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New Orleans Pelicans point guard Lonzo Ball says “work ethic” is the biggest thing he learned from playing with LeBron James on the Los Angeles Lakers. James was Ball’s favorite player growing up, so it was a dream come true for Lonzo to play with The King on the Lakers, even if it was only […]

Lonzo Ball says he found out he got traded by the Los Angeles Lakers to the New Orleans Pelicans on Twitter. Ball was in the car leaving his grandfather’s house to attend his brother’s basketball game when his manager told him to check Twitter. The Lakers had just agreed to a deal to send Ball, […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard Lonzo Ball released a total of 21 songs last year — one more than the free throws he made as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers. The information was discovered by Redditor u/theToBeHonestGuy. Last season, Ball played 47 games (45 starts) for the Lakers. He shot 41.7 percent from the […]

Lonzo Ball indeed references the Los Angeles Lakers in the first track of “50&30,” the mixtape he released on Thursday. After so much talk of him dissing his former team in the hook of the song “Last Days,” the New Orleans Pelicans guard took to social media to set the record straight. “I’m not dissing […]

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Lonzo Ball says the Los Angeles Lakers will regret trading him in his latest song called “Last Days.” The Lakers traded Ball, Josh Hart and Brandon Ingram to the Pelicans this summer in the blockbuster Anthony Davis trade. On Thursday, Ball dropped his second mixtape called 50&30. On the first […]

The New Orleans Pelicans officially turned over a new leaf in their franchise history this summer, trading away superstar center Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers and lucking into the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, selecting generational talent Zion Williamson. Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations David Griffin was lauded […]

Big Baller Brand is on the verge of becoming a massive failure after everything that’s happened over the past couple of months. It’s co-founder, Alan Foster, has been accused of stealing money from the business. Then, New Orleans Pelicans guard Lonzo Ball, the face of BBB, has already distanced himself from the sports apparel company. […]

Elfrid Payton Sr., the father of New York Knicks guard Elfrid Payton, believes that a conflict will arise with his son and Lonzo Ball if the former stayed with the New Orleans Pelicans. Per Marc Berman of the New York Post, Payton Sr. shared that the Pelicans were interested in keeping his son. However, apart […]

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Lonzo Ball showed off an impressive new sleeve of body art on Monday night. Ball’s new tattoo, which is the work of Steve Butcher, features several African American icons, including Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Jackie Robinson, Malcolm X, Harriet Tubman and Barack Obama. The former No. 2 overall […]

In a rather surprising claim, Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma said that Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball and Josh Hart were all ‘excited’ to be traded to the New Orleans Pelicans this offseason. The Lakers traded Ingram, Ball and Hart along with three first-round picks to the Pelicans in exchange for superstar big man Anthony […]

Los Angeles Lakers incoming third-year forward Kyle Kuzma recently opened up about his relationship with former teammate Lonzo Ball. Both youngsters entered the league at the same time, with the Lakers adding both guys during the 2017 NBA Draft. Speaking to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Kuzma expressed how he had grown very close to Ball […]

Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball and Josh Hart were traded to the New Orleans Pelicans this offseason, but Kyle Kuzma sees it as a blessing in disguise for his former Los Angeles Lakers teammates. The incoming third-year forward, who has remained friends with Ingram, Ball and Hart, told Arash Markazi of the Los Angeles Times that […]

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Lonzo Ball is hyping up his teammate Josh Hart’s video game skills. Ball spoke about Hart’s pixelated tenacity in a feature on NBA stars’ involvement in esports via Tyler Erzberger in ESPN.com: “The biggest gamer I know personally is Josh Hart,” said Lonzo Ball at PUBG Mobile’s Team Up Superstar […]

Zion Williamson sees great potential in new teammate Lonzo Ball, who will have a chance to restart his career in New Orleans with the Pelicans. How high a potential? Williamson thinks he can flourish in a faster pace, even to the point of becoming the best point guard in the league: “That is in his […]

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Lonzo Ball has reportedly sold Big Baller Brand’s distribution warehouse in Los Angeles, according to a report by the LA Times’ Neal Leitereg. The 14,635-square-foot building was used as a distribution center for Big Baller Brand, a clothing and footwear company launched in 2016 by Ball’s father, LaVar Ball. Lonzo […]

The New Orleans Pelicans scored quite a coup from the Los Angeles Lakers when they finally agreed to send former cornerstone superstar Anthony Davis to Hollywood. In exchange for the six-time All-Star, New Orleans got a handful of studs in Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball, and Josh Hart. Following the big trade, some rumors began emerging […]

Lonzo Ball is only 21, but he’s ready to be a leader on the New Orleans Pelicans in 2019-20. Ball, who has been in the national spotlight since high school, believes he can help the young guys on the Pelicans “through their journey.” “I’ve been in the league for two years now, so I kind […]

New Pelicans point guard Lonzo Ball has fresh ink to show off to his teammates and the league. In a profile shot shared by the 21-year-old guard, entering his third NBA season, on Instagram, Ball poses with new tattoos doting his left arm and elbow. It looks like former US President Barack Obama and civil […]

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Lonzo Ball says it’s a “blessing” to be in New Orleans. Ball has only heard great things about The Big Easy. The guard says there’s no other city in the world like New Orleans. #Pelicans point guard Lonzo Ball on his new #NBA city: "Everybody says when you’re in New […]

David Griffin, the executive vice president of basketball operations for the New Orleans Pelicans, has revealed that he received various trade offers for Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball, and Josh Hart. Griffin revealed the interesting tidbit in their introductory press conference last Tuesday. To recall, the three players were some of the prime assets they received […]

The New Orleans Pelicans made a splash this offseason with their acquisition of young players and assets in the trade with the Los Angeles Lakers for big man Anthony Davis. Now, it appears they will soon be able to officially welcome forward Brandon Ingram and point guard Lonzo Ball back onto the court. Both players […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard Lonzo Ball is looking forward to playing with Jrue Holiday in The Big Easy. Ball says he doesn’t have a close relationship with Jrue, but that he knows Jrue’s younger brother Aaron very well since they were teammates at UCLA. Lonzo Ball says he isn't very close with Jrue Holiday, but […]

Lonzo Ball may have seen his opportunity with the Los Angeles Lakers come and go, but maybe that will actually be the best thing for him in the long run. Now a member of the New Orleans Pelicans, Ball had this to say about his new fit: “I’m getting back to playing the style I’ve […]

Lonzo Ball thinks the New Orleans Pelicans can be one of the best defensive teams in the NBA, and it’s hard not to agree with the point guard. The Pelicans have elite defenders in Jrue Holiday and Lonzo Ball, and athletic youngsters in Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram and Jaxson Hayes. Lonzo: I think we can […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are no longer in the Anthony Davis era after shipping the talented big man to Los Angeles. Instead, they will go into the 2019-20 season with no true star, but brimming with young talent. One player that embodies this young talent is Lonzo Ball. The third-year point guard will pair with […]

Lonzo Ball sounded ready to move on to the next chapter of his young NBA career after getting traded this offseason. Ball was traded to the New Orleans Pelicans as part of the deal that sent Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers earlier in the offseason. Ball told Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN that he […]

Lonzo Ball has already been labeled as a bust by a lot of people following his underwhelming stint with the Los Angeles Lakers. The second overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft has failed to live up to the expectations, which is one of the main reasons why he’s been traded to the New Orleans […]

Count Lonzo Ball as enthusiastic to play alongside 2019 first overall pick Zion Williamson. Ball spoke to ESPN’s Ohm Youngmisuk on Saturday and talked about his new teammate: “Man, I’ve never seen somebody that size move like him,” Ball said of the hyped rookie out of Duke. “… He’s only 19, right? He’s definitely a […]

It’s Big Baller time in the Bayou. Like the rest of us, Lonzo Ball found out he was traded to the New Orleans Pelicans via Twitter. For the third-year point guard out of UCLA, however, he was driving to watch brother LaMelo participate in the Drew League. Via ESPN’s Ohm Youngmisuk: “I was kind of […]

New Orleans Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin gave some updates regarding the injuries of two of their newest players, Brandon Ingram and Lonzo Ball. In an interview with SiriusXM’s NBA Radio, Griffin told hosts Eddie Johnson and Justin Termine that Ingram could start playing five-on-five scrimmages, while Ball will still need […]

Lonzo Ball will begin the 2019-20 season with a fresh start after being traded to the New Orleans Pelicans. It was a move that sent superstar big man Anthony Davis out of town to the Los Angeles Lakers. Now, Ball will be tasked with being part of the future in New Orleans. He is joined […]

It seems LeBron James, Lonzo Ball and Josh Hart have moved on from the Los Angeles Lakers-New Orleans Pelicans trade saga. The Lakers traded Ball and Hart along with Brandon Ingram and multiple picks to the Pelicans earlier in the offseason in exchange for All-Star forward Anthony Davis. It ended a long and frustrating narrative […]

Everyone is excited about the debut of Zion Williamson, the first overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. He’s set to play for the New Orleans Pelicans for the first time this Friday when they face the New York Knicks in the Las Vegas Summer League. One of the people who will be in attendance […]

Lonzo Ball has made his first public comments since being traded from the Los Angeles Lakers to the New Orleans Pelicans in the blockbuster Anthony Davis trade. https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1142927319557967874 Ball is headed to the Pelicans with small forward Brandon Ingram and shooting guard Josh Hart. New Orleans now has a really nice young core, headlined by […]

Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard believes the New Orleans Pelicans would benefit a lot from the recent blockbuster trade which sent Lonzo Ball to the Big Easy. The Pelicans sent Anthony Davis to the Lakers for Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart and three first-round picks. Damian Lillard believes that the Pelicans are in […]

Lonzo Ball has not only failed to live up to his pre-draft hype, but the rising third-year guard is taking his talents to the New Orleans Pelicans in the wake of the Anthony Davis trade. His oldest younger brother, LiAngelo, never even received a cup of coffee in the NBA before pursuing other avenues of […]

It’s only a matter of time until Zion Williamson officially becomes the New Orleans Pelicans’ franchise cornerstone. Even before being selected with the No. 1 overall pick in Thursday’s NBA Draft, though, he’s already building goodwill among his future team’s newest players. Williamson praised Lonzo Ball and Brandon Ingram on Wednesday, the top two players […]

Despite his son, Lonzo Ball, recently getting evicted from the bright lights of Hollywood, LaVar Ball seems to have lost not a single bit of self-belief on his son and, of course, on himself. Speaking to Stephen A. Smith on ESPN’s “First Take,” LaVar explained why Lonzo’s recent trade to the New Orleans Pelicans is […]

Lonzo Ball’s career with his new team, the New Orleans Pelicans, is off to a rocky start after some old footage surfaced wherein the former Los Angeles Lakers stud appears to be criticizing the city of New Orleans. The brief clip is an excerpt from Ball’s reality TV show, “Ball in the Family,” as the […]