In these trying times, leave it to the Ball family to keep providing ridiculous news stories.
ESPN is reporting that LaMelo Ball and his manager have purchased Ball’s Australian NBL team, the Illawarra Hawks. Ball has been playing with the Hawks since August and, after a strong season, is in the running to be the No. 1 pick in this year’s NBA Draft.
Ball’s manager Jermaine Jackson (no relation to the Jackson 5) said his client’s focus will be on his NBA career, but he loves the Illawarra fans and community so much he wanted to help the team with its financial issues and, yes, seize an opportunity.