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LaVar Ball urges Hornets to acquire all his sons — and has startling message for coach Charles Lee

Nypost · · 386 words · By Dan Martin
Sports Performance/Team Building
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“The elder Ball’s latest salvo came after LaMelo Ball’s Hornets saw their season end in a lopsided play-in loss to the Magic on Friday.”
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The evidence confirms LaMelo Ball plays for the Hornets and that the Hornets played in the play-in tournament. Specifically, one web search mentions the Hornets won a play-in game against the Heat. However, none of the provided evidence explicitly states that the Hornets lost a play-in game to the Magic on a specific 'Friday,' making the full claim uncorroborated by multiple sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 NBA season is the 80th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on October 21, 2025 and ended on April 12, 2026. The third edition of the in-season NBA…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bismack Biyombo Sumba (born August 28, 1992) is a Congolese professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected with the seventh over…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — LaMelo LaFrance Ball ( lə-MEL-oh; August 22, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected by the Hornets …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaMelo_Ball
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“LaVar Ball said afterward that in order to have more success next year, they need to add two of his other sons, and maybe fire head coach Charles Lee for not playing LaMelo enough.”
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Two independent web search results directly report LaVar Ball making these exact statements following the Hornets' elimination from the play-in tournament. The first source quotes him advising the addition of his sons and suggesting the firing of Coach Charles Lee.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2017 NBA draft was held on June 22, 2017, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting U.S. college basketball players and other eligi…
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““If you want to go to the playoffs, three Balls are better than one,” Ball said in a video Friday of adding [the Cavaliers’] Lonzo and LiAngelo — who left basketball in 2025 to focus on his rap career — to Charlotte’s roster.”
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Two independent web search results confirm LaVar Ball's comments regarding the benefit of having all three Ball brothers on the roster. One source mentions him sharing thoughts on acquiring all three brothers, and another references him reigniting conversation about the reunion of LaMelo, Lonzo, and LiAngelo.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — LaVar Christopher Ball (born October 23, 1967) is an American businessman who is the co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of sports apparel company Big Baller Brand and founder of the now defu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaVar_Ball
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — LiAngelo Robert "Gelo" Ball (born November 24, 1998) is an American former professional basketball player and rapper currently signed to Def Jam Recordings. He is he second son of Big Baller Brand fou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LiAngelo_Ball
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lonzo Anderson Ball (born October 27, 1997) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A point guard, he pl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonzo_Ball
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““You’ve got to be a heck of a coach to coach Melo,” Ball said of his lone NBA son, who was fined after making a dirty play against Miami’s Bam Adebayo in Charlotte’s play-in win over the Heat.”
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Two independent web search results confirm that LaVar Ball commented on LaMelo's performance in relation to a dirty play against Bam Adebayo. One source mentions the fine and Flagrant Foul 2, and another discusses the controversy surrounding the play.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2017 NBA draft was held on June 22, 2017, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting U.S. college basketball players and other eligi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_NBA_draft
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — LaMelo LaFrance Ball ( lə-MEL-oh; August 22, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected by the Hornets …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaMelo_Ball
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““He’s a killer,” Ball added of his son. “You know what you do with a killer? You leave him in until the end. Don’t take him out till them suckers hit zero. And let it be known. He’s still trying to win. He could be down 40 [poonts], down 50, it don’t matter. It takes vision and risk, trust me, to be a champion.””
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The evidence provides quotes from LaVar Ball advising on keeping LaMelo in the game until the end, which supports the core message of the claim. However, the specific, detailed quote provided in the claim is not directly corroborated by multiple independent sources, making it a single-source report of his commentary.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — LiAngelo Robert "Gelo" Ball (born November 24, 1998) is an American former professional basketball player and rapper currently signed to Def Jam Recordings. He is he second son of Big Baller Brand fou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LiAngelo_Ball
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — LaMelo LaFrance Ball ( lə-MEL-oh; August 22, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected by the Hornets …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaMelo_Ball
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — LaVar Christopher Ball (born October 23, 1967) is an American businessman who is the co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of sports apparel company Big Baller Brand and founder of the now defu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaVar_Ball
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