LMAO Lakers to enforce "Lavar Ball rule"

[a1rimrocka]

In what many employees at Staples Center view as the "LaVar Ball rule," this season the Los Angeles Lakers are enforcing "an existing policy" that no longer allows members of the media to congregate in a section of the arena among family and associates of players after games.

Family, friends and agents wait for players in the seats behind the basket closest to the visiting team's locker room at the conclusion of games. Interviews conducted in that designated area and near the tunnel leading to the arena corridors are now forbidden.

LaVar Ball, the father of Lakers rookie point guard Lonzo Ball, is also not permitted to do interviews on the court, something he did on opening night after the LA Clippers defeated the Lakers 108-92. The league's rule is that an individual must be credentialed in order to enter onto the court. LaVar Ball hasn't done an on-court interview since.

A handful of rival front-office executives deem this matter as a necessary reinforcement to prevent LaVar Ball from having a routine postgame platform in which he's occasionally critical of the team.

Last week, apparently unrelated to LaVar Ball, the Lakers implemented a new protocol barring media personnel, with the exception of those doing TV live shots, from sitting in the courtside seats on the Lakers' end of the court while players are getting pregame work in.

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...forcing-called-lavar-ball-rule-staples-center

 

[Better]

If Lonzo don't become a MAJOR factor in a couple years, I'm predicting LA is going get him smooth the fuck up outta dodge like D'angelo Russell.

 

[BitchI'llKillYa]

He is the reason ANYONE is talking about the Lakers

 

[IT IS WHAT IT IS]

Hes a pain in the ass and his Son is slow.... Magics tenure is getting off to a rousing start! Da Fuck made them think they could control this Dude!?!?! Or that Lonzo would be shooting bricks at such an alarming rate?!?! Lavar played all them fuckers!!!

 

[IT IS WHAT IT IS]

He is the reason ANYONE is talking about the Lakers

Im sure at this point, Magic would NOT prefer the kind of press hes bringing Bruh

 

[xxxbishopxxx]

If I was LaVar, I would get a press pass and go from there...lol.

 

[Better]

To be frank, I would've drafted D'aaron or Dennis Smith. Jr.

You want ShowTime? Dennis Smith Jr. is a show by his damn self. De'aron Fox is going to be electrifying, too.

 

[Amajorfucup]

If Lonzo don't become a MAJOR factor in a couple years, I'm predicting LA is going get him smooth the fuck up outta dodge like D'angelo Russell.

Yep. Wont be worth the headache his dad brings. Two months in and they are already implementing rule changes to curb his bullshit. Im sure his Byron Scott comments were the icing on the cake that ushered this on.

 

[Shadow22]

D'aaron Fox i wish we could have drafted him. He is wasting his time and talent out in Sacramento

 

[kain]

So how do you control the media from interviewing who they want?
The Lakers management sounds stupid.

 

[REDLINE]

Just sad

 

[BDR]

Lakers got conned into taking Ball lmaooo

 

[Shadow22]

So how do you control the media from interviewing who they want?
The Lakers management sounds stupid.

You clearly like most don't get how the NBA really works.

If u are a reporter u are suppose to interview players and not their playa partna's from the crib, the parents or anyone else on arena property.

 

[IT IS WHAT IT IS]

If I was LaVar, I would get a press pass and go from there...lol.

...annoy the team? Yep, thats the right thing to do. Go on and escort your son to Journeyman status who no team wants to fuck with because you are a pain in the ass....

 

[IT IS WHAT IT IS]

Lakers got conned into taking Ball lmaooo

Could those fools with the Shell game and played in Magics ego! Lavar is a damn genius LMAO

 

[xxxbishopxxx]

...annoy the team? Yep, thats the right thing to do. Go on and escort your son to Journeyman status who no team wants to fuck with because you are a pain in the ass....

I was making a joke. However, I think at this point, LaVar is telling everybody he ain't worried about shit but LaVar. No rational person would put so much UNNECESSARY pressure on their kids like he does.

 

[IT IS WHAT IT IS]

I was making a joke. However, I think at this point, LaVar is telling everybody he ain't worried about shit but LaVar. No rational person would put so much UNNECESSARY pressure on their kids like he does.

Sad thing is, hes destroying this kid. Turning his entire career into a side show, a reality show. A lot of rookies struggle, but the venom at him is really Dude to his Dads antics. Im sure there will still be prople here defending and caping for him, and I feel sorry for them...

Its only December Bruh, only December....

 

[mchammertoeeesss]

If Lonzo was a STAR, The Lakers wouldn't have a problem. Lavar sold them some wolf tickets.
With those weak ass triple doubles. That Lonzo has down syndrome on the court. I don't even play but
WHO THE FUCK PASSES THE BALL TO A GUY THAT'S DOUBLE TEAMED WHEN YOU (the passer) IS
WIDE OPEN?! I'm not from Cali and I was hoping to see some "SHOWTIME". With him bringing that old NBA
back. It didn't/won't happen though. ahhhh the memories...

 

[Shadow22]

Sad thing is, hes destroying this kid. Turning his entire career into a side show, a reality show. A lot of rookies struggle, but the venom at him is really Dude to his Dads antics. Im sure there will still be prople here defending and caping for him, and I feel sorry for them...

Its only December Bruh, only December....

Can't wait till Allstar Week that rookie game

 

[code_pirahna]

...annoy the team? Yep, thats the right thing to do. Go on and escort your son to Journeyman status who no team wants to fuck with because you are a pain in the ass....

Hello RG3

 

[roots69]

Hmm.... Im not surprised by the Lakers move!!!

Lavar has been operating on this loud/distraction approach since those boys were little kids!! Its not hard to see what he's trying to do!!

 

[roots69]

Hello RG3

Damn, Good call!!

 

[BitchI'llKillYa]

Im sure at this point, Magic would NOT prefer the kind of press hes bringing Bruh

Well id buy a ticket to see hom before id pay to see tge Lakers...

Them niggas didn' even sell out when the Warriors were in town

 

[D-TOWN REP]

I was making a joke. However, I think at this point, LaVar is telling everybody he ain't worried about shit but LaVar. No rational person would put so much UNNECESSARY pressure on their kids like he does.

Agreed

That’s the only thing I had a problem with is man just chill out you putting such a huge unnecessary target on your kids back

Doesn’t make much sense to me other than being self serving trying to share some spotlight

 

[pookie]

To be frank, I would've drafted D'aaron or Dennis Smith. Jr.

You want ShowTime? Dennis Smith Jr. is a show by his damn self. De'aron Fox is going to be electrifying, too.

Lakers got conned into taking Ball lmaooo

Could those fools with the Shell game and played in Magics ego! Lavar is a damn genius LMAO

They wanted SHOWTIME on and "off" the court. They're the Lakers and with Kobe retired they were missing that off the court showtime that they were used to. They figured if they brought the Ball Circus to town they would get that off the court showtime back, BUT they had no idea that Lonzo was going to be playing this bad. If Lonzo was playing at a high level and it was SHOWTIME on the court they wouldn't have a problem with anything LaVar was doing, they'd probably have him on some posters and Laker commercials

 

[rNubb]

Silly shit being spoken.

Lonzo ain't dat dude. Yet his family is cashing in big time.

He got selected 2nd and got a shitload of money as such. He ain't no 2nd pick.

Dude is selling overpriced shoes and merchandise and he can't score. $495 - ZO2

Dude has faced Curry, CP3, Wall and such and he is just Lonzo fucking Ball.

Aint no fucking target on him. He ain't being stunted by the pressure. He aint that good - at least no yet. It ain't pressure.

Blinders, maybe. A ten pound weight on his shooting hand. Fellas, you don't even have to guard Lonzo outside the paint.

Who really believed that this corny, skinny, bi racial dude with a broke ass shot from Chino Hills was going to be the next Magic/J Kidd?
Did you really think he would be better than Curry?

And I say this shit as a Ball Family supporter.
I respect daddy Ball's hustle.

 

[Complex]

He is the reason ANYONE is talking about the Lakers

Did people talk about the Lakers last year?

So no

 

[Complex]

To be frank, I would've drafted D'aaron or Dennis Smith. Jr.

You want ShowTime? Dennis Smith Jr. is a show by his damn self. De'aron Fox is going to be electrifying, too.

You do realize they've been up and down this year

Dennis Smith is shooting 40%, 30 from three and 4 assist to 3 turnovers

Fox is shooting 40%, 28 from three and 4 assist and 2 turnovers

 

[mozartte]

Lavar Ball building his brand. You would do the same for your family. I would sell my son and make him the second pick for millions. If you don't, you are a fool.....

 

[Better]

You do realize they've been up and down this year

Dennis Smith is shooting 40%, 30 from three and 4 assist to 3 turnovers

Fox is shooting 40%, 28 from three and 4 assist and 2 turnovers

...and I'd still take them over Lonzo Ball.

Lonzo is shooting 31 percent from the field. Thirty-one fucking percent, and 50percent from the FT line. LOLOLOLOLOL

But, it is not the stats - it is the motor.

You don't have to have a motor like Westbrook ... but, god damn.

That motor is not something that you just develop.

I remember when Kobe came out of high school, that nigga looked like he wanted to hit a damn homerun on every play. Yeah, it was an ill-advised style of play, but you KNEW he'd eventually put it together, and you were pleased to see the hyper-aggression.

 

[Shadow22]

Silly shit being spoken.

Lonzo ain't dat dude. Yet his family is cashing in big time.

He got selected 2nd and got a shitload of money as such. He ain't no 2nd pick.

Dude is selling overpriced shoes and merchandise and he can't score. $495 - ZO2

Dude has faced Curry, CP3, Wall and such and he is just Lonzo fucking Ball.

Aint no fucking target on him. He ain't being stunted by the pressure. He aint that good - at least no yet. It ain't pressure.

Blinders, maybe. A ten pound weight on his shooting hand. Fellas, you don't even have to guard Lonzo outside the paint.

Who really believed that this corny, skinny, bi racial dude with a broke ass shot from Chino Hills was going to be the next Magic/J Kidd?
Did you really think he would be better than Curry?

And I say this shit as a Ball Family supporter.
I respect daddy Ball's hustle.

Its sad u support his Dad's scheme. I'll support Stephon Marbury over this dude. At least Steph gives back to Brooklyn and other areas.


Did i believe in duke's talent Nope. He doesn't eat,sleep and breathe the game like a player who wants to stay around 10 to 12 years. As a competitor u should wanna go and show n prove in practice and game time.

If u had a bad shooting night get some shots up post game. That's what Kevin Garnett , Kobe, Steph Mike, Bron , Kd all the greats do.

 

[Complex]

...and I'd still take them over Lonzo Ball.

Lonzo is shooting 31 percent from the field. Thirty-one fucking percent, and 50percent from the FT line. LOLOLOLOLOL

But, it is not the stats - it is the motor.

You don't have to have a motor like Westbrook ... but, god damn.

That motor is not something that you just develop.

I remember when Kobe came out of high school, that nigga looked like he wanted to hit a damn homerun on every play. Yeah, it was an ill-advised style of play, but you KNEW he'd eventually put it together, and you were pleased to see the hyper-aggression.

The motor that has gotten him triple doubles

and get steals, rebounds

 

[Mask]

He is the reason ANYONE is talking about the Lakers

Yup you're on pernt

 

[Deezz]

If I was LaVar, I would get a press pass and go from there...lol.

And you know some media Outlet will give him a pass. Dude is guaranteed news

 

[fonzerrillii]

If Lonzo don't become a MAJOR factor in a couple years, I'm predicting LA is going get him smooth the fuck up outta dodge like D'angelo Russell.

History is shown that they will....

They bounced D'Angelo in his Second Year.