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LiAngelo, LaMelo Ball reportedly close to signing with Lithuanian team

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 …

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Chinese league star thinks LiAngelo Ball would be welcomed back

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 …

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NCAA president criticizes LaVar Ball for pulling son LiAngelo out of UCLA

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 …

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Lithuanian coach throws shade at LiAngelo, LaMelo Ball

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, LiAngelo Ball looking into playing professionally overseas

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 …

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NBA GM says his team has zero interest in LiAngelo Ball

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 …

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LaVar Ball says he will prepare LiAngelo better for NBA Draft than UCLA could

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 …

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LaVar Ball reportedly pulls son LiAngelo from UCLA

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 …

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Donald Trump rips LaVar Ball, says he should have left LiAngelo in Chinese jail

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 …

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LaVar Ball downplays President Trump’s role in helping son

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 …

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LiAngelo Ball, UCLA players suspended indefinitely for shoplifting incident

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. …

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Donald Trump says he kept UCLA players out of jail, wants a ‘thank you’

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 …

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UCLA players mobbed upon returning home from China (Video)

The three UCLA Bruins freshmen who had remained in China after being arrested for allegedly shoplifting flew home and arrived in Los Angeles on Tuesday evening, where they were mobbed. Reporters were all over the scene at LAX when the players arrived …

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Report: LiAngelo Ball, UCLA players had all shoplifting charges dropped

The three UCLA basketball players who were arrested for shoplifting in China last week were finally allowed to return home on Tuesday, and it appears as though they will be coming back to the United States with no blemishes on their official police …

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Pac-12 commissioner releases statement on UCLA players who were arrested

The three UCLA basketball players who were arrested for shoplifting in China last week were on a plane home to Los Angeles Tuesday morning, and it sounds as though the case has reached a resolution. In a statement, Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott …

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LiAngelo Ball, UCLA players reportedly flying back from China

The shoplifting case involving three UCLA basketball players in China appears to have reached some sort of resolution, as the three freshman were reportedly flying back to the United States on Tuesday. According to James T. Areddy of the Wall Street …

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