There is another Lonzo Ball besides the one whose face is every bit as unreadable after a spectacular lob pass as it is following a turnover. He emerges before every game after the starting lineups are announced, his voice rising amid the din of the crowd and the UCLA teammates who surround him in the huddle.
“He gets us one last little fired up right before we start each game,” Bruins guard Bryce Alford said. “He’s just telling us that it’s our time, to take this game and go out there and try to beat the heck out of whoever we’re playing.