According to ESPN reporter Brian Windhorst, Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball is loved by his teammates.

Ball is a polarizing player around the league because of his outspoken dad, LaVar Ball.

However, players on the Lakers, especially star LeBron James, have nothing but respect for Ball and his game.

“LeBron praised Lonzo before he was even a teammate of his,” Windhorst told Erik Garcia Gundersen of LeBron Wire. “Here’s one thing I will say about talking to Lonzo’s teammates: everybody respects him and likes him. That was kind of the whole thing that happened with Big Baller Brand and LaVar, for some reason it became a little bit unlikable for various reasons. But never about Lonzo. People love Lonzo.”

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Ball has been in the news recently.

The Lakers' point guard is suing Big Baller Brand co-founder Alan Foster. Ball also parted ways with his agent on Thursday.

Ball's second season in Los Angeles was up and down. He still struggled with his jump shot, but was showing signs of improvement until he suffered a serious ankle injury against the Houston Rockets which ended his season.

In 47 games this season for the Lakers, Ball put up 9.9 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5.4 assists per contest.