The NBA draft is always full of hyperbole. Pundits are quick to say that this player is the next Luka Doncic or Draymond Green, or that pick will take a team from the lottery to the NBA Finals. We know to take these pronouncements with a grain of salt. However, when a first-round pick compares his new team’s roster to the Showtime Lakers of the 1980s, we know it’s time to pump … [Read more...] about NBA Draft Pick Ridiculously Invokes the Showtime Lakers While Discussing His New Team
LiAngelo Ball Shows out in His Summer League Debut With the Charlotte Hornets
The bombastic LaVar Ball has long-asserted that his three sons will be NBA superstars. Two of the three are well on their way to proving their father right, with his middle son, LiAngelo Ball, the lone non-NBA player at the moment. That may change in the near future, though, if “Gelo” keeps playing like he did in the first game of the Charlotte Hornets’ Summer … [Read more...] about LiAngelo Ball Shows out in His Summer League Debut With the Charlotte Hornets
Michael Jordan Came Within Days of Changing Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Future and Costing the Bucks Their Long-Awaited NBA Championship
Fourteen NBA teams, including Michael Jordan’s Charlotte Hornets – they were still the Bobcats back then – passed on drafting Giannis Antetokounmpo in 2013. The Milwaukee Bucks picked wisely at No. 15 and just earned their first league title in half a century. And that’s where Jordan comes back into the story. He didn’t like Antetokounmpo with Charlotte’s fourth pick, but … [Read more...] about Michael Jordan Came Within Days of Changing Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Future and Costing the Bucks Their Long-Awaited NBA Championship
LaMelo Ball Quickly Walks Back His Profanity-Laced Tirade on Education: ‘What the F— Is School?’
LaMelo Ball had an incredible first season in the NBA. The rookie sensation put up great stats and helped lead the Charlotte Hornets to the Play-In Tournament. Despite missing significant time with an injured wrist, he took home the 2021-22 Rookie of the Year Award. As the toast of the Class of 2021, there is a lot of interest in Ball this offseason. He was recently the … [Read more...] about LaMelo Ball Quickly Walks Back His Profanity-Laced Tirade on Education: ‘What the F— Is School?’
LiAngelo Ball Inches Closer to a Family Reunion With His Brothers After a Shining Performance in G League Debut
Lonzo and LaMelo Ball have enjoyed plenty of success early in their NBA careers, but LiAngelo Ball hasn’t been able to find a spot alongside his two brothers in the league. The middle brother failed to make the Charlotte Hornets‘ final roster this year after playing fairly well in the Summer League. Despite missing out on the chance to team up with LaMelo on the Hornets, … [Read more...] about LiAngelo Ball Inches Closer to a Family Reunion With His Brothers After a Shining Performance in G League Debut