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Son King

By By John Gustafson

Monday, November 11, 2002

Luke Walton hears the noise. The "Dad's House" chants at Pauley, the "Daddy's Better" chants everywhere else. The "hippie-freak" cracks in his own locker room. And always above the din, the megaphoned aphorisms of his dad ("Yooo're re-spon-sible for cre-ating your own life, yooo're re-spon-sible for cre-ating your own fun"). And while he's been trying for years to get a word in at home -- "My dad never stops talking," says Luke. "As kids, we'd say 'Dad, Dad, Dad! Hey, Bill!' Then he'd answer" ...

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