LiAngelo Ball was not selected in the NBA Draft and has not received an invite to join any team during the Summer League, but fortunately he had a backup plan in place that he knew would work.
On Monday, Ball announced that he is joining the Junior Basketball Association — the league founded by his father LaVar Ball and funded by the Big Baller Brand.
BREAKING: @LiAngeloBall will join JBA League and play for the Los Angeles Ballers. More on this later. Watch his season debut this Thursday in Ontario, California. Click: https://t.co/S6W3p9cCvi #NewBallEra #JBA pic.twitter.com/CUkgon84vE
— JBA (@bbbjbaleague) July 9, 2018
LiAngelo will be playing for the Los Angeles Ballers like his younger brother LaMelo, of course. The JBA said in a press release that NBA teams “surprisingly passed” on Ball in the draft, but it really wasn’t a surprise to anyone who has followed him from before he chose to leave UCLA.
RELEASE: LiAngelo Ball will play for the Los Angeles Ballers of the JBA League. For quotes and more information, read FULL press release. #NewBallEra #JBA https://t.co/0yAmi3CL64 pic.twitter.com/7EjKeej1G1
— JBA (@bbbjbaleague) July 9, 2018
LiAngelo is still confident that he is going to wind up with one particular NBA team, but he has a very long way to go. Is the Junior Basketball Association and the Big Baller Brand going to get him there? We know how LaVar would answer that question.
