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NDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP)—Mike Malone has always followed his father Brendan’s advice. A respectful son, he still calls his dad regularly for guidance on life and hoops.
Those conversations are on hold.
“Now that it’s us against them,” Mike Malone said with a smile, “I don’t plan on talking to him for a little while.”
Papa Malone won’t be dialing his son’s number either.
“We’ll probably see each other on the court, and that’s it,” Brendan Malone said.
There’s a family subplot to this season’s Eastern Conference final between Cleveland and Orlando. The Malone family is divided. Mike, tracing his father’s coaching footsteps, is in his fourth season as an assistant with the Cavaliers while Brendan, Cleveland’s interim coach for 18 games at the end of LeBron James’(notes) second pro season, is on Stan Van Gundy’s staff in Orlando.
NDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP)—Mike Malone has always followed his father Brendan’s advice. A respectful son, he still calls his dad regularly for guidance on life and hoops.
Those conversations are on hold.
“Now that it’s us against them,” Mike Malone said with a smile, “I don’t plan on talking to him for a little while.”
Papa Malone won’t be dialing his son’s number either.
“We’ll probably see each other on the court, and that’s it,” Brendan Malone said.
There’s a family subplot to this season’s Eastern Conference final between Cleveland and Orlando. The Malone family is divided. Mike, tracing his father’s coaching footsteps, is in his fourth season as an assistant with the Cavaliers while Brendan, Cleveland’s interim coach for 18 games at the end of LeBron James’(notes) second pro season, is on Stan Van Gundy’s staff in Orlando.