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MILWAUKEE If only family and friends could engage with NBA players at games the same way they did before the pandemic.
Perhaps then former Los Angeles Lakers player and team broadcaster Mychal Thompson might be here so he could embrace Phoenix Suns third-year center Deandre Ayton before playing the Milwaukee Bucks in Games 3 and 4 of the NBA Finals. After all, Thompson often greeted Ayton before the Suns played the Lakers to further cement their bond as native Bahamians. I tell him how proud I am of him and to keep going, Thompson told USA TODAY Sports. He’s the greatest player we’ve ever had from the Bahamas.