Dereck Lively II back “around my family” after loss of his mother

LOS ANGELES – When a reporter asked Dereck Lively II his thoughts on being back around his teammates, the Dallas Mavericks’ rookie center wasted no time delivering a succinct answer.
“Man, I ain’t around my teammates,” Lively said. “I’m around my family.
“There’s really been a lot going on in my life. There’s been a lot of chaos, a lot of things going on, and this is the only place where I can come to bond.”
Until he played 19 min