Lonzo Ball Articles - Page 19

Longtime sneaker marketing executive Sonny Vaccaro, who first signed Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan to Nike, says what Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball and Big Baller Brand were trying to do actually wasn’t a bad idea. That’s about the only nice thing Vaccaro had to say about Big Baller Brand, though. Vaccaro says Big […]

LaMelo Ball, the youngest brother of Los Angeles Lakers sophomore stud Lonzo Ball, is set to play overseas next season. This is according to the Ball family patriarch himself, LaVar Ball, who made the announcement on Sunday night: “I’m going to let you know the plan now so everyone can just stop,” Ball said, via […]

Maybe the mishap involving Zion Williamson’s sneaker didn’t torpedo Nike’s standing as a brand, after all. According to BetOnline.ag, Nike is current favorite to sign Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball to his next shoe deal after Ball decided to leave the Big Baller Brand earlier this week. Nike -225 Adidas +500 Puma +500 Under […]

As the Los Angeles Lakers’ season dwindles away with hopes of the NBA Playoffs gone, many fans have to wonder what could have been if the franchise had secured Anthony Davis at the trade deadline. Instead of pairing LeBron James with another superstar player, the Lakers instead struggled with chemistry and health in a failed […]

Basketball Hall of Famer and current “Inside the NBA” anchor Charles Barkley has spoken out on the controversy surrounding Los Angeles Lakers stud Lonzo Ball and his family’s Big Baller Brand. According to Barkley, Ball family patriarch LaVar Ball has to take the blame for all the trouble BBB has recently gotten into: “This thing […]

Lonzo Ball, the touted No.2 overall pick out of UCLA in the 2017 NBA Draft, was recently shut down for the season by the Los Angeles Lakers as the team spiraled out of the playoff race. Ball had been a bright spot for the Lakers this year, and though some of his numbers were down […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball continues to sever ties with Big Baller Brand co-founder Alan Foster in the wake of the missing $1.5 million from Ball’s personal and business accounts. ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne reports that Ball and his team have decided to remove Foster from the Ball family’s reality show, “Ball in the Family.” […]

It looks like the rumors of the Ball family considering folding the Big Baller Brand have some legs, as Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball’s manager has been seen dumping a pair of Big Baller Brand sneakers down a garbage chute: Lonzo Ball’s manager @dmoore_1 just posted this. 👀 #dumpurmerch pic.twitter.com/VLjkrxSn3u — B/R Kicks (@brkicks) […]

When the Los Angeles Lakers took Lonzo Ball with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, it was supposed to represent the beginning of a media empire for the Big Baller Brand. Instead, the company has essentially become a laughingstock, and now, the brand is considering folding entirely, according to Ramona Shelburne […]

Lonzo Ball is someone who, as of late, hasn’t been handling his finances very well, mostly because of his shady business advisers. We’ll recall that, two days ago, Ball announced that he was cutting ties with Alan Foster, a man that was initially installed into his position with Lonzo by Lonzo’s father, LaVar. LaVar allegedly […]

On Friday, reports emerged regarding a significant amount of money being stolen from Los Angeles Lakers sophomore guard Lonzo Ball, allegedly by Big Baller Brand co-founder Alan Foster. Things have quickly escalated, and it appears that the rumors pertaining to Ball’s transfer to sportswear giant Nike has become more imminent than what most would think. […]

Things are moving fast for Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball — or at least, they appear that way. With the Big Baller Brand dealing with a lot of issues at the moment, Ball hinted of a possible (or rather likely) move to Nike on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/BvXqeWnFenu/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Lonzo Ball was in the news recently, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have officially missed the playoffs for the sixth straight year. They will head into the offseason filled with a lot of question marks once again, and one of them is the future of second-year point guard Lonzo Ball. For the past two seasons, Ball has been hit with injuries that would […]

Los Angeles Lakers star Lonzo Ball and his family are in the center of controversy once again. This time, however, they are the victims. News broke out Friday that Lonzo has severed ties with Alan Foster, a long-time friend of LaVar Ball and co-founder of Big Baller Brand, due to his alleged involvement with the […]

Los Angeles Lakers star Lonzo Ball and his family have severed ties with Alan Foster, a long-time friend of LaVar Ball and a co-founder of Big Baller Brand, due to his alleged involvement in a small fortune tied to the Balls and their company recently going missing. According to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne and Paul Lavigne, […]

An anonymous Western Conference executive is “surprised” by how good Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball is on defense, according to Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report. The Lakers’ defense was much better this season when Ball was on the floor compared to when he was on the bench. The former No. 2 overall pick […]

Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley has shown no love for their co-tenants at Staples Center, the Los Angeles Lakers. He recently said that they’re the better team in LA, and proved it by beating the purple and gold franchise 113-105. He’s also not a fan of all the hype that Sophomore point guard Lonzo […]

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball admits his ankle injury came at the worst time for him since he was playing the best basketball of his career before going down. Ball sustained a Grade 3 left ankle sprain back on Jan. 19 against the Houston Rockets. The former No. 2 overall pick also developed […]

Technically, the Los Angeles Lakers are still in playoff contention. However, with the regular season coming to an end and the Lakers likely finishing on the outside looking in, Lonzo Ball is looking ahead to the summer. Ball, who’s expected to miss the remainder of this season due to an ankle injury, says he’ll be […]

Los Angeles Lakers second-year guard Lonzo Ball was heavily linked to a move away from L.A. towards the tail end of last month’s trade deadline frenzy. However, nothing came to fruition, and the promising 21-year-old still remains to be part of the Purple and Gold. Ball recently opened up to Shams Charania of The Athletic. […]

Los Angeles Lakers stud Lonzo Ball has missed his team’s past 20 games due to a lingering ankle problem. It was also recently reported that the Lakers have decided to shut down the 21-year-old for the rest of the season as part of his road to recovery. However, despite a disappointing sophomore season, Ball has […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have cleared guard Lonzo Ball for non-contact drills and will re-evaluate him in a couple of weeks, according to Ryan Ward of ClutchPoints. Unexpected update, to say the least: #Lakers guard Lonzo Ball set to be re-evaluated by the team in two weeks. Cleared for non-contact. — Ryan Ward (@RyanWardLA) March […]

Los Angeles Lakers second-year point guard Lonzo Ball has been shut down for the season, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. Ball suffered a Grade 3 left ankle sprain on Jan. 19 against the Houston Rockets. The guard also has a bone bruise in his left ankle. Lonzo had his left ankle re-evaluated […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball is reportedly expected to be ruled out for the rest of the season due to his ankle injury. The Lakers have already received one huge piece of injury news that will affect their rotation moving forward, as forward Brandon Ingram will miss the remainder of the season after tests […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton told local reporters Friday that point guard Lonzo Ball might not play again this season. Ball suffered a Grade 3 left ankle sprain on Jan. 19 against the Houston Rockets and has been out ever since. The second-year guard also has a bone bruise in his left ankle. The […]

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_) […]

With his team’s back against the proverbial wall, LeBron James seems to be taking a different approach to motivate his teammates. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar told Tania Ganguli of the Los Angeles Times that it’s “unfair” for his team to expect so much out of the young core comprised of Brandon Ingram, Kyle Kuzma, Lonzo […]

The struggling Los Angeles Lakers have been drastically missing Lonzo Ball. Since leaving the Lakers’ Jan. 19 game against the Houston Rockets after suffering an ankle injury, Ball has missed 17 games. During that stretch the Lakers have gone 5-12. There is a little good news for the team, and they can use just about […]

With the Los Angeles Lakers’ chances of making the playoffs pretty slim, a Twitter post by Lonzo Ball from five years ago has somehow resurfaced and is now being re-shared by trolling fans. https://twitter.com/ZO2_/status/395416811157475328 This Tweet from the sophomore guard was back in 2013, the year in which the team started to fall out of […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball, who suffered a sprained ankle last January, will be re-evaluated again in a week’s time. Per Shams Charania of The Athletic: Lakers guard Lonzo Ball (sprained ankle) will be re-evaluated again in one week. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 1, 2019 To recall, Ball suffered a Grade 3 sprained […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are fighting for the last playoff spot in the Western Conference. Their season hasn’t been easy, and on Thursday night they received more bad news. The team will be without Lonzo Ball and Lance Stephenson – two regular contributors for Friday night’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks. Via Ryan Ward of […]

Only 22 games are left in the Los Angeles Lakers schedule, but they are still three games behind the San Antonio Spurs for the eighth and final slot in the 2019 NBA Playoffs. Ahead of them are the Sacramento Kings and they are tied with the Minnesota Timberwolves with a 29-31 record. This was not […]

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball is scheduled to be re-evaluated on Thursday afternoon, the Lakers revealed Wednesday: Lonzo Ball will be re-evaluated by team doctors on Thursday afternoon, per the Lakers, and an update on his rehabilitation of his left ankle will be provided afterwards. — Dave McMenamin (@mcten) February 27, 2019 Ball […]

The second half of the season has been a long one for the Los Angeles Lakers. Injury has plagued the team’s roster for a good portion of the season. LeBron James sat out for a career-high 17 game stretch from December through most of January. Rajon Rondo spent most of that timeframe off the court, […]

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball has a bone bruise in his left ankle and it could force him to miss even more time, according to Tania Ganguli of the Los Angeles Times. Ball suffered a Grade 3 left ankle sprain on Jan. 19 against the Houston Rockets. The Lakers said he was going […]

When Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball sprained his ankle last month, he was supposed to be sidelined for four to six weeks. However, here we are, four weeks later, and we still have no idea when Ball is going to return. According to Ryan Ward of ClutchPoints, there is still no timetable for […]

While not many people had the Los Angeles Lakers pegged as title contenders going into this season, I also don’t think there were many (if any at all) who thought they would be below .500 and out of the playoffs at the All-Star break. Nevertheless, that is where the Lakers currently find themselves, as they […]

A couple of members of the Los Angeles Lakers have decided to put the All-Star break to good use by releasing a new musical collaboration that is primed to set the hip-hop scene on fire. Sophomore guard Lonzo Ball and veteran journeyman Lance Stephenson have just dropped a new song entitled “Swerve,” which is primarily […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are well represented in the Rising Stars Game with Kyle Kuzma having himself quite a performance in the All-Star Weekend’s opening main event. Kuzma’s teammate Lonzo Ball, was initially selected to join Team USA, but he suffered an ankle injury that caused him to miss the Rising Stars game. The sophomore […]