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NBA Draft Rumors: Lavar Ball Wants Son, LaMelo, To End Up With New York Knicks

NBA Draft Rumors: Lavar Ball Wants Son, LaMelo, To End Up With New York Knicks

LaVar Ball — the mind behind the Big Baller Brand and father of New Orleans Pelicans guard Lonzo Ball — has a good idea about where he’d like his youngest son, LaMelo Ball, to end up in the 2020 NBA Draft. During an interview on the Load Management podcast, the elder Ball said he’d like […]

4y ago

NBA Rumors: LaVar Ball Predicts Fate Of Lonzo Ball And Pelicans In 2019-20 Season

NBA Rumors: LaVar Ball Predicts Fate Of Lonzo Ball And Pelicans In 2019-20 Season

After suffering a huge disappointment in his first year playing alongside LeBron James, former No. 2 overall pick Lonzo Ball found himself being included in the trade package that the Los Angeles Lakers sent to the New Orleans Pelicans to acquire All-Star center Anthony Davis. While the Lakers are currently emerging as one of the […]

5y ago

LaVar Ball Calls Son Lonzo ‘Damaged Goods’ On New Episode Of Family’s Reality Show

LaVar Ball Calls Son Lonzo ‘Damaged Goods’ On New Episode Of Family’s Reality Show

Although Lonzo Ball appears to be on good terms with his father, Big Baller Brand founder LaVar Ball, at the moment, that didn’t seem to be the case earlier this year, when the older Ball apparently referred to the New Orleans Pelicans point guard as “damaged goods” during an argument. As noted by USA Today’s […]

5y ago

NBA Rumors: All-Rookie Guard Comments On LaMelo Ball’s Potential As Prospective 2020 Draftee

NBA Rumors: All-Rookie Guard Comments On LaMelo Ball’s Potential As Prospective 2020 Draftee

Instead of trying his luck in the U.S. collegiate scene, LaMelo Ball — the younger brother of New Orleans Pelicans point guard Lonzo Ball — joined the Illawarra Hawks of Australia’s National Basketball League (NBL) earlier this year as a means to prepare himself for a possible NBA career once he becomes eligible to be […]

5y ago

Lavar Ball TV Appearances Axed By ESPN

Lavar Ball TV Appearances Axed By ESPN

America’s most controversial sports dad is about to get a lot less media coverage. Lavar Ball, the father of NBA guard Lonzo Ball, has been an outspoken, and some say distracting, presence ever since his son’s college career at UCLA. A big part of Ball’s public persona has been outrageous television appearances, but it appears […]

5y ago

LaVar Ball Slams Lakers For Trading Lonzo: ‘He Got Off The Boat Before The Thing Exploded’

LaVar Ball Slams Lakers For Trading Lonzo: ‘He Got Off The Boat Before The Thing Exploded’

LaVar Ball is quite clearly not a fan of the Los Angeles Lakers trading his son. The dad of Lonzo Ball — and one of basketball’s most outspoken parents ever — shared his thoughts on the blockbuster trade that sent Anthony Davis to the Lakers and a huge package of draft picks and young players […]

5y ago

Lakers Rumors: LaVar Ball Throws Shade At Coach Luke Walton & Anthony Davis Amid Trade Rumors Involving Lonzo

Lakers Rumors: LaVar Ball Throws Shade At Coach Luke Walton & Anthony Davis Amid Trade Rumors Involving Lonzo

After being mostly out of the spotlight earlier in the 2018-19 NBA season, LaVar Ball, the outspoken father of former No. 2 overall pick Lonzo Ball, is back from criticizing the Los Angeles Lakers, specifically Coach Luke Walton. The elder ball offered fresh criticisms to Walton as his son’s name continues to surface in trade […]

5y ago

NBA Rumors: LaVar Ball Explains Why He Doesn’t Want Anthony Davis Traded To Lakers

NBA Rumors: LaVar Ball Explains Why He Doesn’t Want Anthony Davis Traded To Lakers

Many a Los Angeles Lakers fan may be clamoring for the team to trade for Anthony Davis, but Big Baller Brand founder and chief executive LaVar Ball is less than enthusiastic about the idea, as he suggested in a recent interview with TMZ Sports. In a report published Monday, Ball, whose oldest son, Lonzo Ball, […]

5y ago

NBA Rumors: Trading Lonzo Ball Is The ‘Worst Move’ Lakers Could Make, Says LaVar Ball

NBA Rumors: Trading Lonzo Ball Is The ‘Worst Move’ Lakers Could Make, Says LaVar Ball

Despite the Los Angeles Lakers’ recovery from a slow start — and their insistence that they have no immediate plans of trading point guard Lonzo Ball or anyone else in their young core of players, the rumors are still swirling. And as far as his father, LaVar Ball, is concerned, the Lakers would truly be […]

6y ago

LaVar Ball Claims Son LaMelo’s New Team Is The Best In The World After He Posterizes Defender

LaVar Ball Claims Son LaMelo’s New Team Is The Best In The World After He Posterizes Defender

LaVar Ball’s youngest son, LaMelo Ball, is winning all his basketball games at SPIRE Prep Academy in Geneva, Ohio, like the proud father predicted on Instagram back in November when LaMelo transferred there to finish out the rest of his senior year. But is the SPIRE Academy basketball team the best on the planet now […]

6y ago

Lakers Rumors: LaVar Ball Discusses His Relationship With LeBron James, Gives Ultimatum To Coach Luke Walton

Lakers Rumors: LaVar Ball Discusses His Relationship With LeBron James, Gives Ultimatum To Coach Luke Walton

Even before Lonzo Ball was selected as the No. 2 overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, his outspoken father, LaVar Ball, has already made his own name in the league. The older Ball became popular with his antics and served as one of the major distractions for the Los Angeles Lakers during the 2017-18 […]

6y ago

NBA Rumors: LaVar Ball Reveals Main Reason Behind Lakers’ Slow Start, Offers Luke Walton Advice

NBA Rumors: LaVar Ball Reveals Main Reason Behind Lakers’ Slow Start, Offers Luke Walton Advice

Despite having the best basketball player on the planet, LeBron James, the Los Angeles Lakers still struggled earlier in the 2018-19 NBA season. Their inconsistent performance is somewhat expected since the team is mostly consisting of new faces, trying to make themselves fit with the Lakers’ system and build a good chemistry with the young […]

6y ago

Lakers Rumors: LaVar Ball ‘Got Scared’ Of LeBron James And Shut His Mouth, Says ‘L.A. Times’ Bill Plaschke

Lakers Rumors: LaVar Ball ‘Got Scared’ Of LeBron James And Shut His Mouth, Says ‘L.A. Times’ Bill Plaschke

In the 2017 NBA Draft, the Los Angeles Lakers were given the opportunity to add another young and talented player by using the No. 2 overall pick to select Lonzo Ball. However, along with their point guard of the future was his outspoken father, LaVar Ball. Even before his son entered the league, LaVar was […]

6y ago

LaMelo Ball Slaps Opponent, Sparks Brawl In Lithuania

LaMelo Ball Slaps Opponent, Sparks Brawl In Lithuania

LaMelo Ball dragged the Ball family name back into the international sports news cycle on Monday, October 1, and once again it was for all the wrong reasons, given it took a fist fight on the basketball court to garner top headlines. To LaMelo’s credit though, a replay of the moments leading up to the […]

6y ago

LaVar Ball Finally Admits LeBron James Is Better Than Lonzo Ball

LaVar Ball Finally Admits LeBron James Is Better Than Lonzo Ball

LaVar Ball has been known to make outrageous statements in the past about his son, Lonzo Ball. He has called him better than Stephen Curry and even gone as far as to say that his son was better than LeBron James. While those comments are considered ridiculous by many in basketball circles, it appears that […]

6y ago

NBA Rumors: LaVar Ball Explains Why He Believes Kobe Bryant Dislikes His Son, Lonzo

NBA Rumors: LaVar Ball Explains Why He Believes Kobe Bryant Dislikes His Son, Lonzo

Lonzo Ball had a solid NBA debut as last year’s No. 2 pick in the annual rookie draft, as he was named to the league’s All-Rookie Second Team. As he didn’t have the perfect rookie season, mostly on account of his struggles to score and shoot consistently, the 20-year-old UCLA product has his fair share […]

6y ago

LaVar Ball Denies Accusations That Lonzo Ball’s Injury Was Intentionally Leaked To Prevent Lakers Trade

LaVar Ball Denies Accusations That Lonzo Ball’s Injury Was Intentionally Leaked To Prevent Lakers Trade

LaVar Ball is no stranger to controversy, and in this latest bit of news coming from USA Today that some sources – including Jalen Rose for ESPN – have been floating the theory that it was the Ball family patriarch that leaked the information that Lonzo Ball was suffering from a torn meniscus in order […]

6y ago

LaVar Ball Says The Media Wants To Create An Issue With LeBron James

LaVar Ball Says The Media Wants To Create An Issue With LeBron James

LaVar Ball believes the media is attempting to create an issue between he and LeBron James. Now that James has signed on to play with the Los Angeles Lakers alongside LaVar’s son, Lonzo Ball, some are questioning if the three time NBA champion will get along with the outspoken father of the team’s rookie. “The […]

6y ago

LaVar Ball Speaks Out About LeBron James Signing With Los Angeles Lakers

LaVar Ball Speaks Out About LeBron James Signing With Los Angeles Lakers

LaVar Ball has been outspoken about the Los Angeles Lakers and the moves that they make since his son Lonzo Ball was taken with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. He has once again made headlines after talking about what LeBron James signing with the Lakers means for the franchise, as […]

6y ago

NBA Rumors: LaVar Ball Gives LA Lakers Permission To Trade Lonzo Ball

NBA Rumors: LaVar Ball Gives LA Lakers Permission To Trade Lonzo Ball

As the 2018 offseason goes deeper, rumors and speculations continue to swirl that the Los Angeles Lakers are expressing strong interest in trading for Kawhi Leonard of the San Antonio Spurs. One of the young players who is expected to be part of the trade package that will be sent to San Antonio is Lonzo […]

6y ago

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