“Could Have Kept That One to Yourself”: Lonzo Ball Offers Steph Curry’s Sister Sydel Advice After Dead Duck Story

Sydel Curry-Lee and Cameron Brink welcomed a special guest to their Straight to Cam podcast. Chicago Bulls star Lonzo Ball joined the panel, making for an exciting trio on the microphones.

The three engaged in an animated conversation regarding the growth of the WNBA. Unfortunately, the mood didn’t stay upbeat the entire time. A short time into the podcast, Sydel shifted the tone by sharing a personal story from the past week.

The details were a stark contrast to the beaming positives they’d discussed in terms of the WNBA. Sydel took the opportunity to share a tragic story about a dead duck, to Ball’s puzzlement.

Sydel and her husband, Suns forward Damion Lee, have two children with a third expected to arrive soon. Not long ago, they noticed that a duck had begun to call their swimming pool home. The kids eventually named the duck Dougie.

Sydel and Damion didn’t adopt the duck or bring it inside their home, but they considered it a family pet. Unfortunately, Dougie’s days appeared to have been ended in a particularly horrific fashion. Sydel shared the shocking details on the podcast.

“My confession this week is that someone killed our pet, Dougie,” Sydel said. “Last week, I was driving down the street, and I saw a decapitated duck. The body was on one side, and the head was on the other.”

Sydel had spotted the deceased duck while driving, so she wasn’t able to confirm that it was Dougie. But the odds are that it was, since her family hasn’t seen the beloved creature since.

Lonzo Ball did not expect dead ducks to enter the conversation

Lonzo seemed distinctly uncomfortable and confused. Before she even finished stating the details of what transpired, he blurted out, “What kind of show is this?”

However, Ball carried on gamely with the conversation. Putting his confusion aside, he had some words of advice to offer— and try and cheer up Sydel in the process.

“At least all ducks look alike, so if another one comes around, you can just name it Dougie too,” Ball suggested. Brinks immediately broke out into laughter following Lonzo’s comments. Sydel responded skeptically, but Ball encouraged her to “keep hope alive.”

When the conversation began to die down, Ball hilariously stated, “Could have kept that one to yourself.” They all shared a good laugh before moving on to the next topic of conversation.

Lonzo’s ability to comfort Sydel was quite impressive. But before he makes another appearance on a podcast, he will be sure to prepare himself for any unexpected duck tales.