Source: Lakers ‘frustrated’ Lonzo Ball won’t stand up to his father
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LaVar Ball has played a starring role in turning son Lonzo’s rookie season with the Los Angeles Lakers into a soap opera, and it appears some members of the organization are “frustrated” over the rookie point guard’s inability or reluctance to stand uSource: Lakers ‘frustrated’ Lonzo Ball won’t stand up to his father
LaVar Ball has played a starring role in turning son Lonzo’s rookie season with the Los Angeles Lakers into a soap opera, and it appears some members of the organization are “frustrated” over the rookie point guard’s inability or reluctance to stand up to his father and say enough is enough, according to what one league source recently told Bleacher Report’s Ric Bucher.Much of the drama surrounding the Lakers stems in large part of the elder Ball’s criticism of the organization, specifically head coach Luke Walton, whom Ball suggested a few weeks ago has lost the team.That has left the Lakers organization that has declined to publicly engage in chatter about the elder Ball to stew behind the scenes over his perceived negative influence upon his son. “They are frustrated that he can’t stand up to his dad, but they really like him,” the league source told Bucher.An anonymous Eastern Conference executive believes the onus is on the rookie point guard to take control of his career.“The kid could stop all of it,” Read more