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When LeBron James recently opened his I Promise School in his native of Akron, Ohio, his praises were being sung throughout the NBA — and rightfully so. However, LaVar Ball may have taken a bit of a different approach. Speaking to The Bill Leff and Wendy Snyder Podcast, Ball did still commend James for his […]

LaVar Ball was recently asked who he feels the best player in the NBA is right now. Instead of picking his son, Lonzo Ball, he was refreshingly honest and provided a sincere response, stating that he believes that Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is currently the best in the business. “The best playing in […]

LaVar Ball has had plenty of interesting things to say about LeBron James since Lonzo Ball has come into the league. On Friday, LaVar was on the Bill Leff and Wendy Snyder radio show on WGN and was asked who the best player in the NBA is right now, and although he didn’t pick his son, […]

With LaVar Ball’s Junior Basketball Association’s inaugural season heading to the playoffs stage, some concerns have been raised regarding its genuine marketability. This is due, in most part, to the league’s lower-than-expected attendance. Nonetheless, the patriarch of the Ball family does not appear to be too worried about this, and he has even provided us […]

LaVar Ball has promised a lot since bursting onto the scene alongside the rise of his vastly talented son Lonzo. Always outspoken and erratic in his behaviour, LaVar has both delivered and fallen short on all of his promises so far. In truth, he’s done quite well for himself as he and Lonzo continue to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have had a dream off season so far as they signed the world’s greatest player in LeBron James. President of basketball operations Magic Johnson and Lakers’ General Manager Rob Pelinka got the deal done as Johnson secured James’ services after a three hour conversation at James’ home in LA. Now that […]

LaVar Ball recently made his way to Chicago to take part in the Junior Basketball Association’s (JBA) All-Star Game. Upon setting his eyes on Michael Jordan’s honorary statue at the United Center, Ball could not help but rekindle an old flame involving himself and the Chicago Bulls legend. Sports Illustrated shared this unusually amusing — […]

TMZ Sports is reporting that Lonzo Ball’s girlfriend, Denise Garcia, gave birth to a baby girl on Sunday. The 20-year-old Lakers guard adds one more Ball to the family, thus making LaVar a proud grandfather. The elder Ball must be thrilled with the new addition to the family, but he must have wanted a boy. […]

Poor LaVar Ball. Wherever he goes, he’s being ridiculed. He’s got only himself to blame, though. If it weren’t for his hyperboles and loud mouth, he would not have become a sitting duck for folks looking to have fun at his expense. Look, even Los Angeles Lakers president of basketball operations Magic Johnson is taking […]

LaVar Ball has never been shy about criticizing Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton. To no surprise, he has wasted no time in giving some subtle advice to Walton following the signing of small forward LeBron James and, of course, it also has something to do about Lonzo Ball. There has been plenty of speculation […]

The Portland Trailblazers were not the only people who left the 2018 NBA Summer League as winners. This year’s Summer League was as eventful as ever. For many players both at the start and twilight of their careers, the NBA Summer League is a chance to showcase their talents in pursuit to their dreams. Many […]

It seems like the sports world can’t go 24 hours without having LaVar Ball make headlines. The elder Ball made frontpage news again by denouncing reports that claimed that he had purposefully leaked Lonzo Ball’s knee injury in order to torpedo any trade that would ship him out of the Los Angeles Lakers’ roster. LaVar […]

Though LiAngelo Ball wasn’t drafted in the NBA, the journey still continues for 19-year-old. According to his father, LaVar Ball, his son’s stint in the JBA (Junior Basketball Association) is an important component as his journey towards basketball’s biggest stage continues. For the Ball patriarch, there’s nothing wrong with LiAngelo suiting up for a lesser-known […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has gotten better as he has aged and that appears to also be the case with his NBA 2K19 rating. James is appearing on the 20th-anniversary edition of the game, and for his services, the game is giving him a cool rating of 98. https://twitter.com/NBA2K/status/1018888088532029446 That is up from his […]

It’s only the middle of July and somehow too much time has passed before LaVar Ball makes an irrational statement. Fresh off having to walk back his words after his middle son, LiAngelo, was turned down by the Los Angeles Lakers thrice (once during workouts, then again on draft night, and once more in Summer […]

LaVar Ball’s JBA league is off to an interesting start. It’s one thing for a coach to be tough on his players, but this is another situation entirely. In this clip, the Chicago Ballers coach, Edward Denard clearly crosses the line. After shoving Montrell Dixson multiple times, Denard continues to get into Dixson’s face and […]

LiAngelo Ball and LaMelo Ball played their first game together since playing in Lithuania on Thursday night and they didn’t disappoint. The two are back together playing for the Los Angeles Ballers in the Junior basketball association, a league help created by LaVar Ball. They took on the Philadelphia Ballers and both of the Ball sons […]

LiAngelo Ball has made his decision about where he wants to play his professional basketball, and it is the move that everyone should have saw coming. According to a press release by the Junior Basketball Association (JBA), LiAngelo will join the Los Angeles Ballers. The JBA is sponsored by the Big Baller Brand and LaMelo Ball […]

Love them or hate them, everyone seems to have an opinion on the Ball family. Consequently, LaVar Ball is used to people trying to troll him. This guy is trying to get a reaction out of LaVar, but he doesn’t give it to him. As soon as LaVar realizes what’s happening he tries to laugh […]

Once NBA fans accepted the fact that LeBron James will indeed go to the Los Angeles Lakers, the next question that needed an answer was: how will James deal with LaVar Ball — his teammate’s boisterous father? None other than the Ball patriarch answered that question. LaVar and his sons Lonzo and LiAngelo made an […]

The Los Angeles Lakers made a head-scratching move by acquiring Rajon Rondo shortly after landing LeBron James on a four-year, $154 million agreement, but it hasn’t seemed to faze the Ball family, despite rumors of open competition between the two for the starting point guard spot. While reports indicated Lonzo Ball would have to compete […]

LaVar Ball was utterly confident his son, Lonzo Ball, will make LeBron James a better player now that the two are both with the Los Angeles Lakers. The loud personality noted a player like James would play right to his son’s skill set, urging the partnership will be an ultimate success. “How you gonna give […]

LaVar Ball is no stranger to making headlines. Recently, LaVar spoke to TMZ to discuss LeBron James’ signing with the Los Angeles Lakers. But he didn’t stop there. He went on to clown DeMarcus Cousins and the Golden State Warriors declaring the Lakers as the favorite to win the championship next Ball told TMZ: “The […]

LiAngelo Ball was not taken in the 2018 NBA Draft despite his best efforts, but his dreams of professional basketball are far from over. According to Nicola Lupo of Sportando, LiAngelo and his brother LaMelo are receiving interest from the Russian team, Khimki Moscow. Khimki Moscow has two different teams. The top team plays in […]

The NBA Draft is over and that means teams and prospects will turn their sights towards the NBA Summer League. This year’s slate features NBA Summer League showcases in Utah, Las Vegas and Sacramento. Sacramento is the newest destination for a slate of NBA Summer League games since Orlando will no longer host games like […]

As it turns out, the Los Angeles Lakers won’t have two Ball family members on their team this summer, even if one was just for summer league. Sorry, LiAngelo Ball. Ramona Shelburne of ESPN reported that the Lakers informed LiAngelo Ball on Thursday night that he wouldn’t be  apart of their summer team roster, and that […]

LaVar Ball said in the months leading up to the NBA Draft his son LiAngelo Ball would be drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers, but unlike LaVar’s wishes, not only was he not drafted by the purple and gold, he didn’t hear his name called in the draft. LaVar was asked about his son’s next […]

LaVar Ball just won’t leave the Los Angeles Lakers alone and his most recent antic involves a criticism of how the team handles his son Lonzo. The outspoken father blamed the Lakers for Lonzo’s rather poor shooting percentage from the free-throw line. In 52 games, Ball was at 45.1 percent — a horrendous statistic given […]

LaVar Ball is back at it, crediting his son for others’ successes. According to him, his son Lonzo Ball made Kyle Kuzma into the player that he was during their rookie season. As reported by TV’s Harrison Faigen of Silver Screen & Roll, the elder Ball said: “Look what he did with the Lakers. Kyle […]

Someone decided to let LaVar Ball on live TV today and believe it or not, he had some crazy things to say. Amazingly he was asked by Skip Bayless while on Undisputed if he’d ever consider coaching the Los Angeles Lakers and his wild response was: Skip asked LaVar if he would ever coach the […]

LaVar Ball has always been a big talker, and he has never been afraid to speak his mind, no matter what exactly is on it. LaVar was back at it again on Tuesday morning, claiming that Kevin Durant isn’t good enough to join the Big Ball Brand. https://twitter.com/hmfaigen/status/1006556257669599232 That’s a bold thing to say about […]

With NBA free agency right around the corner, everyone seems to be making their prediction for where LeBron James will end up. LaVar Ball isn’t just making a prediction, he says he knows where the King is going to land, in Los Angeles with his son Lonzo. “I don’t think it will happen, I know […]

Lonzo Ball hopes to be playing in the NBA Finals one day leading the Los Angeles Lakers back to the promised land, but since he isn’t in it this year, he still found a way to make an appearance. During Sunday’s Game 2, Ball appeared in a commercial for the Equalizer 2 which is set to […]

As LiAngelo Ball tries to make an NBA team, he has another workout set up, this time with the Golden State Warriors, according to Shams Charania of Yahoo! Sports. Sources: LiAngelo Ball, who will work out for the Lakers on Tuesday, has a workout scheduled with the Golden State Warriors on June 10. — Shams […]

LaVar Ball has been relatively silent over the past several weeks, but he’s starting to rev up his mouth again. This time, he’s going after the Los Angeles Lakers training staff, which he believes is to blame for the injury woes of his son, Lonzo Ball, during the point guard’s first season in the NBA. […]

Lonzo Ball just completed his rookie season with the Los Angeles Lakers, but his father LaVar Ball is already talkinga bout signing an extension with the team. LaVar Ball reiterated that Lonzo Ball is willing to take less money on his next NBA contract so the Lakers can continue surrounding him with talent. He said […]

LaVar Ball makes a lot of wild and crazy statements, but he might actually have a point when it comes to the shoe deal that John Wall signed. Wall is a superstar in this league, but he still went almost two years without having a shoe deal before signing with Adidas in January. If it […]

When LaVar Ball took his kids overseas to Lithuania to play basketball, it instantly became a media hotspot and according to LaVar, that made some of the players on the team jealous of LiAngelo and LaMelo. “In Lithuania, everybody was like, ‘Melo!’ The old dudes was like, ‘We ain’t getting no love,’” LaVar recounted to […]

LaVar Ball is back at it again, promoting his sons’ basketball skills and their capacity to reach worldwide fame. His recent quip involves Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James, saying that his sons will reach billionaire stats even before James does. As reported by Andrew Joseph of For The Win, Ball was talking to a reporter […]