LaVar Ball tore the Hornets’ net for keeping LiAngelo in G League: ‘I dropped them a superstar’

The 2021-22 season can only be described as an indelible success of the Ball family in the world of professional basketball. LaMelo Ball is on his way to superstardom in the stellar second season for Charlotte Hornets, and Lonzo Ball seems to have found its place with Chicago Bulls when they enter the competitive state. Brother Ball is finally waiting for his shot at NBA the glory is LiAngelo, but if his father has his way, he won’t have to wait much longer.

Middle brother Ball currently plays for Greensboro Swarm, the Charlotte’s G League affiliate, but LaVar Ball has left the NBA club in an interview with TMZ Sports for preventing his son from participating in major tournaments. “They didn’t understand what they were getting,” Ball said. “They need to let my boy move on and play.”

“I dropped them a superstar in the G League and they didn’t know what to do with him,” he continued. Of course, there is little evidence to suggest that is true. LiAngelo Ball averages just 9.3 points per game for Greensboro, and while there are highs like his 22-point game against Birmingham Squadron, his most recent game against the Rio Grande Valley Vipers saw he didn’t score any goals. While Ball’s G League career is still nascent, his failure to make a steady mark there so far isn’t exactly a future NBA star.

But the situation is fragile for Hornet. Regardless of what they think of LiAngelo, LaMelo is the face of their franchise and keeping him happy is essential. Many teams have signed the underdog brothers of their better players largely to appease those stars, with Thanasis Antetokounmpo in Milwaukee is the prime example today, but LaVar’s presence as the media instigator makes things significantly more complicated for Hornet. As long as LaMelo continues to play like a superstar, LaVar will have the leverage to continue pushing LiAngelo into the franchise as part of a package deal.