LaMelo Ball and Lonzo Ball competed towards one another in an NBA recreation for the primary time in 1,145 days on Friday.
Their brother LiAngelo Ball was additionally in attendance, contemporary off signing a music cope with Def Jam data.
It’s been a protracted street again from harm for Lonzo, having missed everything of the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons attributable to knee issues. LaMelo has had his personal harm points, having performed a complete of 58 video games over the past two seasons.
The Charlotte Hornets defeated the Chicago Bulls in a thriller, 125-123.
LaMelo completed with 26 factors, 9 assists in addition to two steals whereas Lonzo contributed six factors, three rebounds, three assists, and three steals in 25 minutes off the bench.
LAMELO x LONZO 🤝
All love between the Ball Brothers 🤍 pic.twitter.com/V0i4L4bc0D
— NBA (@NBA) January 18, 2025
Cherishing The Second
“It will’ve been rather a lot higher if we received,” Lonzo mentioned with fun after the sport. “Enjoying him, it’s positively larger than most video games for me, simply because he’s my little brother, man, and I grew up taking part in with him my complete life.”
As a result of each groups had the break day on Thursday, all three brothers met for dinner that evening and soaked all of it in.
LiAngelo’s music ‘Tweaker’ has been an enormous hit to start out the 12 months, and it’s made for a healthful time for the Ball household the place every have their very own successes to have fun. LaMelo is main East guards in fan All-Star voting whereas Lonzo is taking part in essential minutes for the Bulls and having a serious affect defensively as soon as once more.
“He’s massive time proper now,” Lonzo mentioned of LiAngelo. “These rappers are a bit completely different, man.”
Brothers Speaking Trash
Lonzo clamping Lamelo 🔥
Like to see it pic.twitter.com/YM1ufSo133
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It wouldn’t be a real matchup of brothers with out a little banter, and whereas LaMelo was desirous to have fun the win over his brother post-game, Lonzo was fast to remind him that the matchup is now tied at two video games apiece.
“Our report is 2-2, so I imply he can’t be too glad about that,” Lonzo mentioned. “However to him, it’s 3-1 his method. I don’t understand how that man thinks generally.”
