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It looks like the end is near on the Big Baller Brand. Lonzo Ball has continued to distance himself from the Brand going so far as to adding a new tattoo over a the BBB logo on his arm. View this post on Instagram Covered up “BBB” Tattoo Today, Roll with the Winners ? @Zo [...]

With his son’s name dominating the news cycle, LaVar Ball has inserted himself back into the public. It began earlier this week, when Ball told ESPN that Lonzo would prefer to play in Phoenix rather than New Orleans if he became a part of a Anthony Davis trade. It then jumped a level when Ball [...]

LaVar Ball is the most delusional man in sports today. I can’t believe a single sports news station interviews him. This needs to stop, because it’s utterly pointless. To show you just how delusional this man is, let’s take a look at some of his most outrageous statements. 1) Claiming that he could beat the [...]

Most oddsmakers view the Los Angeles Lakers as the singular favorites to land LeBron James (player option) this offseason. LaVar Ball is right there with them. Speaking on Big Boy’s Neighborhood, the father of Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball talked about the possibility of LeBron sporting purple and gold—a scenario he all but deemed a formality: Here’s a [...]

Good news for anyone who wants Los Angeles Lakers team president Magic Johnson and general manager Rob Pelinka to be on good terms with LaVar Ball: The Purple and Gold’s executives don’t think their relationship with Lonzo Ball’s father is on rickety footing. Both executives intimated as much during the Lakers’ exit interviews. Here are [...]

We could have two Balls in the NBA as early as next season. According to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports, younger brother of Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball and son of the infamous LaVar Ball, LiAngelo Ball, who is currently playing professional ball in Lithuania is officially declaring for the NBA Draft. [tweet https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/978625396441743360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] Ball [...]

Magic Johnson did not let LaVar Ball’s January criticism of Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton pass without consequence. He addressed the issues. Sort of. Indirectly. Or something. From ESPN.com’s Ramona Shelburne: According to sources close to the situation, Johnson called an associate of LaVar’s and strongly admonished him. Publicly, though, the Lakers said [...]

LaVar Ball continues to stay LaVar Ball. And the latest in LaVar Ball is, mind you, very LaVar Ball. As relayed to us by Lithuanian basketball reporter Donatas Urbonas (h/t SI.com), LaVar now claims rookie Lonzo Ball will eventually leave the Los Angeles Lakers if they don’t sign his other two sons, LiAngelo and LaMelo: [...]

LaVar Ball’s candor may be more detrimental to the Los Angeles Lakers than we initially thought. Players around the league are apparently taking stock of his antics, as one Eastern Conference executive told Bleacher Report’s Ric Bucher: There are also indications that players around the league have taken note, souring their view of the Lakers [...]

LaVar Ball doesn’t want Luke Walton coaching the Los Angeles Lakers. Whether his son, Lonzo Ball, feels the same is a matter up for debate. But LaVar made his thoughts clear this past weekend while speaking with ESPN.com’s Jeff Goodman. Plenty of people took exception to his comments, the prevailing theme of which centered on [...]