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LaVar Ball has pulled his two sons, LiAngelo and LaMelo out of Lithuanian club Prienu Vytautas after yet another tiff with coach Virginijus Seskus, according to Lithuanian reporter Donatas Urbonis of 15min.
Vytautas is fighting to avoid relegation with two games left in the season, but The Ballfather is determined to bring both of his sons back to the U.S. on Sunday or Monday.
Ball reality show comes to an end. BC Vytautas confirmed that Ball brothers are set to leave Lithuania next week, with two LKL regular season games left to play. BC Vytautas still will be fighting to avoid relegation.
— Donatas Urbonas (@Urbodo) April 25, 2018
The elder Ball had frequently expressed his frustration with the lack of consistent on-court opportunities for LaMelo — which was a direct result of a back injury and his struggles to fit into the European style of pro basketball. LiAngelo suffered an ankle sprain of his own later on as well, keeping him away from action.
Ball went so far as to supplanting Seskus on the sideline during Big Baller Brand-sponsored exhibitions.
“We’re not going to waste our time no more,” said Ball, as his eldest son, Lonzo; who finished his rookie season with the Los Angeles Lakers, is visiting the family in Prienai.
When asked what went wrong, Ball didn't go into much detail, saying only “I just didn’t get along with the coach,” noting the rest of his experience in Lithuania went just fine.
This isn't the first time Ball has had problems with coaches — the list just continues to roll on: Chino Hills High coach Stephan Gilling, UCLA coach Steve Alford, Lakers coach Luke Walton, and now Seskus, among the endless list of AAU coaches he left in his wake after making his own team, comprised of his sons.
LiAngelo is slated to participate in a draft combine in Florida next month in hopes to put himself in NBA radars.
