When the Los Angeles Lakers selected Lonzo Ball with the second overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, they did so knowing that his outspoken father could create some issues for them.
LaVar Ball has a tendency to say inflammatory things, but his recent comments about Lonzo leaving the Lakers should the team not bring younger brothers LiAngelo and LaMelo on board take things to a whole new level.
The Lakers see Lonzo as one of the key building blocks of their franchise. Their current philosophy of pushing the pace and playing stingy defense meshes perfectly with Lonzo’s game, setting him up to be the team’s engine for year’s to come.