Big Baller Brand announced that their eldest son, Lonzo Ball, will make his return this Friday against the Dallas Mavericks after missing the team's last 15 games with knee soreness.

While this was already known prior to the All-Star break through many media outlets, the brand took this opportunity to showcase Lonzo's younger brothers LiAngelo and LaMelo, who will play for Vytautas on Sunday.

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Ironically enough, Lonzo will be coming back against the very same team he faced before suffering his knee injury, which has kept him out for six weeks.

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Ball has struggled shooting the ball this season, shooting only 35.6 percent from the field (worst among qualifying rookies), 30.3 percent from deep, along with a mere 48 percent from the foul line — all a vast difference from the highly-touted efficiency he displayed at UCLA during his lone year in college.

With the addition of Isaiah Thomas to the roster, Ball will have to compete that much harder to keep his starting spot with the team and not force Luke Walton's hand to make a change at some point during the last few games of the season.

Ball is still putting up good numbers all-around with averages of 10.2 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 7.1 assists. However, for his game to come together, he will have to arduously tune-up in his deficiencies over this upcoming offseason and hope he can shake off a nasty funk shooting the basketball.

The Lakers have lost their last three games since acquiring Thomas, making this the perfect opportunity for the 20-year-old to put them back in the winning column.