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LaVar Ball has been in an off-and-on public dispute with Donald Trump since Ball refused to thank the president for his role in helping his son LiAngelo avoid shoplifting charges in China. Heck, even LiAngelo thanked Trump when he gave a speech …
LaMelo and LiAngelo Ball may be headed to a place very different from Chino Hills, but their new coach may remind them of someone very familiar. On Monday, LaMelo and LiAngelo agreed to contracts to join Lithuanian team Vytautas Prienai next month. …
Like their older brother Lonzo, LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball are now professional basketball players. On Monday, 19-year-old LiAngelo and 16-year-old LaMelo agreed to contracts to join Lithuanian team Vytautas Prienai early next month. Shams Charania of …
It’s official: LaMelo and LiAngelo Ball are going pro. The Ball brothers have agreed to a one-year deal with Lithuanian team Vytautas Prienai, according to The Vertical’s Shams Charania. They will report to the team in early January. …
LaVar Ball has said that his sons LiAngelo and LaMelo plan to play professional basketball overseas, and it appears the Ball brothers are on the verge of signing with a team. Adrian Wojnarowski and Jonathan Givony of ESPN reported on Monday that …
At least one player familiar with the basketball scene in China thinks that LiAngelo Ball would be welcome back in the country. Ex-Louisville star Russ Smith, who played in the NBA for two seasons before finding a successful career in the Chinese …
If some comments he made on Wednesday about the Ball family are any indication, NCAA president Mark Emmert may not have the best understanding of where his bread is buttered. While speaking at the 2017 SportsBusiness Journal Intercollegiate Athletics …
LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball are reportedly considering playing professional basketball overseas, and some rumors surfaced Tuesday indicating they have been offered contracts to play for a team in Lithuania. But when you hear what the coach of said team …
LaMelo and LiAngelo Ball are considering playing professionally overseas and are looking into their options, according to a report. The Vertical’s Shams Charania reported on Monday night that the representative for both players began making …
It’s hard to say if LaVar Ball thinks he has a chance of getting son LiAngelo drafted, but if he really does, it sounds like he’s in for a major disappointment come next June. In light of LaVar’s decision to pull LiAngelo out of …
LaVar Ball has made the decision to have his son LiAngelo quit the UCLA basketball team, and the elder Ball says the move is designed to better prepare the 19-year-old for the NBA Draft. LaVar confirmed to ESPN’s Jeff Goodman on Monday that …
LaVar Ball has already decided to pull his youngest son from high school in favor of home school, and now he is reportedly forcing his middle son to drop out of UCLA. According to TMZ Sports, LaVar has decided LiAngelo should quit the UCLA basketball …
Donald Trump is said to have played a big role in helping the three UCLA players who were arrested for shoplifting in China avoid serious legal trouble, but LaVar Ball didn’t exactly thank the U.S. president for his help. You can probably guess …
Despite the potentially serious nature of the crime, LaVar Ball downplayed the arrest of his son, LiAngelo Ball, and two other UCLA players, Cody Riley and Jalen Hill, after they were detained on suspicion of shoplifting in China — a crime that …
UCLA held a press conference on Wednesday to address the shoplifting incident that resulted in three players being arrested in China last week, and head coach Steve Alford revealed that the freshmen have been suspended indefinitely from the program. …
The Three UCLA basketball players who were arrested for shoplifting in China last week received some assistance from Donald Trump in resolving their case, and the U.S. president would like it if the young men showed their appreciation. UCLA freshmen …
