The forgotten Ball brother may not be finished with basketball just yet.
LiAngelo Ball spoke this week in an interview with Heavy. During the interview, Ball said that he is interested in potentially returning to the NBA.
“I feel like I’m in the position to play in the NBA,” said Ball. “If they ever did ask, I could go tomorrow and start playing and working out and stuff … I do play basketball like with my brothers and some NBA dudes when they come home and stuff. So, I keep my game always touched up pretty much.
“If they need an impact scorer, I feel like I could produce scoring, defense and winning,” Ball added of his game. “Like, I just got a winning vibe for real. Imma do whatever play it takes.”
Ball did also note though that music is still his “main career choice” at this point of his life. You can read his full interview with Heavy here.
Now 27 years old, Ball never appeared in an official NBA game but was technically a member of the league. He played on the Summer League squad of the Charlotte Hornets and also briefly spent time on non-guaranteed NBA deals with both the Hornets and the Detroit Pistons (in addition to appearing for the Greensboro Swarm, the NBA G League affiliate of the Hornets).
That said, Ball, whose brothers Lonzo and LaMelo both played in the NBA this season, seems to have found his calling as a musician. He had a major hit single with his song “Tweaker” in 2025 yet is still not giving up entirely on his professional basketball dream.
