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NBA Draft prospect LaMelo Ball made his debut at the Australia-based National Basketball League on Sunday for the Illawara Hawks. It’s just his first game, but he’s already breaking the ankles of grown men. As he was running down the floor, Ball dropped his defender on the hardwood, not once, but twice. In both instances, […]

The Portland Trail Blazers, New Orleans Pelicans, Brooklyn Nets, Toronto Raptors and Cleveland Cavaliers are reportedly showing early interest in LaMelo Ball, who is the younger brother of Lonzo Ball, according to Adam Zagoria of Forbes. LaMelo Ball’s NBA Draft stock is steadily rising and there are some who believe he can be the No. […]

TMZ Sports reports that Nike is showing “serious interest” in signing LaMelo Ball, brother of New Orleans Pelicans guard Lonzo Ball, to a shoe deal. According to TMZ, while the Swoosh brand hasn’t handed out a formal offer yet, they have a ton of interest in the youngest of the Ball brothers. In fact, scouts […]

The youngest of the three Ball brothers, LaMelo Ball, now has the chance to one-up Lonzo Ball, with the potential to wind up as the No. 1 overall selection in the 2020 NBA Draft, one spot higher than Lonzo was drafted in 2017. The New Orleans Pelicans guard has shared some words of wisdom with […]

An NBA executive and a scout are quite impressed with the development and the emergence of LaMelo Ball, who took an unchartered route to the upcoming 2020 NBA Draft. The youngest of the Ball brothers was pulled out of high school by his father LaVar during Lonzo’s rookie season, then traveled to Lithuania for a […]

NBA Draft prospect LaMelo Ball certainly upped his stock by putting on a show in front of a good number of NBA scouts in his highly-anticipated Australian National Basketball League debut on Friday. ESPN’s Jonathan Givony provided us with some inside scoop on just how well the 18-year-old performed under pressure. LaMelo Ball put on […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard Lonzo Ball firmly believes his youngest brother, LaMelo Ball, is more talented than him. In an appearance on the LighHarted Podcast, the second overall pick of the 2017 NBA Draft talked about the potential of LaMelo, who is set to play in the NBL in the upcoming season. According to Lonzo, […]

There’s still roughly 10 months to go before the 2020 NBA Draft, but here’s LaVar Ball once again making prophecies, this time saying that LaMelo will be the first overall pick in next year’s draft. LaMelo will be suiting up for the Illawarra Hawks in the National Basketball League in Australia, and the Ball family […]

LaVar Ball believes that letting his son LaMelo play professional basketball in Australia makes the most sense. LaVar said that he thinks that their decision to play professional basketball with the Illawarra Hawks instead of playing college basketball is the best path to the NBA. The elder Ball pointed out that it was a collective […]

The next Ball brother could be entering the NBA very soon, but can he be as hyped as Lonzo? LaMelo Ball, 17, will be eligible for the 2020 NBA Draft, but the past season’s Rookie of the Year runner-up Trae Young is already praising the would-be NBA player. Asked by TMZ Sports about where Ball […]

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 […]

LaMelo Ball, the younger brother of Lonzo Ball, has joined the Illawarra Hawks of the Australian National Basketball League. LaMelo says he wants to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft and that playing overseas will help him achieve that goal. “My agents did a ton of research on the options […]

Lonzo Ball has yet to live up to his father’s boasts about imminent NBA superstardom. Still, his oldest son’s comparatively slow acclimation to the league certainly hasn’t temped LaVar Ball’s expectations for his youngest son, LaMelo. During a Monday appearance on ESPN’s First Take, the Ball patriarch predicted that LaMelo would be the No. 1 pick in […]

Lonzo Ball isn’t the only high-profile member of his family who will continue his basketball career anew next season. According to Marc Stein of The New York Times, LaMelo Ball, the younger brother of the No. 2 overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, is being courted by Australia’s National Basketball League to sign a […]

LaMelo Ball recently made his Drew League debut. He showed out with an outstanding performance. The youngest brother of Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball dropped 25 points in a winning effort in his first game at the renowned pro-am basketball league. LaMelo dropped 2️⃣5️⃣ in a 90-71 win during his @DrewLeague debut. 📊 pic.twitter.com/weT5HgY30t […]

In 2017, Lavar Ball took his sons LaMelo Ball and LiAngelo Ball overseas to play in a professional basketball league in Lithuania to further improve their games. However, the youngest, LaMelo has since returned to high school in 2018, in the hopes to get back on the radar in NBA Draft Boards, per Christian Rivas […]

The Ball Family has become must-watch television over the years — mostly for all the wrong reasons, though. Although current Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball has shown flashes of excellence at times during his brief NBA tenure, most of his early accomplishments have been marred by the presence of his father, LaVar Ball. […]

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 […]

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 LaVar Ball sensing that his son, Lonzo, could be on his way out of Los Angeles in the midst of the Anthony Davis trade rumors, he already has a Plan B. According to AZ Sports, LaVar wants Lonzo and his other two sons, LiAngelo and LaMelo, to play for the Phoenix Suns in order […]

LaMelo Ball, brother of Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball and son of LaVar Ball, hit a half-court shot in a high school game with ease. The Ball brothers are best known for their run and gun offense at Chino Hills high school. They were able to simply cherry pick every single playing and force […]

The Ball family has become a household name, for good reason. LaVar Ball has three sons, Lonzo, LaMelo, and LiAngelo Ball, who all are young basketball talents. LaVar has done an excellent job marketing his children and pushing them to be their best. Lonzo Ball is now the Lakers’ starting point guard, and his other sons […]

Spire Institute’s LaMelo Ball, brother of Los Angeles Lakes guard Lonzo Ball, just demolished the St. Vincent-St. Mary basketball team — the high school alma mater of Lakers superstar LeBron James. Per Overtime, the Spire unleashed an 81-58 beating of the Fighting Irish. Check out the highlight clip below: LaMelo and Spire just TOOK DOWN […]

Since he made numerous eyebrow-raising statements last season, LaVar Ball had been suspiciously quiet during the 2018-19 campaign. On Monday night, the eldest Ball broke this streak and supplied yet another questionable line for the media to eat up. When a reporter from TMZ Sports questioned LaVar Ball on who was better as a teenager, […]

Lakers guard Lonzo Ball’s brother, LaMelo, has opponent cancel their scheduled game against his new high school team due to his professional experience. The youngest Ball played pro ball in Lithuania with the BC Vytautas and in the Junior Basketball League with the Los Angeles Ballers. Bill Difilippo of Dime Magazine wrote a column on […]

The state of Ohio moved on quickly from LeBron James. Now there are billboards of LaMelo Ball near Quicken Loans Arena after news broke that Lonzo Ball’s younger brother decided to enroll at Spire Academy in Ohio: New king of Ohio?? 👀 @MELOD1P @ZO2_ @KingJames pic.twitter.com/t5zMsx5NND — Big Bewm (@ItsBewmBoi) November 9, 2018 The billboard was […]

Lonzo Ball’s brother, LaMelo Ball, reacted to a vintage Derrick Rose game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night: Old D rose back Thts a fact 💯 — Melo (@MELOD1P) November 8, 2018 LaMelo Ball made the news this week as well, as it was announced that he will be going back to high […]

Los Angeles Lakers star Lonzo Ball brother will be going back to high school for his senior season. LaMelo Ball will be playing his high school basketball at Spire Institute in Geneva, Ohio. He is expected to make his debut November 13. However, he won’t be the most interesting prospect on the team. His new […]

LaMelo Ball, the younger brother of Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball, is returning to the United States for his senior year of high school. According to a report from SLAM Magazine, the 17-year-old is planning on enrolling at SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio — one of the highest-rated prep schools in the nation. Melo is […]

LaMelo Melo was ejected for getting into a physical altercation with an opponent during a JBA international game in Lithuania. Ball was looking for contact as he drove to the rim. There was no call and following his turnover, he shoved the defender closest to him. The defender proceeded to grab the back of LaMelo’s head […]

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball’s brothers LaMelo and LiAngelo kicked off the Big Baller Brand-sponsored JBA USA Team world tour with a bang. The LaVar Ball-coached squad went up against the Svendborg Rabbits in Denmark on Saturday. Lonzo Ball’s two younger brothers combined for 67 points to lead their squad to a 120-118 victory […]

Despite the on and off-court antics that marred the Ball family in the past, Los Angeles Lakers young star Lonzo Ball has exceptionally kept his cool and played the issues in a mature way. But it turns out that Lonzo’s patience has already grown thin as he was caught lashing out on his brother, LaMelo […]

To raise the level of difficulty in his younger brother’s training, Lonzo Ball of the Los Angeles Lakers summoned his rottweilers to defend LaMelo Ball. Check out the video below as posted by Swish Daily to see the younger Ball dribbling against three rottweilers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeaJeQenHT4 The 17-year-old LaMelo will once again be playing for the […]

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball and brothers LaMelo and LiAngelo have appeared in artist Childish Gambino’s latest video for “Feels Like Summer”. The featured video also includes animated appearances by Michelle Obama, deceased celebrities and iconic rappers. The Ball brothers feature at the 2.55 minute mark. During the clip, the Ball brothers appear […]

Led by LaVar Ball, the loud-mouthed patriarch with a gung-ho attitude an arrogant demeanor, together with his two sons, LiAngelo and LaMelo, they have taken the basketball world by storm and left a ton of destruction in the process. The Balls have quickly gained a reputation of being seemingly the most dysfunctional family in all […]

Lithuanian coach Virginijus Seskus did not hold back on ripping LaVar Ball and his two younger sons, saying that LiAngelo and LaMelo never had the skills to play in the Lithuanian league and that the team’s partnership with the Ball family was just founded on the Big Baller Brand’s financial support. Chuck Schilken of the […]

LaVar Ball’s JBA was billed as a league that could empower young basketball players. It was presented as a viable option for players who wanted to earn some money while they played instead of attending college. But apparently, the JBA wasn’t all that it was cracked up to be. According to Thomas Duffy of Cycle, […]

The youngest Ball brother has grown up in the limelight due to Lonzo and LaVar Ball. LaMelo Ball has NBA aspirations despite the fact that he’s only 17 years old, and sometimes he shows that he’s still just a kid. The Ball family purchased two golf carts for their estate so Tina Ball could get around […]

You may or may have heard of the JBA (Junior Basketball Association), a recently established pro league by LaVar Ball. Either way, it’s a league that continues to struggle putting people into seats, let alone celebrities who would find time to watch its games live. Well, the JBA attracted at least one personality to catch […]