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Can the Ball children be saved from their father?
Eja117:
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/20520784/high-school-junior-lamelo-ball-now-signature-shoe-395
Is Lavar Ball the worst sports father of all time? Pro sports I mean.
CelticsElite:
I see nothing wrong with this. The kid is selling a shoe (with the help of family) and first time a high schooler has his own brand and merchandise. The ball family is taking a risk and will reap large rewards if it all pans out. That's the essence of capitalism and freedom in America to start your own business venture
He clearly doesn't care about eligibility as ball is highly ranked and will be sought after regardless if he plays. The nba age limit will probably be lowered by then to 18
Eja117:
Last I checked the eligibility is more likely to go up than down. It means the kid will be forced to play a year in China or some such place. The kid is also nowhere near as good as Lonzo was. He could have probably used several years of development in basketball and life with a fine coach but that's all done now.
CelticsElite:
--- Quote from: eja117 on August 31, 2017, 02:55:09 PM ---Last I checked the eligibility is more likely to go up than down. It means the kid will be forced to play a year in China or some such place. The kid is also nowhere near as good as Lonzo was. He could have probably used several years of development in basketball and life with a fine coach but that's all done now.
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the nba players union wants to lower the age limit. He wont be forced to play in China. There's no rule saying you have to be playing somewhere
Fafnir:
Stage dad's aren't anything knew, he's just taking it to the reality tv era extreme. I think his sons can be just fine if they take care of themselves and their career.
Plenty of overinvolved and bad parents in all of sports, sad reality of the amount of fame/money it can bring.
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