LaMelo Ball is on the rise as one of the more marketable stars in the NBA right now. After all, when his hype from his ‘Ball in the Family; days is combined with how well he has been doing on the court, the people are always going to want a piece of him.
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This is something Puma understood before Ball even entered the NBA, signing a $100 million deal with him a few short months before NBA Draft 2020. And of course, given the unbridled success of his signature line, we doubt the company regrets the decision.
However, all those profits could have easily gone to a different company. And if they did, it is very likely that LaMelo would be shouting curses during every minute of every NBA game he played.
LaMelo Ball was very close to wearing a BBB shoe in the NBA like Lonzo Ball was forced to
LaMelo Ball’s signature line with Puma isn’t his first. No, that title belongs to Big Baller Brand’s MB1.
Yes, LaMelo Ball wore these for a while. But unlike him, Lonzo Ball wasn’t lucky enough to avoid wearing them in the NBA.
LaVar Ball can be a great father, but this really wasn’t the smartest move by his team.
The financial side of the business is one thing. But, what only made it worse was the faces of the brand being the ones to reveal the truth about the sneakers.
Lonzo Ball once publicly admitted just how bad his signature line with BBB really was
As we mentioned before, Lonzo Ball was forced to wear BBB sneakers in the NBA.
His signature sneaker with BBB was called the ‘Zo 2’. And because of reviews, they never quite had the best reputation.
But, the Ball brothers’ fanbase was strong, so they weren’t seen to be as bad as they truly were… not until this little interview moment came out.
Yes, Lonzo Ball would have to switch his sneakers because they were too uncomfortable, and would just rip.
His feet receive our deepest condolences for having to play through all that at the highest level.
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