When is a simple misunderstanding just an omission and not intentionally slighting someone? In the case of Lonzo Ball‘s latest Instagram picture, we’re about to find out soon.
For the Lakers rookie, it’s been a season of ups and downs thus far navigating the troubled waters of the NBA. The former UCLA star leads the Lakers with seven assists per game, which while not eye-popping, isn’t bad for an initial foray in the league. Ball’s shooting woes have been well documented as he’s only shooting a paltry 35 percent from the field, including a hair under 30 percent from beyond the arc.
Lonzo Ball#NBAVOTE pic.twitter.com/oBpK8NsF49
— Silver Screen and Roll (@LakersSBN) January 2, 2018
However, it’ll be the assist Ball didn’t make digitally that will most likely get the media chum flowing. Ball, who’s nursing a shoulder injury, posted a picture to his Instagram account recently in which he said that he missed his teammates. The picture features fellow teammates Brook Lopez, Brandon Ingram and Kyle Kuzma, along with himself. So at first glance, this appears to not be a big deal.
Unfortunately, that first glance appears to be incorrect thanks to the great sleuths over at Silver Screen And Roll who tracked down the exact picture that Ball used and noticed an omission – Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. Yes, the man who recently blew his own self alley-oop had been cropped out of the picture.
Whether this is actually intentional has yet to be determined, and even if it is, the Lakers rookie could blame technical difficulties as Instagram has been known to crop photos whether one is paying attention or not. However, one would be remiss to mention that offending a man who’s currently serving a 25 -day sentence in jail isn’t the wisest move. Hopefully, fences can be mended between the Lakers teammates, or there’ll be more to come from this story.
