Ball was asked about dealing with the big shoe companies, and he said they will regret not making a deal with him after his son is picked by the Lakers."Now that Lonzo's headed to Los Angeles, what they should have done is give me a billion dollars and let me be on my way," he said.Told that number was unrealistic, Ball replied, "unrealistic to you.""Now you know ... if they want to talk to me now, it just went up to $3 billion. Triple B's -- billion, billion, billion," he said, adding: "That's the only way they going to come at me. I'm already in the building. I don't need them for nothing, as you can tell."A source confirmed to ESPN's Darren Rovell that Ball's asking price with the big shoe companies was indeed $1 billion.
"Now that Lonzo's headed to Los Angeles, what they should have done is give me a billion dollars and let me be on my way," he said.
Told that number was unrealistic, Ball replied, "unrealistic to you."
"Now you know ... if they want to talk to me now, it just went up to $3 billion. Triple B's -- billion, billion, billion," he said, adding: "That's the only way they going to come at me. I'm already in the building. I don't need them for nothing, as you can tell."
A source confirmed to ESPN's Darren Rovell that Ball's asking price with the big shoe companies was indeed $1 billion.
― k3vin k., Thursday, 18 May 2017 16:02 (six years ago) link
Fox Sports reporter Kristine Leahy, whom Ball earlier referred to as a "hater" and told to "stay in your lane" after she pressed him on the number of shoes sold, argued that for Big Baller Brand to be appealing to the big shoe companies, he would have to market his products to women. Ball scoffed at the idea."Yeah, if you have a women's company. ... We're talking about Big Baller Brand," he said.Later in the interview, after several tense exchanges with Leahy, Ball said: "I never disrespect women, but I tell you what, if you act like that, something's coming to you and it's OK."
"Yeah, if you have a women's company. ... We're talking about Big Baller Brand," he said.
Later in the interview, after several tense exchanges with Leahy, Ball said: "I never disrespect women, but I tell you what, if you act like that, something's coming to you and it's OK."
― k3vin k., Thursday, 18 May 2017 16:06 (six years ago) link
right down to leahy as megyn kelly
lol perfect deadpan
― lag∞n, Thursday, 18 May 2017 16:11 (six years ago) link
wonder how long itll take before lonzo realizes he has millions of dollars and can make his own better decisions
― lag∞n, Thursday, 18 May 2017 16:12 (six years ago) link
lonzo gonna fall to the kings at this rate
― ciderpress, Thursday, 18 May 2017 16:58 (six years ago) link
seriously what are the chances the lakers pass on Lonzo because his dad is a lunatic. i would say extremely low but i'm sure there are discussions abt him going on right now.
― nomar, Thursday, 18 May 2017 16:59 (six years ago) link
ray donovan will take care of it
― Sufjan Grafton, Thursday, 18 May 2017 17:25 (six years ago) link
but I want to be clear that I do not watch the terrible show ray donovan
is it true that Lonzo dissed Magic and Kobe because lol
― frogbs, Thursday, 18 May 2017 17:46 (six years ago) link
lavar apparently believes that the strongest hand you can play is to pretend you hold four aces, not realizing that your opponent has a couple of aces in their hand and know how to count.
― A is for (Aimless), Thursday, 18 May 2017 17:50 (six years ago) link
idk about that but it is true that lonzo tweeted a list of top 5 alltime rappers that included both dmx and 50 cent.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 18 May 2017 17:52 (six years ago) link
accurate
― nice cage (m bison), Saturday, 20 May 2017 21:30 (six years ago) link
i am glad we have a thread where i can log on and say fuck lavar ball, the trash guy who sucks
― Clay, Saturday, 20 May 2017 22:13 (six years ago) link
lmao hes really trying to sell 3 for $10 style garments for $500
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DA7T_bLXYAIH_cZ.jpghttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/DA7UAZ8XcAERT5x.jpg
― lag∞n, Sunday, 28 May 2017 16:24 (six years ago) link
like?? a shirt with a cutting catchphrase on it ppl will be wanting this shit
― lag∞n, Sunday, 28 May 2017 16:25 (six years ago) link
my latest theory is that lavar has concluded that the best way to make money out of his kids is to raise his media profile as high as possible and hope lightning strikes. he's correct to think that being a boastful, trash-talking, loud-mouthed quote machine will get him notoriety in the sports media, but he's still a long way from figuring out how he can personally cash in on that.
― A is for (Aimless), Sunday, 28 May 2017 17:47 (six years ago) link
i find the way these aau videos are shot and edited to be soothing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94BJh-WDf6M
― lag∞n, Sunday, 28 May 2017 18:29 (six years ago) link
I sometimes wonder who the first already in the NBA guy to sign with BBB could be, if we lived in a fantasy where that could happen. Javale? JR?
― Clay, Sunday, 28 May 2017 19:57 (six years ago) link
This dude LaMelo Ball has to be the worst person imaginable to play with pic.twitter.com/QGsUPLha6w— NBA All Access (@nballaccess) May 28, 2017
― Spottie, Monday, 29 May 2017 04:12 (six years ago) link
every single second of that is actually worse than anything i could imagine
― Clay, Monday, 29 May 2017 04:17 (six years ago) link
ive watched a bunch lamelo ball clips and its weird hes totally affectless like when the guy pushes him in that tweet and he just turns and walks away like he didnt even notice, he scored 90 in a game and didnt celebrate once
― lag∞n, Monday, 29 May 2017 14:19 (six years ago) link
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/news/report-lavar-ball-turned-10-million-shoe-contracts-son-lonzo-183900817.html
― Spottie, Tuesday, 30 May 2017 20:58 (six years ago) link
LaVar originally sought a 10-year, $10 billion shoe deal
lol wuuuut
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 30 May 2017 21:00 (six years ago) link
nbd just a billi a year easy
― Spottie, Tuesday, 30 May 2017 21:04 (six years ago) link
LaVar Ball pulled Big Ballers off court in AAU playoffs In a game they were winning 👀 🎥: https://t.co/fk3WKCIIPJ pic.twitter.com/isac56iagx— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 23, 2017
― down that brown path (Spottie), Sunday, 23 July 2017 05:01 (six years ago) link
Y'all. I can't stop watching. pic.twitter.com/7y7saZDgxm— victoria (@CountOnVic) July 23, 2017
― down that brown path (Spottie), Sunday, 23 July 2017 06:28 (six years ago) link
http://deadspin.com/lavar-ball-throws-hissy-fit-gets-female-referee-replac-1797339573
― nomar, Friday, 28 July 2017 19:40 (six years ago) link
jeez that last clip.... ugh what a dingbat
― Spottie, Friday, 28 July 2017 19:43 (six years ago) link
you misspelled "dickhead"
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Friday, 28 July 2017 19:48 (six years ago) link
it sucks how in the world entertaining loons always turn out to be terrible psychos
― lag∞n, Friday, 28 July 2017 19:50 (six years ago) link
yeah i mean mission accomplished apparently there were 45,000 people at the ZIon vs Lamelo game last week.
― Spottie, Friday, 28 July 2017 19:52 (six years ago) link
if only we had a good case study covering the potential long-term dangers of elevating terrible people into positions of pop culture authority
― nomar, Friday, 28 July 2017 20:19 (six years ago) link
haaaaa
― Spottie, Friday, 28 July 2017 20:21 (six years ago) link
lmao
― lag∞n, Friday, 28 July 2017 21:59 (six years ago) link
from now on I vow to ignore any and all """news""" items about this fuckhead. life is too short and yeah it's not good to give these types any attention.
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Friday, 28 July 2017 23:40 (six years ago) link
i kind of feel sad for anyone out there now coming around to the fact that this guy is trash, it must be nice to think the best of people
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 29 July 2017 01:28 (six years ago) link
Ha. I guess I didn't really come around til his cowherd appearance.
― Spottie, Saturday, 29 July 2017 01:54 (six years ago) link
i like to give weird ppl on the tv the benefit of the doubt
― lag∞n, Saturday, 29 July 2017 01:56 (six years ago) link
I played football and baseball, sorry, but said to be the best bball player in N.Y. State-ask coach Ted Dobias-said best he ever coached.— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 3, 2013
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 30 August 2017 01:56 (six years ago) link
hahahahaha
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 30 August 2017 01:58 (six years ago) link
― Spottie, Wednesday, 30 August 2017 03:00 (six years ago) link
another one for the file http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/20520784/high-school-junior-lamelo-ball-now-signature-shoe-395
― lag∞n, Thursday, 31 August 2017 22:36 (six years ago) link
was listening to incarcerated scarfaces in the car today and "guess who's the black trump" made me think of this thread :/
― circles, Friday, 1 September 2017 02:29 (six years ago) link
― lag∞n, Friday, 1 September 2017 02:30 (six years ago) link
So many trump name drops in hip hop history.
― Spottie, Friday, 1 September 2017 02:50 (six years ago) link
so lamelo is technically ineligible to play college ball now right?
― call all destroyer, Friday, 1 September 2017 03:01 (six years ago) link
article says if hes not getting paid its ok
― lag∞n, Friday, 1 September 2017 04:36 (six years ago) link
Did lavar ball really say something about nas that was not of the highest respects concerning hip hop? You have been warned #cursed - Lil B— Lil B THE BASEDGOD (@LILBTHEBASEDGOD) September 2, 2017
*it was lonzo
― lag∞n, Saturday, 2 September 2017 17:42 (six years ago) link
well
― 龜, Sunday, 19 November 2017 18:05 (six years ago) link
Now that the three basketball players are out of China and saved from years in jail, LaVar Ball, the father of LiAngelo, is unaccepting of what I did for his son and that shoplifting is no big deal. I should have left them in jail!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 19, 2017
its happening
― lag∞n, Sunday, 19 November 2017 18:07 (six years ago) link
2017 really is the best
― frogbs, Sunday, 19 November 2017 18:21 (six years ago) link
neither can live while the other survives
― Clay, Sunday, 19 November 2017 18:37 (six years ago) link
https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/deathbattlefanon/images/a/af/Gyaos_Gif.gif/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/180?cb=20150826010049
― omar little, Sunday, 19 November 2017 19:03 (six years ago) link
Steve Kerr on the Trump, LaVar stuff: "Two people seeking attention...It'd be nice if you stopped covering both of them." pic.twitter.com/qwfL7I8sFr— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) November 19, 2017
― Spottie, Monday, 20 November 2017 00:11 (six years ago) link
wow steve if u dont like drama maybe log off
― lag∞n, Monday, 20 November 2017 00:13 (six years ago) link
love woj's new advice column
@wojespnLiAngelo Ball will struggle to find a serious job playing pro ball, including the G-League. ESPN’s Mike_Schmitz projected him in HS as a small-ball stretch 4-man at the mid-major college level. Would make sense for him to find a scholarship at lower level and stay in school.
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Monday, 4 December 2017 23:11 (six years ago) link
yeah ucla just took him on as part of a ball bro package deal and dropped him the second they cld, if he was a valuable player they wldve suspended him a few games then called it a day
― lag∞n, Monday, 4 December 2017 23:45 (six years ago) link
lol https://sports.yahoo.com/report-lakers-now-enforcing-called-lavar-ball-rule-restrict-media-access-162956864.html
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 5 December 2017 00:00 (six years ago) link
LaVar Ball spoke to @tailopez on his YouTube channel about how to fix the Lakers' losing. Second photo is the most interesting. (And here's the video: https://t.co/q2G9LOjuBW): pic.twitter.com/pF8AY7fHj5— Jovan Buha (@jovanbuha) December 10, 2017
― Spottie, Sunday, 10 December 2017 03:42 (six years ago) link
i agree that lavar should be the coach of the lakers
― the process believer (Clay), Sunday, 10 December 2017 03:49 (six years ago) link
its the right thing
― Spottie, Sunday, 10 December 2017 03:51 (six years ago) link
for the greater good
― lag∞n, Sunday, 10 December 2017 04:48 (six years ago) link
lavar publicly criticizing the lakers' $25 million coach 25 games into the season... who could've seen this coming
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 10 December 2017 06:16 (six years ago) link
my god drafting lonzo was a catastrophe
― lag∞n, Sunday, 10 December 2017 13:41 (six years ago) link
lakers are playing ok, is that in spite of linzo's bad shooting or bc he brings other things to the team?
― Men's Scarehouse - "You're gonna like the way you're shook." (m bison), Sunday, 10 December 2017 17:57 (six years ago) link
lakers have lost 10 out of their last 15 which prob isnt much of a reflection on lonzo but he is bad
― lag∞n, Sunday, 10 December 2017 18:00 (six years ago) link
oh ha, been out of the loop. they started out ok
― Men's Scarehouse - "You're gonna like the way you're shook." (m bison), Sunday, 10 December 2017 18:01 (six years ago) link
yeah theyve been pretty bad since then tho are prob better than the really bad teams chicago sacto et al
― lag∞n, Sunday, 10 December 2017 18:02 (six years ago) link
of course it only takes an injury or two or for them to give up on defense as bad teams often do for them to slide (i am rooting for them to slide since the celtics own their pick)
― lag∞n, Sunday, 10 December 2017 18:03 (six years ago) link
theyre probably about where they should be considering their inexperience/age and such. Kobe had some good points about them recentlyhttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/DQqIRiqWsAAxfpA.jpg:large
― Spottie, Sunday, 10 December 2017 21:43 (six years ago) link
yeah its def foolish to expect young players to win the lakers problem is more that theyll be lucky if one of their young players matures into a star
― lag∞n, Sunday, 10 December 2017 21:48 (six years ago) link
a patient impatience
― the process believer (Clay), Sunday, 10 December 2017 21:54 (six years ago) link
dark musings
― lag∞n, Monday, 11 December 2017 00:14 (six years ago) link
would you rather have brandon ingram or jaylen brown
― J0rdan S., Monday, 11 December 2017 01:36 (six years ago) link
brown, tho ingram is def showing signs this year his game still pretty fd up, brown is already very solid his floor is way higher, ingram maybe has a higher ceiling tho he cant shoot so far, brown is 40% from 3 idk
― lag∞n, Monday, 11 December 2017 01:45 (six years ago) link
obvs the context of their teams/roles makes a comparison difficult
brown seems like he has a better mindtype too
― lag∞n, Monday, 11 December 2017 01:46 (six years ago) link
brown, love 2 favor system guys
― Men's Scarehouse - "You're gonna like the way you're shook." (m bison), Monday, 11 December 2017 02:58 (six years ago) link
i think having watched a lot of brown i'm a little less high on him than some ppl and having watched a little ingram i find him interesting tho not even close to a complete player so i'm probably not qualified to answer this question.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 11 December 2017 03:03 (six years ago) link
brown is just like a little mechanical in a way that makes me think his basketball instincts will limit him. good rotation player, starter. not more than that.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 11 December 2017 03:07 (six years ago) link
p sure celtics will be happy with that tho
― Men's Scarehouse - "You're gonna like the way you're shook." (m bison), Monday, 11 December 2017 04:00 (six years ago) link
i think i'd probably still take ingram bcuz of his ceiling as a scorer but jaylen may be a more "winning" player
i wanted to crap on the lakers for taking ingram no. 2 overall but but that draft was pretty terrible
― J0rdan S., Monday, 11 December 2017 04:35 (six years ago) link
brown at his current trajectory will prob make an allstar team at some point, hes def a lil mechanical but its crazy how well he plays for a mechanical 21 y/o, and hes got a lot of time to get less mechanical, if u had told me this time last year that hed be shooting 40% i wldve said no that doesnt sound right but youre the one from the future i guess, what im trying to say is his jump shot was rough as hell, its still far from perfect but its a shit ton better than it was
― lag∞n, Monday, 11 December 2017 05:31 (six years ago) link
ingram shot poorly in college and continues to shoot poorly which isnt as good from a shooting perspective
― lag∞n, Monday, 11 December 2017 05:32 (six years ago) link
u know who else is mechanical kawhi leonard now he is the best player
― Men's Scarehouse - "You're gonna like the way you're shook." (m bison), Monday, 11 December 2017 05:41 (six years ago) link
yeah i was thinking the same there are some super athletic huge wing types who have overcome being mechanical and looking like they only play basketball because theyre built for it to ascend to star status your kawhis and your paul georges and people of that nature, not saying brown is gonna get there but hes def already proven hes a guy who knows how to work on his game, and obvs also has a great learning/coaching situation and a role he can grow into at his own pace
― lag∞n, Monday, 11 December 2017 05:46 (six years ago) link
+ he has the goggles
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DQkpqErUEAAsYgo.jpg
― lag∞n, Monday, 11 December 2017 05:48 (six years ago) link
idk why but jaylen always looks shorter to me than he's listed. i feel like he'll need to add a lot more offensive skill to become a truly great offensive player... it's hard to imagine him just pulling up and shooting over guys off the dribble consistently and things of that nature. he's already pretty good in the post tho? and at worst he'll be one of the best 3 and D wings in the league... an igoudala-like role seems like a decent midpoint for his potential.
― J0rdan S., Monday, 11 December 2017 05:50 (six years ago) link
like...sixers, nugs, or warriors iggy?
― Men's Scarehouse - "You're gonna like the way you're shook." (m bison), Monday, 11 December 2017 05:51 (six years ago) link
prime iggy was a very good player that level of solid all starship wld be a fine outcome for sure, i know its weird he doesnt look great out there but hes already quite effective which makes me think hes got a pretty high ceiling, like he looks like hes playing at half speed most of the time just ramping up the pace which one wld think is something that will come with experience will make him a lot better
― lag∞n, Monday, 11 December 2017 05:55 (six years ago) link
its seems doubtful hell ever be an elite scorer but i cld easily see him as a 18-20pts a game with all world D type of guy
― lag∞n, Monday, 11 December 2017 05:57 (six years ago) link
i mean shit hes already scoring 15pts in 30mins in a crowd of 3rd options maybe he will be an elite scorer
― lag∞n, Monday, 11 December 2017 05:58 (six years ago) link
i mean iggy in general in that he would be overstretched as a lead scorer/#1 option on offense but as a potential versatile elite defender who can hit 3s and put the ball on the floor when need be he would be very valuable
― J0rdan S., Monday, 11 December 2017 17:12 (six years ago) link
sounds about right
― call all destroyer, Monday, 11 December 2017 18:57 (six years ago) link
this is good (marc stein talks to kevin martin about weird shooting strokes): https://t.co/JhSxmc0UPB
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 12 December 2017 02:11 (six years ago) link
fran!
Prominant former American player who played for Ball brothers's new coach had some insight on him: 1. Competent coach w/free-wheeling pick-and-roll offense. 2. Speaks no English 3. Screams the entire game. 4. Sold meat out of his car trunk to his players after practice. I swear.— Fran Fraschilla (@franfraschilla) December 12, 2017
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 13 December 2017 02:36 (six years ago) link
fran is so great
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 13 December 2017 02:36 (six years ago) link
oh yeah he's the best.
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 13 December 2017 02:42 (six years ago) link
that is top quality reporting for sure
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 13 December 2017 02:42 (six years ago) link
oh man it's EXTREMELY hard to pick one pic of the ball's new lithuanian coach
https://www.tv3.lt/usi/980x654/3/7d/23/c3/7d23c3804ca7567673a05e2a7c39b1e8.jpg?v=4.0.4.20&t=cr&s=980x654&m=3&f=/Uploads/UArticles/leadPhotos/f8/11/6a/51/f8116a519c66bf15a645db5da334110c.jpg
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 13 December 2017 02:48 (six years ago) link
they had to meet with him! unreal.https://sports.yahoo.com/lakers-asked-lavar-ball-tone-criticism-well-see-goes-173309862.html
― Spottie, Wednesday, 13 December 2017 18:48 (six years ago) link
lol at all the coverage of lithuanian basketball
― mookieproof, Monday, 8 January 2018 17:53 (six years ago) link
The Better Business Bureau has given the Big Baller Brand the lowest rating possible: an F.
On its website, the organization says Big Baller Brand's ratings are based on 32 complaints filed against the business, a failure to respond to 12 of those complaints and five complaints that still haven't been resolved.
Most of the complaints are from people who said they bought an item from the Big Baller website in November and December, and that they were charged for their orders even though that item or items have failed to show up.
"Better Business Bureau is as outdated as the Yellow Pages," LaVar Ball said, in a text, to ESPN. "Who cares about them? Tell them that Yelp! has replaced the Better Business Bureau. We honestly thought the Better Business Bureau was out of business. The new BBB stands for the Big Baller Brand."
― omar little, Monday, 8 January 2018 23:00 (six years ago) link
that is an extremely donald trump quote
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Tuesday, 9 January 2018 05:24 (six years ago) link
"the new USA stands for United Stable Geniuses of the US"
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DTEJMJ-VwAAKaWG.jpg:large
― Spottie, Tuesday, 9 January 2018 07:20 (six years ago) link
what's that from?
― Joan Digimon (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 9 January 2018 13:06 (six years ago) link
kerr
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 9 January 2018 16:14 (six years ago) link
The refs in LaMelo and LiAngelo Ball's first pro game in Lithuania are wearing [squints], yep, that's Big Baller Brand. pic.twitter.com/cL2BIpOtAE— SB Nation (@SBNation) January 9, 2018
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 9 January 2018 19:16 (six years ago) link
wow!
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 9 January 2018 19:26 (six years ago) link
gonna have to change the name of the country to LiThuania
― Men's Scarehouse - "You're gonna like the way you're shook." (m bison), Tuesday, 9 January 2018 19:52 (six years ago) link
coaches not liking that story
After LaVar Ball story, Stan Van Gundy says he’ll deny ESPN its usual access https://t.co/GB9jSyp8yy— Kurt Helin (@basketballtalk) January 9, 2018
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 9 January 2018 20:04 (six years ago) link
That spin tho. 😂 pic.twitter.com/6Mg3UWUEqS— J.E. Skeets (@jeskeets) January 9, 2018
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 9 January 2018 20:17 (six years ago) link
the lavar story is interesting, on one hand he’s clearly mentally ill and ESPN’s coverage of him is tabloid trash. otoh carlisle was saying things like ESPN owed it to the NBA, its “partner”, to avoid pushing these stories. so this van gundy comment is concerning given the context
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 9 January 2018 20:26 (six years ago) link
the coaches def arent in this to protect journalism
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 9 January 2018 20:35 (six years ago) link
i guess i can see why ppl cover lavar -- he's crazy, says crazy shit, and is a godsend for the hot-take machine. and i guess that extends somewhat to lonzo, despite his being the second-best rookie on a last-place team
but who are these people who want updates about teenagers playing in lithuania? it's not the offseason, there are actual nba games happening now! plus actual college games involving trae young, etc! i mean tebow was at least sent by god to spread his good word and has a built-in audience; why does anyone care about the lesser balls?
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 9 January 2018 20:46 (six years ago) link
because it's weird to send your teen sons to play in lithuania b/c you're killing time until they're allowed to sign with the lakers.
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 9 January 2018 20:57 (six years ago) link
some other players have done it eg brandon jennings tho no one as young as the youngest ball afaik
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 9 January 2018 21:23 (six years ago) link
Nothing will prepare you for the rigors of the NBA like playing hoops against kristaps' homunculi.
― omar little, Tuesday, 9 January 2018 21:25 (six years ago) link
i'd be more intrigued if they were playing in magnitogorsk and all their road games involved eight-hour flights on afghan-war-era troop transports like the wnba players get
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 9 January 2018 21:31 (six years ago) link
people care for the same reason people care about all the kardashian siblings
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 10 January 2018 00:40 (six years ago) link
man cmon the kardashians are legends in this game the balls cant even get one show have some respect
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 10 January 2018 00:43 (six years ago) link
lonzo is the star of netflix's fuller house iirc
― Clay, Wednesday, 10 January 2018 01:26 (six years ago) link
some other players have done it eg brandon jennings
at least he played in italy!
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Wednesday, 10 January 2018 01:27 (six years ago) link
I have the inside scoop that indeed tons of middle/high schooler athletic kids love and religiously watch Ball in the Family.
― Spottie, Wednesday, 10 January 2018 02:18 (six years ago) link
the balls are fellow teens that have teen haircuts
― Men's Scarehouse - "You're gonna like the way you're shook." (m bison), Wednesday, 10 January 2018 03:39 (six years ago) link
someone shd watch it and report back
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 10 January 2018 03:59 (six years ago) link
jfc man
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DV3E9V2XUAEgpkD.jpg
― lag∞n, Monday, 12 February 2018 20:52 (six years ago) link
solid plan, tough to argue with
― call all destroyer, Monday, 12 February 2018 20:55 (six years ago) link
lakers gonna max IT and dump ball
― fgti spinner (Spottie), Monday, 12 February 2018 20:56 (six years ago) link
Poor Gelo and Melo :(
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Monday, 12 February 2018 21:13 (six years ago) link
gelos not gonna make the league, melo will prob get drafted, the plan is a non starter, maybe some team will sign gelo to their g league team idk
― lag∞n, Monday, 12 February 2018 21:18 (six years ago) link
I'd like to see Melo at least play in one of the better Lithuanian basketball leagues before I'd draft him
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Monday, 12 February 2018 21:23 (six years ago) link
all the hs basketball sites have him listed as a 5 star prospect which doesnt guarantee getting drafted especially since hes only (the age of) a junior but it does give him a pretty good shot
― lag∞n, Monday, 12 February 2018 21:37 (six years ago) link
there's prob a few players in the NBA worth three roster spots but i don't think lonzo is going to be one of them
― J0rdan S., Monday, 12 February 2018 21:52 (six years ago) link
wonder if the lakers wld take a mulligan on drafting ball just based on this wacky dad
― lag∞n, Monday, 12 February 2018 21:54 (six years ago) link
― J0rdan S., Monday, February 12, 2018 4:52 PM (twenty-six minutes ago)
I think if lebron's GM misadventures have taught us anything it's that this is not true
― k3vin k., Monday, 12 February 2018 22:19 (six years ago) link
Gelo and MeloGelo and MeloGelo and MeloGelo and MeloGelo and MeloGelo and MeloGelo and MeloGelo and MeloGelo and MeloGelo and MeloGelo and MeloGelo and MeloGelo and Melo
i love saying that
― It's not delivery, it's Adorno! (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 12 February 2018 22:27 (six years ago) link
this is my brother darryl, and that's my other brother darryl
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Monday, 12 February 2018 22:32 (six years ago) link
― k3vin k., Monday, February 12, 2018 5:19 PM (yesterday) Bookmark
if lebron's GM misadventures have taught us anything it's that it is true? tho maybe just for him
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 13 February 2018 06:31 (six years ago) link
there were years there where lebron + james jones + udonis haslem was basically a three person lebron james roster spot that every team would have accepted in a heartbeat
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 13 February 2018 06:32 (six years ago) link
lebron + james jones + *mike miller
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Tuesday, 13 February 2018 06:37 (six years ago) link
Will you? pic.twitter.com/JiW5HK9oGY— Big Baller Brand (@bigballerbrand) February 14, 2018
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 14 February 2018 17:55 (six years ago) link
Wow, I will not, thanks
― direct to consumer online mattress brand (silby), Wednesday, 14 February 2018 17:56 (six years ago) link
― omar little, Wednesday, 14 February 2018 17:58 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBu12zfP0Vs&feature=youtu.be
ooph
― lag∞n, Thursday, 22 February 2018 15:24 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBu12zfP0Vs
only watched a couple minutes but there seems to be a lot of driving and missing layups?
― mookieproof, Thursday, 22 February 2018 16:34 (six years ago) link
kinda cruel to take a 16 y/o from a situation where he was free to play like a bigger chucker than anyone wld dare in a pickup game and make him go against adults who are good at basketball
― lag∞n, Thursday, 22 February 2018 16:39 (six years ago) link
somehow melo's form is worse than lonzos. in general just looks like your average 16 year old hot shot at the local open gym who thinks he's way better than he is and who no one wants to play with.
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Thursday, 22 February 2018 16:41 (six years ago) link
dont think lavar's doing this for the hoops tho, the end goal for this fam is to be famous for being famous a la the kardashians n them
melos shot is all over the place too the only consistent thing abt it is the very low release point
― lag∞n, Thursday, 22 February 2018 16:42 (six years ago) link
he always looks like a little kid heaving the ball
― mookieproof, Thursday, 22 February 2018 16:44 (six years ago) link
lavars methods are, unconventional
― lag∞n, Thursday, 22 February 2018 16:45 (six years ago) link
he managed to get all three of his kids to play at least D1 level basketball while being completely fundamentally unsound
― lag∞n, Thursday, 22 February 2018 16:46 (six years ago) link
tho gelo does actually seem to play pretty solid has a normal shot and some good post footwork, but hes the worst one lol
― lag∞n, Thursday, 22 February 2018 16:48 (six years ago) link
yeah he's bad, melos ceiling is higher but doubt he gets there
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Thursday, 22 February 2018 16:49 (six years ago) link
maybe melo will learn basketball having to play against real players in europe but yeah i dont like his chances either, also if he ends up one of these quasi washout 4 star recruits who get looks in the 2nd round teams might just pass cause they dont want to deal with lavar
― lag∞n, Thursday, 22 February 2018 16:54 (six years ago) link
yup
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Thursday, 22 February 2018 17:03 (six years ago) link
gelo looks like he could hang in europe if he learned to play defense. both of them on some unconscionable matador shit.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 22 February 2018 17:06 (six years ago) link
yeah a lot of ppl were saying hes an end of the bench D1 player but he looks more like a solid D1 player
― lag∞n, Thursday, 22 February 2018 17:07 (six years ago) link
depends on the D1 school
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Thursday, 22 February 2018 17:09 (six years ago) link
yeah i mean hes prob not getting minutes at kentucky but seems like he cld help most teams
― lag∞n, Thursday, 22 February 2018 17:10 (six years ago) link
i was dying at how many times one of them totally lost his man, realized it, and then just went to guard the closest guy to him while the guy he was supposed to guard was off scoring buckets.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 22 February 2018 18:16 (six years ago) link
thats practice incompetence, plausible switchability
― lag∞n, Thursday, 22 February 2018 18:20 (six years ago) link
hah
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 22 February 2018 18:24 (six years ago) link
http://mag.bleacherreport.com/the-lamelo-show/
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Thursday, 1 March 2018 00:46 (six years ago) link
good piece
― lag∞n, Thursday, 1 March 2018 01:29 (six years ago) link
sounds grim over there
― It's not delivery, it's Adorno! (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 1 March 2018 19:09 (six years ago) link
breaking
Yahoo Sports story: LiAngelo Ball enters the 2018 NBA draft. https://t.co/AL63yRsTZL— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 27, 2018
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 27 March 2018 13:57 (six years ago) link
undrafted for sure
― micah, Tuesday, 27 March 2018 20:37 (six years ago) link
Can't wait for Lavar to undermine LiAngelo's g-league coaches.
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 27 March 2018 20:43 (six years ago) link
Our boys are comin' home!!
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23317012/battling-injuries-liangelo-lamelo-ball-leave-lithuania-bc-vytautas
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Wednesday, 25 April 2018 23:43 (six years ago) link
"Luke Walton was the worst coach he ever had. It was Magic Johnson who said he was going to be the dang face of the franchise. But Magic ain't doing no coaching. And the only person to kill Lonzo is the coach pulling him out and not having no confidence in him. Everyone who's had confidence in Lonzo just let him go and let him win. That's what he does. He wins. Luke Walton turned him into a loser. A loser's mentality is like, 'Oh, he's young, he'll get it.' Instead of just letting him go out there and do what he does."
― marcos smart (Spottie), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 18:03 (five years ago) link
lol I knew it would come to this
― 21st savagery fox (m bison), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 18:23 (five years ago) link
Everyone who's had confidence in Lonzo just let him go and let him win.
Someone should tell Lavar that the NBA is a different beast than high school, club, or college hoops. Lavar may be on the make, but this is the big leagues of people on the make and he needs to up his game if he wants to compete.
― A is for (Aimless), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 19:19 (five years ago) link
lol larvar was holding that in for so long
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 21:31 (five years ago) link
surprised he was able to keep it in that long
― marcos smart (Spottie), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 21:35 (five years ago) link
big baller brand
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 03:43 (five years ago) link
LaVar Ball says Lonzo is better than LeBron "He getting old"....then takes shot at LeBron's free throw shooting "He's been in the league a long time to not be able to hit no free throws" pic.twitter.com/59PisEPhQX— gifdsports (@gifdsports) February 7, 2019
― marcos smart (Spottie), Thursday, 7 February 2019 17:12 (five years ago) link
dont really know why i post in here just giving him more attention but going at lebron and the lakers this heavy is pretty reckless. i was thinking all of the young players should come out and demand a trade and just sit out if they arent traded
― marcos smart (Spottie), Thursday, 7 February 2019 17:17 (five years ago) link
Lonzo is better than LeBron................
― omar little, Thursday, 7 February 2019 17:20 (five years ago) link
Lolzo Ball
― Fetchboy, Thursday, 7 February 2019 17:59 (five years ago) link
lonbro jame
― lag∞n, Thursday, 7 February 2019 18:04 (five years ago) link
Why doesn’t Lavar speak into existence a better shot for Lonzo?
― George R. R. Caro (PBKR), Thursday, 7 February 2019 18:12 (five years ago) link
think Lonzo ever gonna grow a pair and tell dad to stfu?
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Thursday, 7 February 2019 18:41 (five years ago) link
not too likely from what I can see. imagine growing up browbeaten every day, and being told that all your success is due to your dad riding you like a saddle horse.
― A is for (Aimless), Thursday, 7 February 2019 19:19 (five years ago) link
this is an actual good point
LaVar Ball on LeBron's role with the Lakers:"If nobody follows, you're not leading; you're just out there" pic.twitter.com/t6Kvl7QvLc— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) February 7, 2019
― marcos smart (Spottie), Thursday, 7 February 2019 21:57 (five years ago) link
Bron: Follow my lead to win a championship.
Lakers: Uh. Say wha'?
― A is for (Aimless), Thursday, 7 February 2019 22:41 (five years ago) link
more like follow my lead while my agency backchannels to trade your asses.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 7 February 2019 23:16 (five years ago) link
― marcos smart (Spottie), Thursday, 7 February 2019 23:16 (five years ago) link
apparently lonzo and his brothers have all unfollowed bbb and lonzo will shortly be signing with nike
― micah, Sunday, 24 March 2019 03:50 (five years ago) link
woe
― lag∞n, Sunday, 24 March 2019 03:54 (five years ago) link
I still believe in bbb
― Clay, Sunday, 24 March 2019 04:19 (five years ago) link
one of my Ss is very into bbb and the balls
― you know who deserves sitewide mod privileges? (m bison), Sunday, 24 March 2019 04:19 (five years ago) link
I would love to find a BBB shirt for cheap so I could wear it as a joke in the future
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 25 March 2019 16:48 (five years ago) link
the future is now
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 25 March 2019 17:28 (five years ago) link
Lonzo Ball covers up Big Baller Brand tattoo (with some dice) https://t.co/NbgKMN4IGm— Kurt Helin (@basketballtalk) March 27, 2019
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 27 March 2019 23:02 (five years ago) link
lavar may be donald, but maybe the ball boys aren't the trump kids
― circles, Thursday, 28 March 2019 01:34 (five years ago) link
wait until lavar goes after Obamacare. then the analogy will be complete.
― A is for (Aimless), Thursday, 28 March 2019 03:01 (five years ago) link
gonna get ugly
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26428048/lakers-ball-files-suit-bbb-co-founder
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 3 April 2019 15:54 (five years ago) link
he seemed like such an easy guy to work with
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, 3 April 2019 16:52 (five years ago) link
One of the headaches and near-debacles of the final stretch of Johnson’s tenure came in late February. In what could have been a catastrophe, the Lakers needed to prevent point guard Lonzo Ball from undergoing a potential unauthorized surgery on his left ankle that was planned by estranged former business partner Alan Foster and with LaVar Ball’s knowledge, multiple team and league sources told The Athletic.Lonzo Ball traveled to Ohio in late February to potentially go through with a procedure on his injured ankle, pushed by Foster, a source familiar with the situation told The Athletic. The family had experience with the doctor who would perform the procedure as he had also operated on LiAngelo Ball, the source said.The Lakers found out about Ball’s situation when Lonzo Ball called General Manager Rob Pelinka, and the organization informed him that they would not allow it and could void his contract, sources said. This could have been a disastrous moment for the Lakers, with a core player potentially undergoing a procedure that could have blindsided the organization. But Johnson and Lakers General Manager Rob Pelinka communicated with those around Lonzo, working with his then-agent Harrison Gaines to squash the procedure and bring him back to Los Angeles, sources around the team with knowledge of the situation said. Gaines declined to comment when reached by phone.
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 12 April 2019 20:11 (five years ago) link
per shams in athletic
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 12 April 2019 20:12 (five years ago) link
wtffffffff
― but I can't let Trae do it I got Huerter on my mind (Spottie), Friday, 12 April 2019 21:21 (five years ago) link
lavar should coach the team, couldn't be much worse in the standings and i would watch every game
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 12 April 2019 21:23 (five years ago) link
otm
― be the 2 chainz you want 2 see in the world (m bison), Friday, 12 April 2019 22:20 (five years ago) link
Lonzo has permanently covered his BBB tattoo 🎲 (via @RockRollG) pic.twitter.com/mtFBuaBJAt— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) March 27, 2019
― lag∞n, Friday, 19 April 2019 17:40 (five years ago) link
done by someone who had heard of dice but had never actually seen them.
― call all destroyer, Friday, 19 April 2019 17:52 (five years ago) link
lol
― lag∞n, Friday, 19 April 2019 18:03 (five years ago) link
someone who never took a basic drawing class on any level to learn the fundamentals of perspective
― but I can't let Trae do it I got Huerter on my mind (Spottie), Friday, 19 April 2019 18:11 (five years ago) link
It’s true dice look like dominoes left out in the sun too long
― omar little, Friday, 19 April 2019 18:12 (five years ago) link
for having a "tough" image, 99% tattoos are hella corny/lame huh
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Friday, 19 April 2019 18:16 (five years ago) link
yeah its very rare that i see a tat that i like
― but I can't let Trae do it I got Huerter on my mind (Spottie), Friday, 19 April 2019 18:21 (five years ago) link
i like bad tats i feel like its the culture, some bad dice thats cool, a very beautiful well thought out tattoo is just nerd stuff
― lag∞n, Friday, 19 April 2019 18:40 (five years ago) link
I’m generally ok with tats I guess but leg tats weird me out
― omar little, Friday, 19 April 2019 18:46 (five years ago) link
― lag∞n, Friday, April 19, 2019 11:40 AM (nine minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
really just depends i guess idk bad tats can be fine.
― but I can't let Trae do it I got Huerter on my mind (Spottie), Friday, 19 April 2019 18:51 (five years ago) link
bad tats are bad imo
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 29 April 2019 14:52 (five years ago) link
a bad tat is like an ugly couch sitting in the middle of your living room for the rest of your life. the best you can manage is to throw a bedspread over it, but you'll always feel the bad springs and saggy cushions.
― A is for (Aimless), Monday, 29 April 2019 17:16 (five years ago) link
hes back
"I don't know what they're gonna do, but I hope he gets traded. I don't like watching him play lie he plays... He can't stand New Orleans, come on man."LaVar Ball when asked about Lonzo Ball and the NBA trade deadline 👀 pic.twitter.com/OYR6R2NCw0— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) March 18, 2021
― i was too much listening to your accent (Spottie), Thursday, 18 March 2021 23:42 (three years ago) link
i really didn't need an at&t commercial starring him
― circles, Sunday, 3 April 2022 00:05 (two years ago) link