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Boys’ basketball: Sidney show ends

Los Angeles Times staff writer Ben Bolch
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To paraphrase Tom Cruise in ‘Cocktail,’ nothing ends nicely or it wouldn’t end.

That certainly applies to Renardo Sidney and the L.A. Dream Team, whose all-too-short stay in Las Vegas ended today with a 65-61 loss to Maryland-based WPC Elite.

Sidney, it seemed we hardly got to know ye. And the little we did wasn’t flattering. The 6-foot-9 L.A. Fairfax High star started the Reebok Summer Championships by complaining about officiating and the way he was defended during his team’s opening-game loss. He then proceeded to lumber up and down the court the following few days while turning in mostly uninspired performances.

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He showed up today, scoring 20 points, but it wasn’t enough for the Dream Team, which squandered a seven-point halftime lead.

The Dream Team finished the tournament winning three games and losing two, hardly a memorable showing.

--Ben Bolch

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Ben Bolch

Ben Bolch has been a Los Angeles Times staff writer since 1999. He is serving his second stint as the UCLA beat writer, which seems fitting since he has covered almost every sports beat except hockey and horse racing. Bolch is also the author of the recently released book “100 Things UCLA Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.” He previously covered UCLA basketball from 2010-11 before going on to cover the NBA and the Clippers for five years. He happily traded in gobs of hotel points and airline miles to return to cover UCLA basketball and football in the summer of 2016. Bolch was once selected by NBA TV’s “The Starters” as the “Worst of the Week” after questioning their celebrity journalism-style questions at an NBA All-Star game and considers it one of his finer moments.

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