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LaMelo Ball ascended to the top of the charts in ESPN’s latest 2020 NBA Mock Draft after a pair of consecutive triple-doubles for the Illawarra Hawks of Australia’s National Basketball League. Yet some NBA front offices are still hesitant to select him that high, worried about the strength of his work ethic and that his […]

The manager of highly-touted NBA Draft prospect LaMelo Ball has recently spoken out about how he feels his client is being used by the people around him to make a ton of money. Jermaine Jackson, who himself played in the NBA between 1999 and 2006, currently manages the affairs of Ball, and the former NBA […]

The Big Baller Brand is set to undergo a change, as LaVar Ball is planning to “restructure” the sports apparel company and launch a new website. Ball’s company has taken a hit in recent months as a result of his financial and legal dispute with Alan Foster, who previously served as a business partner. Despite […]

For the first time since being accused of stealing money from the Big Baller Brand, Alan Foster has decided to speak up and give his side on what really happened between him, his co-founder with BBB LaVar Ball, and New Orleans Pelicans’ Lonzo Ball. Foster aired his side on his YouTube channel, which debuted on […]

TMZ recently caught up with LaVar Ball for an impromptu interview. Amid their discussion, LaVar noted that his sons, Pelicans guard Lonzo Ball and 18-year-old LaMelo Ball, will not be signing an endorsement deal with Nike. Why? because they’re “BBB for life,” according to LaVar. Both Lonzo and LaMelo are being sought after for potential […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have no shortage of exciting young players that they added in the offseason like Zion Williamson, Lonzo Ball, and Brandon Ingram. As one might come to expect by now, LaVar Ball had some advice for the group. In a recent interview with TMZ Sports, LaVar said a fair amount of crazy […]

One man who has been relatively out of the spotlight over the past few months is LaVar Ball. However, the Ball family patriarch appears to be trying his very best to gain as much attention as he possibly can with his recent statement pertaining to the New Orleans’ Pelicans chances of winning the NBA title […]

After being hit with a countersuit from former Big Baller Brand partner Alan Foster, new Orleans Pelicans guard Lonzo Ball, LaVar Ball and family has released a statement. LaVar and family sued Foster last April for reportedly stealing $1.5 million in Lonzo’s personal and business accounts. However, in a surprising turn of events, Foster countersued […]

The co-founder of the Big Baller Brand, Alan Foster, has countersued LaVar and Lonzo Ball for alleged fraudulent concealment and breach of contract, Mike Walters of The Blast reported on Wednesday. Foster, who was sued in April for over $2 million and ousted from the company for operating a “fraudulent scheme” and secreting funds to […]

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Lonzo Ball has a strained relationship with the family patriarch LaVar Ball and is slowly cutting ties beginning with his departure from the Big Baller Brand. While Lonzo isn’t going so far as to say that he should have distanced himself much earlier, the 21-year-old shared in a recent episode […]

Lonzo Ball does not appear bothered when his father LaVar Ball attacked him during a recent episode of their reality show: “Ball in the Family.” While discussing business matters, father and son butted heads while discussing a viable strategy to bring Big Baller Brand back from the grave, which only turned into the older Ball […]

Lonzo Ball’s relationship with his father, LaVar Ball, has come a long way since the day he was drafted No. 2 overall by the Los Angeles Lakers. Following two years of underwhelming results after some sky-high expectations, the oldest of the Ball brothers finds himself no longer in La La Land after being traded along […]

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 […]

Lonzo Ball is a talented basketball player, but all of the media attention — combined with the injuries that riddled his first two years in the NBA — got the general NBA fans to dismiss him as a bust. This fact eventually balloons into a scandal when Lonzo and his father, LaVar, got into an […]

If the latest episode of Ball In The Family is any indication, it seems the relationship between LaVar Ball and his eldest son, Lonzo Ball, is far from being fixed. Lonzo had a heated discussion with his father during what appears to be a meeting for the relaunching of the Big Baller Brand. The New […]

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 […]

Big Baller Brand is on the verge of becoming a massive failure after everything that’s happened over the past couple of months. It’s co-founder, Alan Foster, has been accused of stealing money from the business. Then, New Orleans Pelicans guard Lonzo Ball, the face of BBB, has already distanced himself from the sports apparel company. […]

Although LaVar Ball hasn’t made a lot of media appearances lately, he’s still the same father who remains confident that his children will soon dominate the NBA. In fact, he’s so proud of his offsprings that he already has a name prepared should he have another son. Per TMJ’s James Groh, LaVar said that he’ll […]

LaVar Ball is now set to face off against legitimate NBA-level competition in what is definitely going to be a highly-anticipated matchup starring the loud-mouthed Ball family patriarch. However, it might not be the exact level of competition Ball would have been hoping for, as the 51-year-old is reportedly going to face off against Golden […]

NBA analyst Charles Barkley has some strong words for LaVar Ball following his controversial remarks towards ESPN host Molly Qerim. In an interview with TMZ, Barkley called the Ball patriarch an idiot for his inappropriate response to Qerim that led to him being banned from all ESPN platforms. “Wherever LaVar Ball is, there’s a village […]

Golden State Warriors center Andrew Bogut has chimed in on how he thinks the Australian media will receive LaVar Ball. Recently, his son LaMelo Ball announced that he’ll head to Australia to continue his basketball journey which hopefully leads to the NBA. As always, wherever his sons go, the Ball patriarch follows. Bogut, who hails […]

LaVar Ball has been banned from appearing on all ESPN platforms following his controversial response to Molly Qerim when he was a guest at ‘First Take’ last week. However, Lonzo Ball’s father doesn’t seem to be affected by it. The Ball family patriarch was discussing the recent trade between the Los Angeles Lakers and the […]

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 […]

Big Baller Brand CEO LaVar Ball has released an official statement following yet another controversial appearance on TV. In the said statement, LaVar, through his representative Denise White, said he had no intentions of sexually harassing host ESPN ‘First Take’ host Molly Qerim. “[LaVar] was asked if he wanted to switch gears, in his mind […]

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 […]

Despite his son, Lonzo Ball, recently getting evicted from the bright lights of Hollywood, LaVar Ball seems to have lost not a single bit of self-belief on his son and, of course, on himself. Speaking to Stephen A. Smith on ESPN’s “First Take,” LaVar explained why Lonzo’s recent trade to the New Orleans Pelicans is […]

Lonzo Ball got traded. LaVar Ball had to say something. Jeanie Buss had to face the music. That’s how this works. The Los Angeles Lakers have completed a blockbuster deal with the New Orleans Pelicans to land superstar forward Anthony Davis. The Lakers, in exchange, dealt Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart and three first […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have traded Lonzo Ball as part of a package to the New Orleans Pelicans for superstar Anthony Davis. Along with Ball, the Lakers sent Brandon Ingram and Josh Hart, as well as a slew of draft picks (including the fourth-overall). Of course, Lonzo is what LaVar Ball is most interested in. […]

LaVar Ball may have failed to make all of his sons play for the Los Angeles Lakers, but he remains confident about what they can do, particularly with the recently traded Lonzo Ball. Lonzo was part of the deal that sent All-Star forward Anthony Davis to the Lakers. LaVar was watching his youngest son LaMelo […]

LaVar Ball heard the news of his eldest son, Lonzo Ball, getting traded from the Los Angeles Lakers to the New Orleans Pelicans in the wrong place, and at the wrong time. According to Brad Turner of LA Times, LaVar was in the Drew League watching his son LaMelo Ball play when it was announced […]

LaVar Ball claims Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka drafted Svi Mykhailiuk as a favor. This was what Ball told FS1’s “Undisputed” (via SilverScreenAndRoll.com’s Anthony Irwin) on June 5. He specifically singled out Mykhailiuk, a 21-year-old Ukranian who the Lakers made the 47th overall selection of the 2018 NBA Draft. I’m just saying. There […]

LaVar Ball has always envisioned his three sons playing together with the Los Angeles Lakers. His plans were off to a good start when the purple and gold drafted Lonzo Ball back in 2017. However, when LiAngelo Ball declared for the NBA Draft last year, the Lakers invited him for workouts but never selected him, […]

LaVar Ball’s time in the spotlight has come to a close, but that didn’t stop FOX Sports’ Undisputed from bringing the father of Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball on Tuesday’s episode of the show. Discussing rumors that Kyrie Irving may consider signing with the Lakers this summer, Ball, who evidently has no inside knowledge of […]

With Lonzo Ball leaving Big Baller Brand, LaVar Ball has faded into obscurity this season. Once a controversial and yet lovable public figure, LaVar has become somewhat of an afterthought, but that doesn’t mean his bold statements have ceased. LaVar still has big plans for his sons and for his business in general, saying that […]

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. […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball recently had issues with Big Baller Brand, the sports apparel company currently being run by LaVar Ball. Lonzo reportedly severed ties with it and is contemplating on signing with Nike this summer. While Ball said he may still have a business relationship with his father, he will focus more […]

The recent ugly controversy involving Los Angeles Lakers stud Lonzo Ball, his father LaVar Ball, and their Big Baller Brand has done nothing to hold back LaVar’s smack talking whatsoever. The Ball family patriarch is running his big mouth again, spitting out more nonsense. This time around, LaVar has come out with the audacious claim […]