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Meet the Original Ball Brothers, The Gospel Quartet Predating Lonzo and LaVar

He’s a member of a basketball family, boasting nearly enough brothers to field an entire starting lineup. They host a behind-the-scenes reality television show online, claiming a subset of culture by storm. They tour across the world, playing for devoted fans. In February, when handing his boarding pass to the gate agent in Bolivia, the documentation was met only by a cry of “Lonzo!” Daniel Ball could only shake his head.

The lead singer of The Ball Brothers, a christian gospel quartet hailing from Lincoln, Ill., Daniel has grown accustomed to dealing with his pesky namesake newcomers.