EL SEGUNDO >> The crowd hovered around LaVar Ball, reporters and cameramen eager to document what Lonzo Ball’s outspoken father might say next.
LaVar Ball never has shied away from his bold proclamations. So he wrote everyone’s headline for them.
“I don’t think the Lakers are going to make the playoffs,” Ball said. “I know they’re going to make the playoffs.”
Ball shares that optimism because his son will now lead the Lakers as their starting point guard after they selected him with their No. 2 pick in Thursday’s NBA Draft. Though most of the attention was focused on Ball on Friday at his introductory news conference at the Lakers’ practice facility, the team remains busy with another component that could determine their postseason fortunes.