El Segundo — Lonzo Ball returning to the court and practicing with contact for the first time during training camp was the big news to come out after the Los Angeles Lakers finished practicing on Thursday, but making almost as big of waves were comments Ball made about his new teammate LeBron James.
Ball famously grew up idolizing James, and Thursday was his first time getting onto the court for full-contact drills with his favorite from childhood. So naturally, Ball was asked if he had any nerves when sharing the floor with James for the first time.