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LaMelo Ball leaves Australia, supposedly without telling his team
LaMelo Ball suffered as season-ending foot injury while playing Australia last month.
Now, he’s returning to the United States – and leaving behind some hurt feelings.
Timothy Fernandez of ABC News:
American basketball sensation LaMelo Ball has unceremoniously ended his Australian stint, leaving the country without telling his teammates.
His club, the Illawarra Hawks confirmed the 18-year-old guard had taken a flight home and will continue his rehabilitation from a foot injury, which kept him sidelined since November, in the United States.
Meanwhile, the owner of the Illawarra Hawks has criticised the star’s unannounced departure from the club.
“I’m really disappointed that he didn’t say goodbye to his teammates and his coach,” Simon Stratford told NewsCorp.
“We had some indication via his minder Jermaine Jackson that he wouldn’t stay for the rest of the season.
Ball was in Australia because the NBA still hasn’t lowered its age minimum. So, that’s where could go to earn money and improve his draft stock.
Did Ball handle his departure appropriately tactfully and respectfully? Maybe not.
Do I completely trust messaging from a spurned team? Nope.
As long as LaVar Ball remains in the picture, there will be concern about controversy surrounding LaMelo. Teams should look into how LaMelo handles this situation. Perhaps, his exit from Australia shows something about his dependability.
But LaMelo’s time in Australia absolutely showed his talent. That will get him picked high in the 2020 NBA draft.
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LaMelo Ball slaps rival and starts huge on-court fight
Another Ball, another international incident.
At least this time it happened on the court.
LaMelo Ball, the youngest of the three Ball brothers, got into a skirmish during his Junior Basketball Association Team USA squad’s international tour in Lithuania on Monday. In a game against BC Dzukjia, LaMelo lost the ball out of bounds on the baseline. His opponent, Mindaugas Susinskas, tapped the back of his head. LaMelo, the younger brother of Lakers point guard Lonzo, responded by slapping him in the face, leading to a fight between the two teams and an ejection for LaMelo.
The middle brother, LiAngelo, you may remember for getting in trouble in China for shoplifting along with two other UCLA teammates, and his father, big-talking LaVar, pulling him out of school after he was given an indefinite suspension. The two played in Lithuania last year with BC Prienu Vytautas, but didn’t finish the season there.
LaMelo should be beginning his senior year of high school as one of the nation’s most prized recruits. Instead, he’s cashing paychecks from his father’s new professional league and getting into fights overseas.
via: https://nypost.com/2018/10/01/lamelo-ball-slaps-rival-and-starts-huge-on-court-fight/