WASHINGTON: Ben Simmons, an Australian college basketball star playing for Louisiana State University, resists comparisons to NBA legend Magic Johnson even as he considers superstar LeBron James “like a brother.”
But the 19-year-old freshman power forward from Melbourne will have the chance to show his skills Saturday against second-ranked Oklahoma and a major rival for the Wooden Award as the US college Player of the Year.
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