LaMelo Ball is back in the spotlight. The youngest Ball brother took the court this weekend for the opening of college basketball’s July evaluation period and turned in an instantly memorable performance.
LaMelo Ball missed a dunk by two feet
LaMelo Ball came up juuuuust a little short on this dunk attempt.
Ricky O'Donnell has covered basketball at all levels for more than a decade at SB Nation. He’s currently the Associate Director of Programming.
Ball dropped 50 points on 56 shots (!) in his first game of the day. He followed that up with a 51-point effort. Most importantly, LaMelo gave us this beautiful missed dunk:
That is perfectly relatable. Monday mornings got me like [LaMelo Ball comes up a two feet short on terrible dunk attempt]. It’s basically the gift that keeps on giving.
Remember: LaMelo is already committed to UCLA. He’s ranked as the No. 18 player in the class of 2019 by Rivals.
It seems like the Ball family is doing pretty well for itself right now. Here’s LaMelo and older brother LiAngelo leaving the gym in a Ferrari:
Can ’Melo live up to the five-star hype the same way his brother Lonzo did? Was his 50-points-on-56-shots performance a subtle ode to Kobe Bryant? Is it unconditional when the ’Rari don’t start?
Zion Williamson might be the best show in high school basketball, but LaMelo Ball is fascinating in his own right. This won’t be the last you hear from him this summer.
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