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Lonzo Ball has made a strong start to his professional career with a number of solid performances in the recently concluded Las Vegas Summer League. He recorded two-triple doubles and was named the MVP of the tournament to the delight of the Los Angeles Lakers fans. However, team president Magic Johnson understands that the level […]

On Monday Night, the Los Angeles Lakers won the 2017 Las Vegas Summer League championship by upending the Portland Trail Blazers. Despite rookie point guard Lonzo Ball not being able to play in the title game due to a mild calf strain, the 19-year-old did set a Summer League record, according to ESPN. Lonzo Ball’s […]

Even before the start of the summer league games, one of the most anticipated matchups was between the Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings, which would feature highly touted rookies Lonzo Ball and De’Aaron Fox. The two met twice during their NCAA careers, and the fifth overall pick in last month’s draft had better individual […]

Much of the talk about the Los Angeles Lakers this offseason has revolved around the apparent local savior of the franchise in Lonzo Ball. Even leading up to the conclusion of the Summer League campaign, Ball’s groin injury was the talk of the town that many perceived would inevitably lead to the Lakers’ demise in the championship game against the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have a ton of celebrities for fans, and most of them are just as critical and passionate about their team as the real die-hard fans from the City of Angels. Members of the enduring rock band the Red Hot Chili Peppers are just several of those true and famous Lakers fans often seen courtside back […]

The people in charge of the Portland Trail Blazers‘ Twitter account just made a subtle shot at Lonzo Ball, before the start of their team’s Summer League finale against the Los Angeles Lakers. After deciding to wear other players’ signature shoes and not his own, the Blazers’ social media team made an “update” on what Jake […]

For someone who looks like Drake, you could say that Lonzo Ball went from zero to a hundred. After starting the Summer League on a bad note, scoring just five points on an embarrassing 2-for-15 shooting from the field in a loss to the L.A. Clippers, the ex-UCLA Bruin quickly turned it around, helping the […]

New York Knicks‘ new signing Tim Hardaway Jr. knows what it’s like to have a father on his ear while being on the spotlight of the biggest basketball league in the world. With recent headlines being dominated by rookie Lonzo Ball and his often-outspoken father LaVar, the four-year veteran offered some advice to both father […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are set to take the court on Monday night for the Las Vegas Summer League Final against the Portland Trail Blazers. However, the Lakers have ruled out rookie point guard Lonzo Ball from the game due to a mild calf strain that he suffered in the semifinal game against the Dallas […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been pleasantly encouraged by the play of rookie point guard Lonzo Ball through the first seven games of the Las Vegas Summer League. However, there have remained detractors concerning his shooting ability as he’s struggled with his shot at times over the last couple of weeks. During a radio interview […]

The Summer League has been a great avenue for some of the highly-touted rookies from the recent draft to showcase their skills. On Sunday, the ninth overall pick, Dennis Smith Jr., had his first opportunity to go up against Lonzo Ball, selected second overall by the Los Angeles Lakers. The Dallas Mavericks point guard did not […]

Lonzo Ball’s shoe selection during the Summer League games has continued to make headlines. While many expected him to showcase his own ZO2’s, he has surprisingly worn other players’ like Kobe Bryant, James Harden, and Stephen Curry’s signature kicks instead — with the latest being Jordan Brand‘s. During Saturday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets, the former UCLA […]

With the Los Angeles Lakers selecting UCLA standout Lonzo Ball with the second overall pick at the 2017 NBA Draft, the entire Ball family is having quite a ball (pun intended) with their newfound popularity. It also doesn’t hurt that the man of the house, LaVar, has gotten so much attention from the media himself […]

Lonzo Ball picked up another good game — and another injury. According to Los Angeles beat reporter Mike Trudell, the rookie point guard suffered a calf injury during the Lakers‘ 108-98 win over the Dallas Mavericks in the semifinals of the Summer League Sunday night. Lonzo has calf tightness. He’s technically available to return. Don’t be […]

Throughout the ongoing Summer League, Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball has dazzled the fans watching him by showcasing his all-around game. He is currently the only player that has recorded a triple-double in this year’s tournament so far, impressing many in the process. During Sunday’s game between his team and the Dallas Mavericks, the […]

Lonzo Ball has found himself in an interesting situation with his Big Baller Brand so far in his career. The 19-year old UCLA-product along with his father LaVar Ball spent a lot of time hyping up their new brand when it was unveiled in 2016. But now that Lonzo ha began his career as a […]

Lonzo Ball has received loads of attention in the media, whether it’s regarding his shoes, loudmouth father, or his monstrous performances so far in the Las Vegas Summer League. In the game versus the Brooklyn Nets, Ball managed to post a near triple double, putting up fourteen points, nine rebounds and seven assists. A lot […]

Through the first several games of the Las Vegas Summer League, Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball has received a flood of praise toward what he could potentially become in the NBA. However, Mark Jackson, who is the former Golden State Warriors head coach and NBA player, wants to temper those expectations, especially the talk of […]

Forget about his first-game dud, Lonzo Ball has been as good as advertised thus far in the Summer League. Averaging 17.0 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 9.8 assists per game with two triple-doubles to boot, the 2017 second overall pick has been balling his heart out — all pun intended — to the delight of the […]

Los Angeles Lakers rookie point guard Lonzo Ball has had a strong showing through the first several games of the 2017 Las Vegas Summer League. However, his choice of shoewear on the court has caught just as much attention as he donned both a pair of Kobe A.D. from Nike and James Harden‘s Adidas shoes […]

Through the first several games of the 2017 Las Vegas Summer League, Los Angeles Lakers rookie point guard Lonzo Ball has continued to impress many in and around the league with his passing ability. The latest to voice much praise toward the second overall pick in this year’s draft is Lakers’ Summer League head coach […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball has attracted a lot of media attention over the last week not only for his play on the court, but for his choice of apparel when it comes to his kicks. After wearing Kobe Bryant‘s Nike’s as well as James Harden‘s Adidas’ basketball shoes, Ball told ESPN before the […]

Former UCLA standout Lonzo Ball has not been met with open arms by some of the NBA’s young stars after being selected as the second-overall pick by the Los Angeles Lakers in this year’s NBA Draft. Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid happens to be one of the Ball family’s biggest critics, mainly because of Lonzo’s outspoken […]

Armed with the No.1 pick in the draft, the Boston Celtics struggled in getting Josh Jackson or Lonzo Ball to work out with them. Jackson has been solid thus far, but Ball notching two triple doubles in the past three games has enough people worried that maybe Boston made all the wrong moves on draft day. Team Needs – The Jordan/Okafor Dilemma […]

J.J. Watt‘s intent of promoting his own shoe line through putting down Lonzo Ball‘s Big Baller Brand shoes comically backfired, as Twitter came down on him with its usual roast. The Houston Texans defensive end promoted his signature Reebok shoe line on social media at the coattails of all the attention Ball has been getting for […]

If you think football players are mad about the massive contracts the NBA has been doling out this summer, imagine how mad they are that a rookie has a $495 pair of shoes on the market. Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt was quick to point it out and promote the release of his own […]

Lonzo Ball is showing the complete arsenal in the Summer League and that includes a mouth that he clearly inherited from his father, LaVar. During Thursday’s Los Angeles Lakers game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Ball scored 16 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, and dished out 12 dimes to collect his second triple-double of the tournament, helping the […]

Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball has made a lot of headlines since the start of the Summer League. He drew a lot of criticism for the dismal performance he had during their first outing, and had mixed reactions when he wore Kobe Bryant‘s Nike shoes and registered a huge 36-point game on Wednesday. During their […]

Since selecting Lonzo Ball with the second overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft last month, the Los Angeles Lakers have continued to shell out nothing but praise toward him. During a recent interview with ESPN’s “The Lowe Post” with Zach Lowe, Lakers head coach Luke Walton gave his own glowing remark on Ball’s unique passing ability. “It’s a […]

The Big Baller Brand has once again taken center stage in the media after Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball decided to wear some Kobe A.D. shoes in Wednesday’s Summer League game against the Philadelphia 76ers. This has put forth several questions about what the 19-year-old’s long-term future with the company his father, LaVar Ball, has created. […]

During the Summer League tournament game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Philadelphia 76ers, LeBron James was in attendance to once again stir the pot of rumors. In the last several weeks, there has been prevalent chatter that James could entertain the thought of leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers next summer in free agency to join […]

Former UCLA and now Lakers guard Lonzo Ball is the main topic of conversation during summer league. Ball has really divided the opinion around the league. Some people dislike him because of his dad, LaVar Ball, but some look past his parent and enjoy watching this talented kid on the court. One specific thing about […]

Los Angeles Lakers rookie point guard Lonzo Ball has chosen to ditch his Big Baller Brand sneakers for some Nikes, as the No. 2 overall selection rolled out a pair of Kobe A.D.’s in proper purple against the Philadelphia 76ers in tonight’s Summer League matchup. Lonzo Ball dodges basketball to the head in warmups pic.twitter.com/xLzjYTzyfo — […]

Heading into the Summer League matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings on Monday night, there was much disappointment stemming from the fact that Lonzo Ball was unable to take the floor against fellow rookie point guard De’Aaron Fox. In fact, this had even led to one Kings fans to come up with […]

Upon being questioned about his since-deleted Twitter shot at Lonzo Ball prior to Monday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Sacramento Kings rookie point guard De’Aaron Fox quickly laughed it off the way most athletes do so nowadays — by saying he was hacked — before having a quick laugh about it with the media […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have made quite apparent how impressed that they are with Lonzo Ball‘s presence on the floor as a leader and orchestrator of the offense. This has even led to fourth-year forward Julius Randle praising his passing ability, and some took it as him throwing some subtle shade toward D’Angelo Russell, in an […]

In the last several weeks, there has been no shortage of shade thrown from Sacramento Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox toward Los Angeles Lakers floor general Lonzo Ball. However, Fox had an unexpected reaction to Ball missing Monday’s game due to a groin injury, according to Mark Medina of the LA Daily News. De'Aaron Fox on Lonzo Ball: […]

Following the news of Lonzo Ball‘s absence for tonight’s game against the Sacramento Kings, rookie point guard De’Aaron Fox seemingly pulled no punches against his rival counterpart, posting the face-palm emoji presumably in response to Ball possibly dodging the mano-a-mano encounter between the two. De'Aaron Fox's since-deleted tweet, presumably in reference to no rematch with […]

Los Angeles Lakers rookie point guard Lonzo Ball will miss a potential rematch against college rival De’Aaron Fox and the Sacramento Kings today with a sore groin injury, according to Sam Amick of USA TODAY Sports. His injury is not believed to be serious, but the Lakers will choose to err in the side of caution […]