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Lonzo Ball may not be having the best of starts to his professional career, but his father, LaVar, still thinks very highly of him. He was interviewed before the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors game on Wednesday, and made it known that he still believes the 20-year-old rookie is better than Stephen Curry. […]

When it comes to Los Angeles Lakers rookie rising star point guard Lonzo Ball, there will constantly be a magnifying glass on him throughout the season in terms of his shooting production. All eyes will be on him on Wednesday night when the Lakers (8-12) host the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors at Staples Center. […]

Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball has had a rough go of things over his first 20 games in the league. The No. 2 overall pick is averaging just 8.7 points and is shooting a horrific 31 percent from the floor. However, Ball has a believer in Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry, who is […]

Stephen Curry may look like a mild-mannered guy. He has a loving family, is never in trouble and generally seems like a wholesome human being to be around. But on the basketball court, Curry is as competitive as anyone. And against the Los Angeles Lakers tonight, he won’t be any different. Curry will likely defend […]

The life of a rookie is often uneasy, filled with changes, adjustments, and a myriad of expectations to reach or surpass a supposed potential based on a position in the NBA Draft. For Lonzo Ball, being selected with the No. 2 overall pick by his hometown Los Angeles Lakers was both a blessing and a […]

Lonzo Ball constantly receives criticism from all over the place in the media. Most recently, Ball got the Stephen A. Smith treatment on ESPN’s First Take, where Smith said he was “petrified” for the Los Angeles Lakers rookie. But one person who has Ball’s back is his former coach at UCLA, Steve Alford. According to […]

It has been a lethargic start to the NBA career of Los Angeles Lakers rookie point guard Lonzo Ball. Although Ball has actually played some solid basketball, his shooting woes continue to plague him a quarter of the way into the 2017-18 NBA season. As a result, he has received scathing criticism from nearly all angles, […]

It’s been a very rough start for Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball’s NBA career. Coming into the league, Ball had a target on his back thanks to his father’s repeatedly bold statements about what his son will accomplish. Through a month and a half of the season, he’s participated in all of the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers brass was convinced that Lonzo Ball would be the new face of the franchise in the post-Kobe Bryant era when they drafted him this past summer. Ball showed Magic Johnson and Rob Pelinka the skills and leadership qualities they believed would make him a transcendent player on the NBA level, but so […]

Lonzo Ball had some high praise for Stephen Curry ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers hosting the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night. The rookie point guard offered his take on the back-to-back MVP prior to meeting for the first time since breaking into the league. “In my opinion he’s the best shooter of all […]

Stephen Curry offered his two cents ahead of his first matchup with Lonzo Ball and the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday. The Golden State Warriors point guard was asked about the rookie’s struggles through the first quarter of the NBA season, which didn’t surprise him at all. “He’s a rookie. He’s going through the ups […]

The L.A. Clippers lost yet another crucial member of their team in Monday’s win against the Lakers, and head coach Doc Rivers said he knows why Clippers star Blake Griffin went down with a apparent knee injury after fighting for a loose ball late in the fourth quarter of L.A.’s 120-115 win. There were four […]

On Monday night, the Los Angeles Lakers fell short against their crosscourt rivals with Blake Griffin’s L.A. Clippers getting the best of the Lonzo Ball and company at the Staples Center. It was the Lakers’ 12th loss of the season and their second consecutive defeat as they prepare for the defending NBA champion Golden State […]

Lonzo Ball has not shot well in the early part of his first NBA season with the Los Angeles Lakers, and those struggles aren’t only limited to jump shots. Ball, the No. 2 pick in this summer’s NBA draft, has struggled from the free throw line as well. He’s shooting a dismal 42.9 percent from […]

When it comes to Hall of Famer Magic Johnson, it will be extremely difficult for Los Angeles Lakers rising star point guard Lonzo Ball to avoid people bringing up the comparisons between him and Johnson. However, one of those people that do not see the resemblance is a fellow Lakers legend in Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. According […]

We live in a world where we just can’t get enough of LaVar Ball and his family. No matter the quality of the substance that comes out of LaVar’s mouth, he’ll always get the attention he so desperately craves. And he’ll certainly have plenty of that when Season 2 of “Ball in the Family” rolls […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball hasn’t been your ordinary NBA rookie. Unlike most other greenhorns in the league, he doesn’t have to put up solid stat lines to grab everyone’s attention. Thanks in large part to his father’s big personality, being a Ball is all it takes for Lonzo to be a daily conversation […]

To begin the 2017-18 NBA season, Lonzo Ball has experienced his fair share of highs (two triple-doubles) and lows (31.5 percent shooting from the field and 25.0 percent shooting from the three-point line) with the Los Angeles Lakers. While some are concerned, they need to be reminded he recently turned 20 years old and has […]

LaVar Ball, the controversial father of Lonzo Ball, has been making a lot of headlines as of late. Not only has LaVar been going back and forth with president Donald Trump following the return of LiAngelo Ball after the incident in China, but now the CEO of Big Baller Brand has been taking shots at […]

Despite a known college rivalry between Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball and his Sacramento Kings counterpart De’Aaron Fox, the former ended up indirectly helping the man that ended his college dreams of snatching the NCAA title earlier this year. As draftees looked for sneaker companies to sign them to a deal, it was Ball’s […]

It’s safe to say that no parent in the history of professional sports has ever introduced himself to the world in the way LaVar Ball has. In a matter of a few months, LaVar Ball has gone from being known by nobody to being one of the most talked about figures in all of America. […]

Sacramento Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox had nothing but praise for fellow rookie Lonzo Ball after coming away with a 113-102 win at the Golden 1 Center. Fox noted how Ball has had a major spotlight through the start of the young season with every struggle and bad performance put under a magnifying glass due […]

The Los Angeles Lakers matched up against the Sacramento Kings at Staples Center Wednesday night for a Pre-Thanksgiving showdown. Two of the draft’s biggest rookies, Lonzo Ball and De’Aaron Fox will always be an exciting match up for years to come, but the night wasn’t about one versus the other. Ball has been struggling with […]

Lonzo Ball’s shooting woes continued on Tuesday night during the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago Bulls. Despite finishing with 14 rebounds and four assists, he was only able to score eight points, on 3-of-13 shooting. However, the Lakers’ prized rookie is still confident he’ll be able to put his shooting struggles all […]

President Donald Trump has had his fair share of banter with sports figures this year although his beefs were mostly with the NFL. He also tweeted comments regarding Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, uninviting him to the White House once he realized the 2016-17 NBA champs were not planning a visit to the nation’s […]

Following the Los Angeles Lakers’ come-from-behind win over the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night at Staples Center, head coach Luke Walton opened up to the media about Lonzo Ball’s performance. After the Lakers trailed the Bulls by as many as 19 points in the third quarter, Los Angeles stormed back to top Chicago 103-94 behind […]

Chino Hills have eyes – and mouth – and it comes in the human form of LaVar Ball, arguably the world’s most famous and annoying sports dad. Just days after seemingly egging U.S. President Donald Trump to engage in a word war with him (so very 2017 I must say), Ball resurfaced in the headlines […]

Anyone that had kept up with LaVar Ball’s antics prior to the NBA Draft and throughout the offseason has gotten a glimpse of the rampant madman he can become through adversity. Take for instance calling for the firing of former Chino Hills High School basketball coach Stephan Gilling or forcing tournament organizers to send a […]

Lonzo Ball caused quite a stir on Sunday, when he recorded the second triple-double of his young professional career. He finished with 11 points, 16 rebounds, and 11 assists in a convincing win for the Los Angeles Lakes versus the Denver Nuggets. However, a video was shared on Twitter by Mo Dakhil of The Jumpball, […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball isn’t having the rosiest of rookie seasons. While he’s a threat to drop a triple-double on any given day, the highlight remains on his growing bust-potential, brought about mostly by his struggles to shoot the ball. Ball’s trouble in knocking down shots in the pros has been very much […]

LaVar Ball joined CNN Saturday night for what would be an extremely wild ride in a 20-plus minute interview. The main point of the interview was discussing president Donald Trump and the role he played in Ball’s son LiAngelo’s return from China after being arrested for shoplifting. Ball was his usual character during the live […]

It has been an up and down rookie season for Lonzo Ball of the Los Angeles Lakers. At times, Ball looks like the next face of the storied NBA franchise and then there are games in which he appears to be nothing more than a role player struggling to find his way on the professional level. […]

Lonzo Ball may have more doubters than believers these days, but his teammates have always been there for him since he was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers back in June. Now that he has made a lot of headlines because of his poor performances and refusing to help prevent the scuffle during the game […]

Amidst all the scathing criticism, Los Angeles Lakers rookie point guard Lonzo Ball managed to make NBA history once again. He did it once before by beating out Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James as the youngest player in league history to record a triple-double. Now he has done it again by recording yet another triple-double […]

The Los Angeles Lakers gave their fans something to cheer about, as they defeated the Denver Nuggets at home on Sunday, 127-109. The win also gave LaVar Ball a reason to smile with Lakers rookie guard Lonzo Ball stuffing the stat sheet with the second triple-double of his nascent NBA career. Ball had a night […]

It must feel good for Los Angeles Lakers rookie guard Lonzo Ball that people are scrutinizing his numbers for better reasons. The past couple of games, Ball has taken a lot of heat for posting ugly shooting lines, but on Sunday, Ball had a triple-double silence his naysayers by putting up 11 points, hauling down […]

It had been a rough stretch for Los Angeles Lakers rookie point guard Lonzo Ball coming into last night’s game versus the Denver Nuggets. Not only had his shooting woes continued to plague him, but its negative impact on the rest of his game spurred head coach Luke Walton to bench Ball in the fourth […]

Q: Where does Lonzo and his Ball brothers play? A: Lonzo Ball is the eldest of 3 sons in the family, who all represent various teams playing basketball. Lonzo Ball, as we all know, plays for the Los Angeles Lakers as their starting point guard this rookie season. The second brother, LiAngelo Ball, currently plays […]

It goes without saying that Los Angeles Lakers rookie point guard Lonzo Ball has been the most highly-scrutinized player so far in the 2017-18 NBA season. However, it may have gotten a bit out of hand after this year’s No. 2 overall pick in the draft got questions regarding his haircut earlier this week. Teammate Andrew […]