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Why Lithuania makes sense for LaVar Ball and his youngest boys Did you really expect LaVar Ball and his kids to continue their commitments to UCLA? Last week, it broke that LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball would forgo UCLA to sign with their older brother’s agent. The family of Lakers guard Lonzo Ball doubled down by […]

LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball are headed to Lithuania to play professional basketball for Vytautas Prienai, a club that hardly anyone outside of Europe will have heard of prior to the Balls’ signing. For those interested in getting a sense of what Vytautas Preinai is about, ESPN’s college and international basketball analyst Fran Fraschilla dropped some intriguing […]

While the news about LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball signing with Prienu Vytaustas has taken the country’s basketball community by storm, it remained unclear the same can be said for Lithuania — their next destination. That speculation won’t get prolonged, though, as a clip recently surfaced where locals from the European country were asked if they […]

As the news about LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball signing with Prienu Vytautas continue to be one of the most talked about topics in the basketball world today, many are already looking forward to seeing the brothers play as professionals in Lithuania. A lot of fans are also curious on how they will adjust to their […]

NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley wants to let it be known that he is not a fan whatsoever of Big Baller Bound founder and CEO LaVar Ball. On Wednesday morning’s Golic and Wingo on ESPN, Barkley joined the show as a guest over the phone. When the topic of LaVar’s parenting of sons Lonzo […]

When LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball signed their one-year deals with Lithuanian professional basketball team Prienu Vytautas, a lot of questions quickly emerged, as it was not the conventional path players take before they declare for the NBA Draft. Another thing many wondered on was how they’ll adjust to living in a different country, and having […]

The Ball family has not been receiving a lot of good words over the past few months, especially following the controversial statements LaVar Ball has made, and the much talked about the arrest of LiAngelo Ball in China for shoplifting. However, that changed recently, as Jonas Valanciunas of the Toronto Raptors offered his help to […]

If you’re the betting type, one of the world’s largest online sportsbook has a very interesting prop bet line you might want to consider laying money on. According to Steve Kyler of Basketball Insiders, the Antigua-based bookie Bovada, has released odds for the Ball brothers’, LiAngelo and LaMelo, chances of getting arrested in Lithuania. Got […]

College basketball fans probably remember Ben Brust, who was part of the Wisconsin Badgers basketball team from 2010 to 2014. Playing alongside the likes of Frank Kaminsky, Sam Dekker, and Nigel Hayes, Brust helped the Badgers make deep runs in the NCAA National Tournament, even playing in the national semifinals during his senior year in […]

After LaMelo Ball and LiAngelo Ball signed with an agent with the intent of playing overseas, Lithuanian club Prienu Vytautas emerged as a potential destination for the Ball brothers. With the initial report of the Lithuanian club deciding within the next 24-48 hours, the Ball brothers have agreed to one-year deals according to Shams Charania […]

With LaMelo Ball being home-schooled instead of attending Chino Hills High School and LiAngelo Ball recently pulled from UCLA, there is a new development. After signing an agent with the intent of playing overseas, a team has emerged for the two youngest Ball brothers. According to Adrian Wojnarowski and Jonathan Givony of ESPN, Lonzo Ball’s […]

There’s at least one person who believes the Ball brothers can play international basketball. His name is Russ Smith, a professional basketball player in Chinese National Basketball League. LiAngelo Ball was caught shoplifting with two other UCLA teammates during a trip to China and subsequently suspended from the school. LaVar Ball took LaMelo out of […]

LaMelo and LiAngelo Ball have signed with agent Harrison Gaines — the same agent as their brother, Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball — with the plan for both of them to play together overseas, ESPN’s Jeff Goodman reports. “I don’t care about the money,” LaVar Ball said on Thursday morning. “I want them to […]

Following the trolling made by KK Lietkabelis Panevezys head coach Arturs Stalsbergs to LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball, an email from their older brother Lonzo’s agent offering their services to European basketball teams made the rounds recently. A copy of the email sent by Harrison Gaines to Vischy-Clermont of France’s Pro B Second Division League has […]

This just in: LaVar Ball is in the news again. Now that’s an oxymoron if there ever was one. The Ball father is again making headlines, but this time it’s a bit more subtle. After pulling his son LiAngelo out of UCLA amid the freshman’s suspension from the program after a shoplifting incident in China, […]

LaVar Ball is a busy dad these days. The Big Baller Brand CEO is looking for a possible landing spot for his two sons, LiAngelo and LaMelo, after he recently pulled the former from UCLA. After it was revealed that the Balls are exploring overseas options, a potential opportunity in Lithuania popped up. Arturs Stalbergs, […]

After recently severing ties with UCLA by pulling his son LiAngelo from the school, LaVar Ball has reportedly been exploring overseas options for both LiAngelo and his youngest son, LaMelo. Those options are slowly being revealed with reports that the Ball brothers have been offered to teams in different parts of the world as potential […]

LaVar ball received a lot of criticism again following the news that was reported about him pulling out his son, LiAngelo Ball, from the UCLA Bruins recently. Many believe it was the wrong decision, as it will greatly affect his chances of becoming an NBA player in the future. However, the CEO of Big Baller […]

According to Shams Charania of The Vertical, both LaMelo and LiAngelo Ball have begun to weigh their options overseas with the intention of playing internationally. This immediately comes after it was reported that LiAngelo was pulled out of UCLA by his father, outspoken Big Baller Brand founder and CEO LaVar Ball. “Harrison Gaines, the representative […]

It seems that whatever LaVar Ball, the father of Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball, does or says these days is something that deserves being satirically mocked. That’s exactly what the guys over at Funny or Die did, as they used Ball’s controversial decision of pulling his son, LaMelo, from Chino Hills High School and […]

Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant is still on top of his game, but he better start looking over his shoulder because the next generation of NBA stars is coming. The Warriors superstar spent some time breaking down a few of the more high-profile high school stars’ highlights for Itsovertime.com, which include LaMelo Ball and […]

LaVar Ball has almost single-handedly made his family a household name in America. That’s in large part due to Ball’s shameless display of bravado that the media find so irresistible. Ball, however, isn’t the only reason for his family’s fame. His son, Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo, has been grabbing headlines ever since he was […]

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 […]

As Lonzo Ball was the second overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, LaVar Ball envisions his two other sons, LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball, also becoming members of the Los Angeles Lakers in the very near future. While the youngest Ball brother is still in high school, he spent some time with Jordan Clarkson at […]

LaVar Ball has been doing it big since gaining national attention, which mainly comes from people’s curiosity to see what he would say next. The man is simply not afraid to let his thoughts be known or freely share how much confidence he has in any area, especially when it concerns his sons. Big Baller […]

Earlier this month, LaVar Ball decided to pull out LaMelo Ball from Chino Hills High School, opting instead to homeschool the 16-year-old for the next two years. While LaVar’s decision caught everyone by surprise and raised concerns about his son’s development, LaMelo Ball’s fellow high school stars from the nation are in full support of […]

Despite his reasons, LaVar Ball is not a bad father for homeschooling LaMelo Ball It appears the sports world is once again calling LaVar Ball one of the worst parents in sports history since he announced that’s the Ball-era was over at Chino Hills High School. Earlier this week, LaVar Ball announced that his youngest […]

Only a few weeks into the beginning of the academic year, LaVar Ball has chosen to pull his youngest son, LaMelo Ball, out of Chino Hills High School, according to Eric Sondheimer of the Los Angeles Times. This is the same school which his two brothers; Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball and UCLA commit LiAngelo […]

LaMelo Ball and some of his high school buddies were out looking to have some fun one night at what appears to be some fairgrounds. However, they got a bit more than they bargained for at a shooting game, whose host was not afraid to get some shots up (literally and figuratively) against the famous high […]

Big Baller Brand is still on the rise, but they might be facing an obstacle early with a lawsuit from a Canadian company. An Ottawa-based yoga studio called “Modern Body” is claiming that BBB stole its logo for LaMelo Ball’s first signature shoe, the MB1. The studio’s owner Hana Engel told CTV’s Catherine Lathem that the […]

When the Los Angeles Lakers take on the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2017-18 NBA season opener, the Big Baller Brand era will officially begin. After Lonzo Ball averaged a near triple-double and received the Las Vegas Summer League Most Valuable Player award, there is plenty of excitement in Los Angeles. With Ball playing for […]

Despite still having two years left before he goes to college, many are already looking forward to seeing LaMelo Ball in the NCAA. He has verbally committed to UCLA, and will follow his older brother’s footsteps, which could set his future up in the NBA. However, there have been some issues regarding his eligibility, stemming […]

The Ball family is an ongoing entertainment show. From the new Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball controversially stating that old rappers are irrelevant, to his younger brother LaMelo getting signature sneakers and getting a Lamborghini for his 16th birthday, this family is worth following. As it was mentioned, LaMelo Ball has gotten signature sneakers […]

Lonzo Ball may be best known for his basketball skills, but he recently showed off another talent of his during his brother, LaMelo’s, signature shoe launch. The Los Angeles Lakers rookie proved that there’s more to his impressive basketball game, as he dropped some bars by rapping some lines of Big Baller Brand’s theme song. […]

LaVar Ball and his family has once again made a lot of headlines recently, after Big Baller Brand made LaMelo Ball the first high school basketball player to have his own signature shoe. The move has been very controversial, and even jeopardized his future with UCLA, as he may not be allowed to play in […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ new point guard, Lonzo Ball, turned heads earlier in the year when he released his own signature shoe under his family’s Big Baller Brand. However, the Ball family was not done shaking up the sneaker industry as they recently announced a signature for Lonzo’s youngest brother, LaMelo Ball. LaMelo’s shoe, the […]

Given all the controversial and even absurd comments LaVar Ball has made over the past months, it doesn’t come as a shock that he and his family have been the subject of a lot of troll and hate messages, especially on social media. A lot of tirades have been directed at their excessive display of […]

Earlier this week, it was announced that LaVar Ball and his family would be the focus of a first-of-a-kind docu-series on Facebook’s Watch called, Ball in the Family. This series will follow LaVar and the Ball family through their everyday lives as they try to build the Big Baller Brand and watch Lonzo Ball begin […]

It has been a wild and entertaining offseason for the NBA as blockbuster trades and free agent signings made it hard for fans to stay off social media. The Ball family, namely Lavar Ball, dominated the news cycle for most of the summer and there are no signs of them slowing down. Lonzo Ball has […]