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- Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman side with LaVar Ball on LaMelo Ball's NCAA eligibility being in question if the 16-year-old has his own signature shoe, but Stephen A. says LaVar needs to be careful when it comes to his son.
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What are your thoughts about LaVar Ball's comments?
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I love the NCAA, it would be great if they change those rules.
SAS Melo just turned 16, relax
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For all those who say he hasn't done anything , Melo won a state championship as a freshman in high school, at 15 he had NBA players coming to his AAU games, all while maintaining a 4.0 GPA and now he has his own shoes. Lamelo is an inspiration to children and Young athletes players all over the world. This young man is already a star and if you look at his game you can see that he's putting in extra extra work. I think this is great for basketball and it will be great if the NCAA changes the rules on this matter because they do put a good product on the floor. It would be great For all the fans to have Melo in college playing at UCLA.
Lavar Ball is breaking paradigms.
ESPN aint the NCAA an non profit organisation?
NCAA are just showing they don't care about the players it's sad but as max said if lamelo is good enough to play in the NBA it will happen college ball or not
Ocean of the ocean of the ocean Prempeh If u think lamelo doesnt need college ur dumb.😂😂 lamelo needs to change his WHOLE playstyle.He takes shots from 35+ feet and misses more than half.Im not saying that the NCAA isnt hypocritical because they are but lamelo isnt good enough to skip college and be succesful in the NBA.He needs discipline and raise his basketball IQ
Kd GOAT #Easymoneysniper 2018 CHAMP MVP I said if he is good enough I didn't say he was he still has 2 years of improvement
Mamba Mentality the hype around this kid if he improves which he still has 2 years to and plays overseas the amount of coverage he will get because of his father will mean he will be scouted think about it
Mamba Mentality yh his father is trying but I think he's doing it the wrong way but as I said lamelo still has 2 years
Mamba Mentality with a RTIQ-Room Temperature IQ. Melo is already ranked number 7 (second pg), right behind Greg Anthony's son, who is also a pg, at number 6, in ESPN'S TOP60 for 2019.
Oh, and should you look at the individuals drafted recently, HOW MANY WERE DRAFTED BECAUSE THEY WERE KILLERS ON DEFENSE?
Oh, and this kid just turned 16 and is only a junior in HS, you HATERS are all alike, you want to gloss over previous people's deficiencies at the same position, then harp on one or two things.
The kid is 16, a junior in hs, with a 4.0 and rapidly improving.
Let's just see how he does. Oh, and YOU obviously have overlooked the fact that with Lonzo on the LAKERS, Melo could also spend time there playing with his brother and others, AFTERHOURS.
Your condescending, know it chatter, is very revealing and I wouldn't be surprised if you were also down on Lonzo.
Reality will be the final arbitrator!
Stay in yo lane NCAA
Sports News no stfu you weirdo
Dana White 😂😂😂😂
it is their lane tho
bobieyo,
Lamelo is 16.
The NCAA's lane is "college student athletes".
One must know thy lane.
keef davis and if Lamelo wants to play at UCLA then he can stay in his lane
Cant take the NCAA seriously after dude lost his football scholarship for having a youtube channel
A.R. Smith who blou?
A.R. Smith fr
Jefferson Desrosiers kicker for UCF
Deestroying
Whatttttt
Lavar is a genius man
Sports News fuck off
Sports News earn ur subs bitch
I'm sure they have a lawyer
Can't he just go overseas then declare for the draft?
Yes
Jdp_ 1597 Wouldnt be good for his development
Always an option
Jdp_ 1597 he probably could get into the D-League somehow
No semi decent team overseas would ever take him
When u leave the NBA no one cares about you, he's making his son something to last for the long term
Connor facts!
Donald Trump your names Donald trump, don't comment on my post
NCAA don't want to see the players get payed at all
The Ball family is revolutionary . Mark my word they will test the NCAA who will realize they will lose money without melo and will make some sort of compromise. I love Lavar!
Killa Mike maybe not lose but they could make a whole lot more. I'm sure UCLA are very pleased with Lonzo's contribution to their bottom line. Record attendance for the last 20 yrs.
When it's all said and done the ball name will go down in history ..one for ballen on another level 2 for having 3 brothers in the NBA at the same time and 3 for potentially having all 3 on 1 team and 4 sticking the biggest middle finger to the ncaa and all other sneaker companies..
Young Lee no, they are going to make the nba rule high school players eligible again cuz every nigga finna sign with the bbb and go overseas anf nobody is going to be in college
A.I.T you say that like it's a bad thing. LaMelo doesn't need a scholarship he can pay for one year of college and it's obvious college doesn't refine these players into NBA level talent
Michael Porter Jr is already the consensus number one pick for next year's draft and has yet to play a game in college. Markelle Fultz and Ben Simmons were consensus picks and neither of them did shit for their school and still came out unscathed. Meanwhile SAS was talking the most shit about Porzingis when he was drafted and admitted he never watched one game of his.
I understand the NCAA has rules on students on scholarships getting money. You don't want someone buying 50K worth of BBB shoes to get Melo to throw a game while you paying for his stay there. But God knows it's about time dudes get out of their mentality thinking college is the only way to the big leagues. Let them make their money and let the NCAA go back to making actual NBA ready players instead of prospering off of prospects
Steven Weech no i meant it as a good thing. Its a culture change like they set out to be. You misinterpreted. Im a suporter
NCAA have some stupid rules
Imagine how much BBB would take off if Melo played in China considering how much they love the Lakers, too. Lavar could take over the two major markets. Melo's shoe is red, too. Just sayin.
Jonathan Nelson bro you need a job at BBB. Like the business mindset.
Star Wizzy big facts 💯
Jonathan Nelson #bag mentality 👍🏽...NCAA don't care bout them kids. Get that paper.
melo don't need the NCAA, the NCAA needs melo!
Dr.Pikachu W
Dr.Pikachu all I'm saying. At the end of the day, it all comes down to money. Under Armour wouldn't miss out on the buzz he will bring to UCLA especially after the $280 million deal they signed with UCLA. Plus tv ratings because many people tune in hoping to see him fail and others really like him.
Most popular high school athlete right now , yes he is more known than zion Williamson
Pikachu smarter than a mf.
Dr.Pikachu Actually, they don't need Melo, either. Melo is the exception to the rule. What other athlete has gained this level of notoriety, mainly of the reputation of his brother and the mouth of his father?
We going overseas
my dude Stephen basically is saying as long as he doesn't take a scholarship he can walk on the team and still play
Jerry Graves Yep! That's the point here. You can make your money, but you ain't gettin' no scholarship. In the Ball family's case, you got Lonzo riding around in a Rolls Royce, Gelo in a Ferrari, and recently, Melo in a Lamborghini. Obviously, they don't need no scholarship.
Jerry Graves NCAA just hating
Jerry Graves Soundcloud.com/rockalien/lavar-ball
BALL CONTROL
Aw they're actually kinda cute when they're not trying to rip each other's head off😊
NCAA has made billions from players. i support lavar ball 100% on this
Get your money Ball family, NCAA can kick rocks. Stephen A is write about the walkon thing. They make enough money off BBB that he can walkon. If that happens that scholarship the NCAA likes to wave in athletes faces will drop in value.
jackson james Na cos majority of the athletes don't got money like Lamelo so they'll still need the scholarships.
jackson james you know how the scholarship value will drop if a "broke" High School kid get an agent/endorsement deal & then walk on. For example if Lebron signed a huge Nike deal in high school then use that money to be a walk on at a university.
Let him go to China and make a couple milli before he goes to the league. Bang.
Coach JG and build the bbb brand across asia. Could be a huge win.
aigh so I'm a college student, and I'm someone who believes that college athletes shouldn't get paid from the NCAA. However, if a player works his ass off and gets an income from an outside business then what does that have to do with the NCAA. So stupid
Lu C You know nothing about the profit that the NCAA makes from their athletes. So you're foolish in saying ncaa players don't deserve to get paid.
Lu C Ncaa collects billions of dollars a year from football and basketball. college athletes deserve to get paid for what they do for their local economy and community as well as what they do for the ncaa. No other college program does what college football and basketball does for a school and city
Safwat Khan Except for the fact that college costs 10's of thousands of dollars and you're getting that education for free.
Lu C, Do you believe the NCAA should sell tickets to see college athletes ?
Those that make millions from college sports do not work their asses off.
The paradigms are breaking before our eyes.
free hyku for you.
ReDaV Free???
Since lavar ball been right about damn near everything ever since he start making appearances on this show yall stop callin this man crazy and start bein on his side 😂😂
3 years later.. Lamelo is on pace to be picked first overall... Lavar Ball is a genius
he should go play in the Euroleague
You have 0 clue what you're talking about lol
he wouldn't learn a damn thing in Europe sadly. out of the 3 brothers I think melo may need college the most so that he can increase his BB Iq and learn to play within a team. in the euroleague hell just do whatever he wants.
Dude, NO TEAM in Europe would ever get freaking lamelo on their team. He is not good enough
A.R. Smith euro ball is way more team play than in the nba so he ain't going to do what he wants if he decides to go overseas
+A.R. Smith do you watch Euro? cause that's not how it is over there in the Euro coaching actually matters unlike in the NBA so he wouldn't be able do what wants cause Euro game is all about passing for the best shot possible it isn't fast pace and low efficiency like like American ball
Stephen A's laugh at the last second of the video is how I've been feeling internally for a very long time
If Lavar ends up helping college athletes get paid, he will go down as a legend. He can be annoying at times but what he is doing for his sons is commendable. He is helping them build their own brand and to have true ownership. They are true innovators. I guarantee this is going to start a trend of high school & college players building their own brands before entering the National sporting leagues.
this is why every man should support Lavar ball and his concept and that's what we talked about hear his concept
The reason we still don't have NCAA video games because they don't want the student athletes to get paid but want to make money off they names tho smh🤦🏾♂️
Lamelo can play overseas right?
Thats always a possibility if NCAA doesnt like young entrepreneurs.
Four Disastrous Years Coming but nobody really plays college basketball for money they either play for a scholarship or to be recognized by the league better than if they were playing overseas
Four Disastrous Years Coming play in china for a year, build bbb over there, come back. Plus a Chinese team was gonna pay this years top recruit a 1.2 million for 1 season.
reallykid2,
International ?
W.
Lavar is freakin genius!! Drop this kinda news during the sports down time, genius.
Lemelo should just go play in Australia for a year and enter the draft , Australia is party country lemelo would love it
I thought he was gonna make him skip highschool to play with liangelo
lavar just letting his son study abroad, making millions of yuan, designing l8est shoes directly w chinese manufacturers. Then drafted NBA, then Lakers, BBB
I just learned a new word... Histrionics. Thanks Stephen A
Tell me this. If LaMelo got hurt in a car accident b4 he made it to college will the NCAA who is telling him they control his life already come and give him millions so he can live comfortable or will they like they have done with so many youths who didn't measure up just wash their hands of him. In this world the only time people will show you love is when they think they can milk something out of you....and LaVar knows this.
It's The Scholarship that puts the NCAA all up in your business. Lemelo Ball could PAY HIS OWN TUITION at UCLA, still be eligible to play on the Ball Team, could get all the endorsement money, and money from the Boosters he wanted, and the NCAA couldn't Do A Damn Thing About It.
Very interesting point by steven a smith. If the ball family wants his son shoe deal. To avoid NCAA issues pay the tituion for one year and have the ball go as a walk on.
He's clearly good enough to play a year in Europe. He is the #7 overall prospect in his class now. It's common for guys rated 25-40 to play overseas so its not a problem. Also his fame is a plus not a minus- Europe cares about money too ppl...
The thumbnail looking like they finna drop a mixtape or some 😂
Stephen A' laugh at the very end lmaoooo
Isn't the pg listed at number 6 in ESPN'S TOP 60 FOR 2019( Melo is listed at number 7), Tony Anthony-Greg Anthony's son?
If so, I can already see this kid's father being asked "How come Melo has a shoe deal and his son doesn't"!
It's going to be interesting to see if Greg Anthony is going to just "follow the process" or do something different, regarding his son, Tony.
I'm so happy people see where lamar is coming from now
They should file a lawsuit against the NCAA.
Lavar Ball changing the game, NCAA needs to adjust the rules and trust me change is coming.
Now see I never thought abt that he doesn't have to go to ucla on scholarship and could just walk-on for a year if he wanted to damn that's smart
As long as this enterprise is in the parents name, it should be full steam ahead. Melo could decide to be a "walk on", with NO SCHOLARSHIP, or pay his own way to UCLA. He also could just sit out a year and with his big brother on the Lakers, I'm sure they would have few issues with him playing with Lonzo and friends, AFTERHOURS.
The NCAA and the NBA have been PIMPING these athletes for years.
I'm glad someone finally is telling the NCAA TO STAY IN YO LANE!
Following his brother Lonzo, but they never talk about LiAngelo he's playinf their too😂😂
Shoutout to Baller Visions, Man.
I like max interpretations !
He doesn't have to do that he can't enter the NBA straight out of high school. Thon Maker went to high school for a fifth year and went on to be drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 10th pick in the first round. Lamelo follow the exact same bath.
how does espn always get around my ad block
Have him go the the G league for a year and get drafted. Break the cycle and give the players some power instead of bending to the NCAA
I don't know if Smith is right? I remember Greg Anthony had a business when he was at UNLV. I think he sold t-shirts. But I remember him offering to give up his scholarship and pay his own but the NCAA would not go for it. I'm pretty sure he had to give up the business? But that was 25 years ago I might be wrong?
Lonzo is not a Bruin anymore and Lamelo did not JUST finish his sophomore season...
This is the first time I've ever seen Stephen A agree with someone
Yeah anyone who has played college sports knows how hard the NCAA clearing house is, they litterally give you a checklist to complete and make you pay $70 dollars. It's a pain they make it so hard to play at every level
Get paid young nigga get paid what ever you do just make sure you get paid! - Young Dolph
NCAA gonna fuck around and make UCLA a beast. If LaMelo doesn't take a Scholarship, especially if he makes that clear early, then UCLA will still have it available to get another big time recruit
Now I wanna buy a pair of LaMelo's just to piss off the NCAA.
Does anyone remember that all these ESPN guys were hating on Lavar Hard!
lamelo said he got a 4.0gpa but he slick said he not smart. teachers give him good grades.
"Eyy shoutout ballervisions man"
I feel like playing overseas would actually be better for him, harder competition to get ready for the nba, he'll be playing against grown men instead of college players
I think he likes the Usher song "My Way" too
It scares me when Max and Stephen agree on things...
I did an internship with the NCAA in law school. Worst decision ever....I hate the institution. Smith is right. Ball is, without question, eligible as long as UCLA pulls their scholarship offer and Ball pays tuition. I know the NCAA will do everything in their power to get Ball out of college b-ball, especially if he's good. Any promotion of "BBB" and they'll boot him. The NCAA can't control a kid's money relationship with their parents (see J. Manziel's riches) unless it's an obvious sham. Considering LaMelo's brothers' and father's fame and money, it's going to be hard for the kid to stay eligible for a lot of reasons. I'm NOT a Ball fan but I do like that they're basically ignoring the NCAA. This will turn into a huge lawsuit that, hopefully, will help all NCAA athletes.
Lavar lowkey changing the whole game
what matters most to me is that melo is set up for adult success without having to depend on his family. At 16, he shouldn't even have to be put in this situation. Education has to come first in this. Melo's future has to be put as the priority and at 16 he cant make those decisions himself so between Lavar and the NCAA, they need toi stop being monetarily selfish and realize he is a child who wants a future. I know that is basically wind to their ears, but let's not make melo another statistic because of greed from adults.
can't believe the NCAA is making me side with the craziness of lavar ball -.-
Breaking News! : LaMelo will reportedly repeat the 10th grade in order to graduate at 19 to go right to the NBA draft!
He should be able to play, just don't allow him to wear his shoes in a game. OR the NCAA should partner with him and make a NCAA version of the shoe and profit with him.
These cameras be picking up on the slightest bit of make up now
I thought for a sec Max said he loves Lavars balls...both made valid points.
Max looks like he just snorted two lines of Snow White...face red, sweating, lol Max is on it.
Just fucking show us Max and Stephen A.
Wonder how Liangelo is feeling right now.... lol
LaMelo should be able to play. He's not the one who launched the shoe and we know the $ is not going to his bank account.
He wasn't saying that when lonzo was in ucla
Bruhh did Max and SAS just actually AGREED on something or am i dreaming?
Ball is right. The NCAA can't dictate free enterprise
who knows all rules have to broken at some point maybe Lamelo lives UP to the hype and Is so heavily recruited that they change the rule we seen familiar things in history if that happens 20 years from Now people will look at the Balls as trend setters they already did something never done by lonzo having his own shoe either way he can still play over Seas for a Year you don't have to go to College
They always forget about Liangelo! 😂😭
Lavar is a mad genius.
LaMelo going to be on the cover of NBA 2K33. Bet
For those of you saying lamelo is only a stand out cause he is playing against local high school talent or busts or non talented competition you all are forgetting lonzo ball is his oldest brother, which he played 1 v 1 against everyday growing up and played on his team in high school. Even lonzo said lamelo has the most talent out of all 3 of them for that very reason. Lol some of yall basketball fans need to watch golf or something stay in yalls lane
OfficialBlasianBoi he didn't say talent he said potential
I agree with everything
I mean when you are the son of one of the best marketing fathers of all time i wouldnt worry one bit..
Anybody can release his own signature shoes... whether people buy it or not is their choices.
NCAA prevents athletes from making money while being a college athlete in theory because the student would be profiting off of the school and the schools and NCAA don't like that. However, what could be the possible excuse for this seeing as how this kid has gained all of his popularity outside of a college so you can't even claim he is using the school for profit.
He should go to Europe or Canada if he can't play NCAA Carleton has a really good program.
NCAA won't change until they are challenged in court.
The NCAA should have stayed silent! He's not even a university student yet on a scholarship.
I'm not fond of Ball, but I like this idea.
A football player can keep his eligibility and sign to a baseball team with a contract, but can not have his own business and profit on himself. I wish someone would challenge this bullshit in court.
Yeah I love this
People need to start playing overseas. The NCAA only wins if they're the only avenue to the NBA. The Ball brothers already have money on the table but the young men who don't have those opportunities are screwed in this greedy system.
Salute Stephen A for that free game.
Following the footsteps of his *brothers, Lonzo AND Liangelo.
Max is 100% right
"Fuck the NCAA let a young nigga get paid" -JAyz
Simple solution to this problem for the NCAA.
You wanna make money? Cool!!! Pay for your own college education. No athletic scholarship!!!!! Make it easier for those athletes who don't have a potential stream of income like Lamelo. Remember, he is the exception.