LaVar Ball is back after the Charlotte Hornets’ elimination from the NBA Play-In Tournament, and he has an idea to help the team realize its ambitions.
In a new video, Ball urges the Hornets to sign Lonzo and Gelo to pair with LaMelo, citing their “unmatched” chemistry. He also criticized Hornets coach Charles Lee for giving up on the team’s 121-90 loss to Orlando too soon.
“If you want to go to the playoffs, three Balls are better than one,” LaVar said. “I’m trying to explain to you all, I have to keep telling you, if you want to go far you got to get all the Ball boys. The chemistry and the speed of the game is unmatched. You’ve got to be a heck of a coach to coach Melo. He’s a killer. You know what you do with a killer? You leave him in until the end. Don’t take him out till them suckers hit zero. And let it be known, he’s still trying to win. He could be down 40, down 50, it don’t matter.
“That coach give up a little too early for me. I’m trying to tell you all. Now you got something to talk about. The big baller is trying to give you a recipe on how to be a champion. But if the head folks don’t want to make their move and get all the Ball boys in Charlotte, I’m trying to tell you yes, in the best chemistry playing their speed game.”
Lavar Ball URGES the Charlotte Hornets to pick up his sons Lonzo & Gelo Ball after their blowout loss to the Orlando Magic, explaining that reuniting the Ball brothers is Charlotte’s only hope to make the playoffs 😮👀
— Slime🐍 (@ItsKingSlime) April 18, 2026
“That coach gives up a little too early for me… It’s up to… pic.twitter.com/WLFr9b5ZBA
It’s been a while since LaVar was making outlandish claims like this about his sons. Perhaps he was spurred into action after hearing some of the criticism LaMelo was subjected to this week. He might have just sensed the opportunity to grab some headlines, as indicated by him saying he was giving everyone “something to talk about.”
The Hornets obviously will not be signing all three Ball brothers. Gelo Ball is officially retired from playing and has embarked on a music career. They could theoretically bring in Lonzo, but he did not make much of an impression in a reserve role with the Cleveland Cavaliers this season.
Ultimately, this is more of the same from the Ball family patriarch, and most of his previous comments have aged terribly. Don’t expect these to be taken seriously by the Hornets or anyone else.
