Isaiah Thomas had only been a Laker for three days, and had just completed his first road trip with his new team, when he received a text message.
"I like his mindset," Ball said on Thursday afternoon. "He doesn't fear anything and he always thinks he's the best."
"He wants to be great; he wants to get better," Thomas said. "I'm all for helping him. I've been in the league seven years and I know a little bit about the NBA but at the same time I'm pushing to be great as well."
"There's some soreness," Lakers coach Luke Walton said of Ball's knee.