Many people were crying right along with former LSU star Shaquille O’ Neal last night as he spoke on T-N-T’s pregame show about the death of his former teammate Kobe Bryant…
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Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter were among nine killed in a helicopter crash outside of Los Angeles on Sunday.

22nd ranked LSU hosts Alabama tonight at the P-MAC. The Fighting Tigers have won eight in a row to get back into the Top 25. But Coach Will Wade is not happy his team keeps squandering second-half leads only to win the games at the end. He says that type of play of is not sustainable…
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Tip off is at 6 PM.

Zion Williamson scored 14 points in his first NBA road game last night as New Orleans defeated Cleveland 125-111. The Pelicans were led by Jrue Holiday who had 28 points and eight assists. The Pels host Memphis on Friday. The Grizzlies are 4.5 games ahead of New Orleans for the final playoff spot in the West.

Another attempt will be made to end the public-private split in high school sports. Jeff Palermo has more on the LHSAA annual convention that begins today in Baton Rouge….
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