Posted on 06/22/2018 10:34:28 AM PDT by 11th_VA
It’s hard to tell where it truly went wrong for LiAngelo Ball and his father’s master plan.
Maybe it was when he left the UCLA basketball team after being arrested in China for shoplifting. Maybe it was when he shot 24.3 percent from three-point range in Lithuania and left the team earlier than expected. Maybe it was when he worked out for only the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors in the pre-draft process. Or maybe he was just never good enough at basketball to be drafted, as NBA executives believed.
Whatever the case, what happened is that LiAngelo Ball didn’t hear his named called during the 2018 NBA draft, despite the best efforts of some dedicated fans, and the 19-year-old will now move on to finding a team in free agency.
(Excerpt) Read more at sports.yahoo.com ...
Or maybe he was just never good enough at basketball to be drafted, as NBA executives believed
Or maybe he was perceived to be a pain in the ass provocateur like that football dude, whatshisname ?
“No team wants to put up with a drama queen.............”
Unless their name is Lebron James.
It’s because of Kevin McHale and Trump, and um, stuff...
Many players with borderline talent play in international and minor leagues to hone their skills. Something this family thinks is beneath them.
WINNING!!
Maybe shoplifting, dropping out of school, playing poorly in a development league (and then quitting!) is not the path to success in life. Just a guess.
“I wish nothing but failure for this entire family....what an arrogant father and he’s bestowed that on his half white sons,”
Lonzo Ball is a good kid, working hard to be his best. His jerk father has nothing to do with that. PS what does color have to do with it?
“Sounds like the Lakers or Warriors didn’t want to draft Ball and the baggage of his dad that goes along with him.
Smart decision in my view.”
The Lakers signed Lonzo Ball even tho his father is a jerk.
I’m sure the father was partly responsible. Who would want his kids around?
“Yes, the NBA’s reticence to hire black basketball players is a constant embarrassment.”
LOL
Poor kid, not the first kid to wind up messed up due to a parent, but certainly few so publicly.
Maybe the teams just didn’t want LeVar’s and LiAngelo’s dramatics.....
LaVar probably got some psycho-logical problems. Sons may share some of his pathology...basketball is NOT life.
Instead of LaVar or LiAngelo, Dad should have named him LaBasket.
Maybe it went wrong when his dad opened his mouth & everybody realized what an a-hole he was & they decided they didn’t want that cancer on their team.”””
Maybe they should sue Kaepernick for setting an example that is so disgusting.
Yeah, because his brother is working out so well with the Lakers. /sarcasm
Maybe there might be a team that might consider him as a project. But no team wants to deal with his loud mouth dad.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.