Watch Michigan State's Nick Ward, Gabe Brown and Aaron Henry play in the first day of Moneyball Pro-Am. Nathaniel Bott, Lansing State Journal
DIMONDALE — Nick Ward grinned mischievously as he nudged and talked trash to Joshua Langford, Kay Felder and anyone else who got near him Thursday night.
A few feet away, sitting on a set of bleachers under the basket, Miles Bridges hooted and hollered.
The former Michigan State teammates took divergent paths since the Spartans’ season ended. The NBA is Bridges’ next stop, a millionaire first-round pick after just two years in college.