Basketball players in the modern era are very familiar with the name Lonzo Anderson Ball. Being an NBA player with a significant statistics, he is quite popular among all the people who are currently following the basketball season. In this article, a more in depth dive of his life has been taken.
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Biography
Ball was born in October 27th, 1997 in Anaheim, California. This is a part of sub urban Los Angeles. His mother is Tina Ball and his father is LaVar Ball, both of who are college basketball players. He has 2 siblings, LaAngelo and LaMelo who too, just like Ball were very passionate about basketball. Ball started playing basketball when he was 2 years old. He drew his inspiration from LeBron James who he started following at a mere age of six when James was playing with Cleveland. Until Ball was in high school, he played with his two brothers together under the coaching of his father.
Education
He graduated from Chino’s high school in 2016. Graduating from high school saw Ball enter into college basketball for UCLA Bruins. He was awarded the Wayman Tisdale Award as a freshman. He was always considered one of the bright starts when it came to basketball from the very beginning.
Career
He started his career as a young rookie for Los Angeles Lakers. He stayed with them from 2017 until 2019. From 2017-18, he had played 52 games, but had to miss quite a few due to shoulder and knee injuries he faced in the court.
From 2018-19, Ball went through surgery for his injury on his knee. This resulted with him being in bed rest for quite a few months. During those days, Lakers singed in LeBron James on the team which moved the spotlight away from Ball. Nevertheless, Ball returned full swing after his rest period was done.
From 2019-2021, Ball started playing for the New Orleans Pelican where he was a point guard.
Currently, Ball is playing for the Chicago Bull as a point guard. He has so far played 35 games which is the lowest number of games he has played for any team until now.
Extracurricular Activities
It has not been a secret that Ball has been interested in music for the longest time. He has been writing lyrics since he was a young lad and he has often talked about how if he weren’t an NBA player, he would’ve been a rapper. In September 2017 he released his song, Melo Ball 1 as a tribute to his younger brother.
Other Relationships
It has been well known that ball has been in an on-and-off relationship with Denise Garcia for quite a while and out of that relationship, he has been blessed with an adorable young girl, called Zoey Christina Ball.
Recently, Ball’s mother, Tina had a stroke which has been proven to be quite detrimental to her health that has affected Ball quite a bit.
Net Worth
It is hard to specify Ball’s net worth but knowing how much the NBA players get paid, one can easily estimate that his net worth is more than 33 Million USD.
Social Media presence
Lonzo Ball is quite active on social media. He is often seen posting pictures of himself, with his daughter, girlfriend and family. One can easily see his Instagram account under the handle of @zo where you can see photos and videos of him. With 299 posts, he has a follower count of 14.2m.
Conclusion
Lonzo Ball is an amazing, bright basketball player who the netizens have a lot of hope for him. His unorthodox trick shot has always caught attention of the netizens and netizens are hopeful too see more of the young basketball superstar.
