LaMelo LaFrance Ball (born on the 22nd of August, 2001) is an American professional basketball player with the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Hornets chose him with the third selection overall during the 2020 NBA draft. Ball was voted the NBA Rookie of the Year in 2021. He also selected as an NBA All-Star the following season in 2022.Ball began his high school career in Chino Hills High School in Chino Hills, California, where he won the state championship as well as national fame as a freshman with his older brothers Lonzo and LiAngelo. After his junior season, a dispute with his coach led him to join the Lithuanian professional team Prienai. In 2018, he played in the Junior Basketball Association (JBA), a league created by his father, before going back to school in the year he was a senior with SPIRE Academy in Geneva, Ohio. Ball was a five star recruit who decided to join UCLA. However his eligibility issues made him join the Illawarra Hawks in the National Basketball League (NBL). He experienced a rapid increase. Ball was mocked by scouts prior to his debut the fact that they had feared the player would not be allowed to play in the NBA.
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