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‘Wasting Time’; LaVar Ball Pulling Sons Out Of Lithuania
This past December, LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball signed professional contracts with Lithuanian team Prienu Vytautas. In becoming professional players, both ended their NCAA eligibility. While the majority of their playing time came in Big Baller Brand exhibition games, which were played against subpar competition such as amateur and youth teams, LiAngelo became one of the leading scorers in the league. With LiAngelo currently injured and LaMelo not getting much playing time in the league, their father, LaVar Ball, has decided that he will be pulling his sons out of Lithuania even though there are two games left in the season.
According to various reports, Ball wasn’t able to overcome the issues he had with Vytautas head coach Virginijus Seskus.
“We’re not going to waste our time no more,”
Ball reality show comes to an end. BC Vytautas confirmed that Ball brothers are set to leave Lithuania next week, with two LKL regular season games left to play. BC Vytautas still will be fighting to avoid relegation.
— Donatas Urbonas (@Urbodo) April 25, 2018
"We're not going to waste our time no more", LaVar told. LiAngelo injured his ankle, LaMelo didn't get any playing time, so LaVar decided to take all his sons back to LA. Lonzo is visiting his family in Prienai right now. They're set to leave Sunday-Monday.
— Donatas Urbonas (@Urbodo) April 25, 2018
LaVar added that they had to shut down Gelo for the season in order to prepare better for NBA draft combine, pre-draft camps and so on. But he was mad that Melo didn’t get any playing time in the end of the season
— Donatas Urbonas (@Urbodo) April 25, 2018
LaVar Ball told he was happy with the Lithuania, its people and BC Vytautas organization: “I just didn’t get along with the coach”
— Donatas Urbonas (@Urbodo) April 25, 2018
