It’s been a rough couple of days for LaMelo Ball. One of the top prospects in the class of 2019 and a UCLA commit, Ball made a few lowlight reels when he went up for a dunk and got stuffed by the front of the rim. It was a humbling moment, sure, but not as humbling as this video of his dad absolutely tearing into him after a loss in an AAU Tournament.
A large portion of the rant is directed at LaMelo, which includes lines like “You are the weakest link we have on defense on the fact that you don’t move. Until you learn to be like your brother and play both ends, we are going to be a sorry team.” You can watch LaVar’s entire rant right here.
LaVar, of course, is the head coach for Big Ballers AAU, which features LaMelo as its star. The young guard has had some highs and lows while running the point for his dad’s squad, but getting torn apart like this is brutal.
What sparked this reaction from the biggest baller out there? As it turns out, LaMelo had a super inefficient game before — a 50-point performance on 56 shots which resulted in a 10-point loss.
Like most clips featuring LaMelo, you can see some good (he’s a really creative, fearless guard with seemingly unlimited range) and bad (his fearlessness can lead to mistakes and he needs to get better at basically everything on defense). He has a lot of time to get better at most of this stuff, and his biggest issues can probably get fixed with maturity. Whether coach LaVar ripping into him like this helps remains to be seen.
(Via Overtime)
