For the first time in their lives, Lonzo and LaMelo Ball will be going at each other in a regulation basketball game.
The two Ball brothers, three years apart, have never faced each other outside pickup games and duels in the Ball backyard. Friday night's contest between Lonzo's New Orleans Pelicans and LaMelo's Charlotte Hornets will be meaningful to both.
"I think it's going to be a lot of fun," Lonzo said on Thursday. "This is our first time matching up in a real game. ... I think it just shows that all the hard work paid off.