Lakers guard Lonzo Ball had some fun at his younger brother LaMelo's expense thanks to a video posted on Twitter by Ballislife.com where 6'10 Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. dunks all over 5'9″ Isaiah Thomas:
When yo little brother wanna play 1s on the 8 ft court 😂 @MELOD1P https://t.co/JQFIIdmgkc
— Lonzo Ball (@ZO2_) March 6, 2019
Lonzo has had quite some time to explore the Twitterverse having missed the last month and a half with an ankle injury as the Lakers continue to slide out of the playoff race.
He is the oldest of three Ball children, with LaMelo being the youngest. At this time last year, LaMelo and middle child LiAngelo were making headlines for playing professionally in Lithuania, but were pulled out of the league after their notorious father (LaVar) grew frustrated with the coaching.
LaMelo enrolled at the SPIRE Institute as part of the Class of 2019, though his eligibility is still up for debate given his professional status in Lithuania and whether he was paid to play overseas. The Ball family denies that LaMelo received a wage.
Since debuting with SPIRE, LaMelo has once again electrified high school circuits around the country, and is currently ranked 13th in ESPN's Top 100 for the Class of 2019. Because of the questions surrounding his eligibility, however, his recruiting activity is still somewhat shallow.
Although it was Lonzo's sensational play as a freshman at UCLA in 2017 that garnered most of the headlines initially, LaVar's brashness and “say anything” attitude have made the Ball name a fixture in the basketball lexicon.
Lonzo, LiAngelo and LaMelo were once all high school teammates at Chino Hills in California.
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