/ STAFF WRITER
A few weeks before he put on a UCLA uniform for the first time, Lonzo Ball sat down for a meeting with the coaching staff, his father and his trainer.
The only item on the agenda was Ball’s unconventional shooting motion.
Atypical for a right-handed player, the freshman point guard raises the ball above his head in a sidewinding style by way of the left side of his face.
Despite the notion Ball experienced nothing but shooting success to that point, the shooting motion caused enough concern to prompt a meeting of the minds.