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LaMelo Ball releases $395 sneaker, becomes first high schooler with own shoe

August 31, 2017 by Steve DelVecchio • Comments
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If $495 is just a little too much for you to pay for a pair of Lonzo Ball’s sneakers, perhaps you will be interested in saving $100 by purchasing his younger brother LaMelo’s instead.

LaMelo Ball, who is just 16, has become the first high school player ever to endorse his own sneaker. The “Melo Ball 1” retails for a cool $395. Big Baller Brand released a video through Slam Online promoting the new kicks:

Life is sweet The MB1s are now available for preorder on https://t.co/yLY01fNsBB pic.twitter.com/p07rhpPdzZ

— Big Baller Brand (@bigballerbrand) August 31, 2017

Here’s another photo showing the shoes:

Today, LaMelo Ball becomes the 1st high school player ever to have his own signature shoe. The "Melo Ball 1" pic.twitter.com/3EpJuBA1EF

— Big Baller Brand (@bigballerbrand) August 31, 2017

Earlier in the year, Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball became the first ever player with an independently-made sneaker heading into the draft. That shoe, the ZO2, retails for $495. We all saw how much fun Twitter had with Lonzo’s kicks, so we can only imagine what the reaction will be to a 16-year-old having $395 shoes.

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