Morning sports update: LaVar Ball thinks Markelle Fultz is ‘a better fit for Boston’ than Lonzo Ball
The Warriors look to close out the Cavaliers in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, the Red Sox host the Phillies for a pair of games before heading to Philadelphia for two more, and the 2017 MLB Draft is set to take place Monday through Wednesday.
Lavar Ball explains why Lakers, not Celtics, are best fit for Lonzo Ball: “Team-wise, the Lakers are a better fit,” LaVar Ball said on the CSN CelticsTalk Podcast with Kyle Draper and A. Sherrod Blakely. “They really don’t have a leader. Boston already went to the playoffs. They have a leader.”
“I think Markelle is a better fit for Boston,” LaVar acknowledged. “He’s more of a scoring guy.” (CSNNE)
Upton’s slam helps Tigers avert sweep; win 8-3 over Red Sox: The first six innings took just over three hours, sending a large portion of fans streaming for the exits after the final out of the sixth. (Boston.com)
Red Sox have the 24th pick in the draft. Here’s everything you need to know: “In this year’s draft, there’s probably six, seven, eight guys that we’re 100 percent certain don’t get to our pick, but when you get to that next group, the 8-15 group, something can quickly change, like a few bad outings at the end of the year, that you need to be prepared for a slide on a certain player,” said Michael Rikard, the Sox’ vice president of amateur scouting. (Boston Globe)
Dave Dombrowski does not condone David Price’s vulgar tirade: “There’s a way in which you wish that people would act,” said Dombrowski. “You never encourage swear words or obscene language, you never condone confrontational situations. That’s not the way players are taught, that’s not the way front office people are taught.” (Boston Herald)
Pete Frates’s ice bucket is going to the Hall of Fame: A major piece of Pete Frates’s legacy is headed for Cooperstown: The bucket that Frates used in his original 2014 Ice Bucket Challenge will forever reside in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. (Boston.com)
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Watch Michael Bradley’s stunning goal to help the US tie Mexico 1-1: Bradley put the U.S. ahead in the sixth minute when he deflected a poor backpass by Mexican star Javier Hernandez and created his own breakaway. Carlos Vela tied the score in the 23rd minute with a 23-yard shot that beat goalkeeper Brad Guzan to the near post. (Boston.com)
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