LaMelo Ball has spent a large chunk of his life in the public eye doing wild things his father, LaVar, made him do. The lead-up to his life in the NBA has gone on for years with more oddities than arguably any other player.
Mirin Fader spent two weeks with LaMelo in Australia that included some time with the Ball family and camera crews for their “Ball in the Family” Facebook show. Her feature for Bleacher Report is a detailed, intimate look at the 18-year-old’s life but one thing stood out above all else.
LaMelo’s manager compares situation to prostitution
His manager, Jermaine Jackson, who is also the former coach at SPIRE Institute, put it best.