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LaVar Ball calls for LaMelo to start in Charlotte: 'My boys are not freaking role players'

LaMelo Ball has been one of the most exciting rookies in the NBA this year. LaVar Ball wants to see him on the court even more.

Basketball’s most outspoken father aired a number of grievances about LaMelo’s role off the bench in an interview with TMZ on Friday, calling for Charlotte Hornets coach James Borrego to start his youngest son and reap the benefits. He also implied LaMelo himself is unhappy with the arrangement:

“Melo and all my boys are like this, man. You playing for somebody, you go ahead, you don’t sulk and you don’t do that, you just go ahead and go with that.