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LaVar Ball’s concept of a new basketball league for nationally-ranked high school players that have graduated is making some noise. But perhaps the most intriguing thing that has come out of his announcement was the comments from his son, Lonzo. The Lakers point guard said if his father’s league would have existed before he attended […]

After LiAngelo Ball and LaMelo Ball left school for different reasons, many wondered what the next step was. Ultimately, the Ball brothers signed with Prienai Birstonas Vytautus in Lithuania. As the Ball brothers are headed to Lithuania, their father, LaVar Ball, announced he is launching Junior Basketball Association according to Darren Rovell of ESPN: LaVar […]

If the NBA ever happens to be worried about any dads following in the footsteps of Big Baller Brand founder LaVar Ball in the future, the league shouldn’t have to worry about former Los Angeles Lakers legend Mychal Thompson. In a recent interview with Bay Area radio station 95.7 The Game, Mychal opened up about how […]

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 […]

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 […]

There’s at least one member of the Los Angeles Lakers who thinks LaVar Ball isn’t a total clown. While in New York, Lakers center Brook Lopez came to the defense of Lonzo’s father, and dismissed any rumors that the team has been adversely affected by Ball’s antics, per Fred Kerber of the New York Post. […]

LaVar Ball doesn’t seem to know when to quit. After being asked to tone down his criticism of the Los Angeles Lakers and head coach Luke Walton, Ball detailed his discussion with reporters on the night the Lakers played the New York Knicks, per Ramona Shelburne of ESPN. “It was the best thing, man. Everybody’s going […]

LaVar Ball was at courtside during the Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks game on Tuesday. It marked the first time his son, Lonzo, will play inside Madison Square Garden, and he understands how special the night is for the younger Ball, which explains him being seated at a prime position. The game turned […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ management seems to have had it of LaVar Ball’s open criticism of the way the team is being coached that they recently invited the outspoken father of Lakers rookie guard Lonzo Ball to a meeting in hopes that they could talk LaVar into tapering down on making relatively scathing remarks of […]

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 […]

Seems like everyone has an opinion about LaVar Ball, the father of Los Angeles rookie point guard Lonzo Ball. By yelling on an almost daily basis on the TV and making incredibly wild claims, LaVar has become a mainstream figure and a constant presence in every form of media available to mankind. In other words, […]

LaVar Ball may have lost a few marketing opportunities after the Los Angeles Lakers decided to enforce their rule against reporters talking to guests and families of their players at Staples Center during games, but that’s not going to stop him from dropping his trademark statements here and there. The outspoken dad recently had an […]

LaVar Ball is starting to become a problem for the Los Angeles Lakers. In the last few weeks, he’s spoken out about how Lakers head coach Luke Walton handles his son Lonzo. But Walton, to his credit, has shied away from publicly denouncing LaVar in any kind if incendiary way. However, Walton did come out […]

It looks like LaVar Ball actually would visit the White House. On one condition: Donald Trump offers him Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles, and only if Trump doesn’t actually make it. Ball said those comments during an appearance on “The Ringer NBA Show” recently, per Josh Martin of Lonzo Wire. “If he invited me to the […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid sure knows how to celebrate after a tough loss. After the 76ers lost to the Los Angeles on Friday, Embiid met one of the most controversial figures in the NBA and all of pop culture. Yep, you guessed it: LaVar Ball. See below for Embiid’s Instagram post of the meeting. […]

What a game. The Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers showed NBA fans why they have two of the best young cores in the league with their performance on Thursday night. After Lakers rising star forward Brandon Ingram nailed the game-winning three-pointer with 0.8 seconds left in regulation to give the Lakers a 107-104 […]

LaVar Ball has fired another shot at president Donald Trump. In a recent tweet that he posted, the often controversial and much talked about CEO of Big Baller Brand shared an animated video where he can be seen dunking on the U.S. president. This comes after Ball recently made it known that he plans to […]

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 […]

LiAngelo Ball potentially could’ve cost himself the opportunity to ever play professionally in China following his controversial shoplifting arrest while he was on tour with UCLA. However, his father, LaVar, tells TMZ that LiAngelo’s shoplifting incident would in no way hinder his son’s chances of coming back to play in China, and that they would be […]

A prominent member of the NCAA has sounded off on LaVar Ball and his recent actions regarding his two younger sons, LiAngelo and LaMelo. NCAA president Mark Emmert spoke at the Learfield Intercollegiate Athletics Forum in Manhattan on Wednesday, and was asked about LaVar pulling LiAngelo out of UCLA. His response was strong, per sports attorney […]

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’s mouth is unstoppable. The ever-outspoken father of Los Angeles Lakers rookie guard Lonzo Ball created ripples across the airwaves once more, when LaVar spoke with SiriusXM NBA Radio and insinuated that Lonzo hasn’t been happy with all the losing the Lakers are having primarily because he’s not used to it. The Lakers are […]

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 […]

The Ball family was once again part of a lot of headlines on Monday, as news surfaced about LaVar Ball deciding to pull out his son, LiAngelo, from UCLA. However, that does not mean he’ll be neglected by Big Baller Brand, as their CEO made it known that his second son will also receive his […]

It’s no longer shocking to hear famous sports dad LaVar Ball manufacture wild and absurd comments, but anytime he does, it still makes the news. For his latest act, Ball decided to pull his middle son, LiAngelo Ball, from UCLA, which suspended LiAngelo and two other Bruins indefinitely for their role in a controversial shoplifting […]

LaVar Ball might think he’s got his son’s best interest at heart, after pulling his middle son LiAngelo out of one of the best basketball programs in the country in UCLA, but his delusion might just cost his kid an education, a year of college ball and most importantly — a future. The obnoxious cartoon […]

LaVar Ball’s sense of overconfidence has now bled from his disparate claims about the coaching of his son Lonzo Ball with the Los Angeles Lakers back into the college ranks. Now, Ball is assuring he can prepare his middle son, LiAngelo Ball, better than UCLA can after pulling him from the school earlier today. “I’m […]

It goes without saying that LaVar Ball is no stranger to making headlines, especially during his recent spat with President Trump regarding LiAngelo Ball’s arrest for shoplifting in China. Amidst all the fallout that caused a social media frenzy, UCLA had announced the suspensions of Ball and the other teammates involved. As a result, the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are enforcing an “existing policy,” which now has come to be known as the “LaVar Ball rule,” prohibiting media members to scrum around a section of the arena among the family and associates of players after games, according to ESPN’s Chris Haynes. Family, friends, and agents of players wait for them […]

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 […]

LaVar Ball had a clear message for former Los Angeles Lakers coach Byron Scott after he came to the rescue of Luke Walton once the former had criticized his methods of coaching his son, Lonzo Ball. The highly-rambunctious father of the rookie point guard had no filter responding to Scott after TMZ Sports passed along […]

There’s at least one person associated with the Los Angeles Lakers who thinks LaVar Ball is not a problem. Former Lakers great A.C. Green recently said in a TMZ Sports video that he felt Ball’s statements about the team and its coaching are a non-issue for the organization, Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Rob Pelinka, per […]

The Los Angeles Lakers came inches away from beating the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night. But a missed shot at the end of regulation and a Stephen Curry Flurry led to a 127-123 loss for the Lakers. The opportunity to win for the Lakers came with about five seconds left. Julius […]

Contrary to popular opinion, Lonzo Ball was drafted high in this year’s NBA Draft largely because of his basketball talents and not mainly due to LaVar Ball’s insistence that his first-born is a can’t-miss prospect. So far, Lonzo is having a topsy-turvy rookie season with plenty of people not particularly happy with the way the […]