Ball Withdraws Son from UCLA

[Muskie]

Link (http://collegebasketball.nbcsports.com/2017/12/04/report-lavar-ball-withdraws-liangelo-ball-from-ucla/)

According to a report from TMZ (http://www.tmz.com/2017/12/04/liangelo-ball-lavar-ball-leaves-ucla-basketball/), LaVar Ball has withdrawn LiAngelo Ball from UCLA.
LiAngelo was, obviously, one of the three UCLA players that was arrested in China for allegedly shoplifting from three high-end retail stores. The TMZ report states that LaVar is upset with UCLA for the punishment that they have handed down, quoting people close to LaVar as saying, “There’s no need to break down a kid’s spirit for making a mistake.” LiAngelo had been suspended from the program since the incident.
LiAngelo never played a game for UCLA, and with LaMelo Ball – the youngest of the three Ball brothers – having been pulled out of Chino Hills High School by LaVar, it seemed clear that he was never going to end up at UCLA, either.

[XUGRAD80]

He was on a show yesterday and basically said that the ONLY reason his kids went to school was to play basketball, and since they weren’t letting him play basketball he couldn’t see any reason for him to be in school.

He comes across as a real nutcase and someone that wants to totally run his kids lives.

[BandAid]

So, who’s gonna be desperate enough to bring this family aboard? I’m thinking usc needs a boost.

[Masterofreality]

So, who’s gonna be desperate enough to bring this family aboard? I’m thinking usc needs a boost.

No.......one.

[STL_XUfan]

he comes across as a real nutcase and someone that wants to totally run his products lives.

ftfy

[GoMuskies]

How about Grand Canyon? For profit university with Thunder Dan as the coach that's been trying to get publicity for its program. They'd let the Balls do whatever they want.

[bobbiemcgee]

Ball State?

[xu82]

Ball State?


Too Good.

[GIMMFD]

No.......one.

I really don't think the youngest one is that great either, I mean granted he's young, and maybe I'm just being crazy, like he's good, but I don't see him being better than Lonzo. As a university, you'd have to really be willing to put up with antics, no small market university would wanna do that.

[XUGRAD80]

Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix.....certainly not a small market


But I don’t think that those two kids are going to end up in ANY school. I’m gonna bet that the old man starts some kind of “basketball camp/academy” and uses them to promote it. He will probably suck in some other kids that have 0 interest in actual school and just want to play basketball, and then he will take them around d the country playing whomever will play them....for money, of course.

I feel sorry for the kids.....:(

[Juice]

The problem for the youngest one is that he probably won't be eligible because of Big Baller Brand.

[murray87]

This family could have been a pretty great sports story if it played out like it seemed it would. Too bad this egomaniacal father has trashed it.

[Muskie]

I suspect the middle son will play overseas? Wouldn't that help promote the brand internationally?

[GoMuskies]

I suspect the middle son will play overseas? Wouldn't that help promote the brand internationally?

Probably not. I don't think the middle son is any good. He wouldn't have been offered by UCLA if they weren't trying to keep the commitment of the youngest brother.

[Juice]

I suspect the middle son will play overseas? Wouldn't that help promote the brand internationally?

Someone made this point on twitter, so I'm stealing it but I can't remember who to attribute it to, that the best place Liangelo could have played internationally while also helping Big Baller Brand was China. And he ruined that.

And I loved his quote yesterday saying that he only shoplifted because his teammates were. 1) That's a stupid excuse/reason. 2) He's a snitch.

[Muskie]

Someone made this point on twitter, so I'm stealing it but I can't remember who to attribute it to, that the best place Liangelo could have played internationally while also helping Big Baller Brand was China. And he ruined that.

And I loved his quote yesterday saying that he only shoplifted because his teammates were. 1) That's a stupid excuse/reason. 2) He's a snitch.

Agree, China would have made the most sense.

[Muskie]

Now the youngest Ball Brother has hired an agent. No UCLA for him. LaVar says they will play together overseas. Don't many foreign leagues have a limit on how many American Players can be on a squad?

[paulxu]

Lithuania? They won't last a month. What a train wreck.

[XMuskieFTW]

Lithuania? They won't last a month. What a train wreck.

They won't last a month because they'll light it up and get bumped up to a Slovenian league by February. :D

[GoMuskies]

Pretty sure I read that their star left the team....to move up to a German FOURTH division team.

Sorry, it was the French fourth division. TOTALLY different.