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LOS ANGELES — Of course life as a Ball Brother hasn’t always been easy.
Growing up under the shadow of LaVar Ball’s braggadocio had targets painted on the backs of Lonzo, LiAngelo and LaMelo as long as they could remember. A brilliant plan by LaVar to instill toughness and garner attention? Maybe, but the only ones that seem to question the methodology of it all these years later are those on the outside or those that live in jealousy.
Still, there was Lonzo late Monday night, sitting in front of his locker and answering questions about all the critics he and his brothers had to deal with growing up in nearby Anaheim and playing ball at Chino Hills.