The Golden State Warriors are known for game-changing runs that turn relatively close contests into full-on blowouts. In Thursday night’s Game 2 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Utah Jazz, that stretch came in the opening quarter, which gave the underdogs plenty of time to mount a comeback.

  • Blues stay alive with strong Game 5 effort vs. Predators
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    Blues stay alive with strong Game 5 effort vs. Predators

    Their feet were on the edge of the cliff, and the Nashville Predators were ready to give them a final shove out of the postseason. Instead, the St. Louis Blues had one of their most complete performances of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in a 2-1 Game 5 win at home.