Reporter: “How else you spending your holiday?”
LaMelo Ball: “Dogs and girls sh*t we gon be chilling. Watch Stranger Things. Oh I think we go to Orlando”
A poet for our times
He’s basically had zero education. Left high school after sophomore season, no further education and no GED.
Explains… a lot lol I wish everyone valued education but he’s clearly doing well for himself and happy
It’s honestly an interesting experiment. Normally a guy like this, after his career or off the court he might really struggle. But he’s got like a direct line into dumb kids that he can fall back on, at least for now
Influencer arc incoming
Is that not what the Ball family already was?
His middle brother has some sort of a weird influencer rap career. Like the only people that listen to him are other influencers and those chronically online. Otherwise his music seems nonexistent
The “whoooaaaoaaaa” song broke through to the mainstream.
That’s crazy. Wait… did I just write a song!? Get DJ Mallard on the phone.
220 k karma and over 8k contributions in a year… you are the chronically online brother
Yeah dude was rich and famous before the nba
I doubt it unless he has like a career ending injury. He makes a ton of money playing basketball and already could be doing influencing if he wanted.
I mean he already did a tv show
Hes going to make like $300 million in earnings hell be okay
Odell Beckham told me that its not enough!
He said 100m not enough, 300m… probably gonna be ok
If anyone could blow through half a billion, it would be Lamelo.
Good chance it’s more than that
Yeah this is the minimum. And plus he also has Lonzo if he somehow burns through the money lol
Didn’t he buy a basketball team at like 17 🤔
There was a feeble attempt to buy into the club he played for in Australia, it fell through pretty quickly.
Dude, if you make as much as this guy does and stilll feel the neeed to make money at the end of your Career you have severely fucked up
Easy to be happy when you can’t spell sad
Even then, he grew up affluently. Dustin Poirier dropped out of school in 8th grade and was constantly in trouble yet is 100x more well spoken than Lamelo lol.
Not that it matters, just a funny observation.
He’s like one of those Japanese kids who don’t go to high school and go straight to work after middle school.
I only know about this because Okada, an amazing wrestler, did this lol
Okada is very smart, bitch.
Decent number of countries like that but they do so much more in terms of educational preparedness
True, George Bush really fucked us with No Child Left Behind
No he did the right thing if you’ve got the talent and the physical attributes you need to make the jump to the pros as soon as possible
If you’re a prospect on nba radars the faster you get there the better.. it’s a profession where the age of 30 is used as a benchmark in how they value you.. once you’re over 30 that can be used against you
He’s got two brothers and a father that do not speak like him lol. Lonzo is somewhat well spoken and while LiAngelo is a try hard, he has no issue having cohesive interviews .
Idk how the fuck LaMelo got to this except on purpose
It’s probably a combination of being both naturally dumber than them AND not bothering to learn as much.
He is the youngest after all and since Lonzo was already making the NBA when LaMelo was in school, he probably felt no reason to study
I mean if you can’t understand lamelo that’s your fault. He just speaks casually because he’s been taking interviews since he was in highschool.
And still more wealthy than people that have all of that
Sad!
dogs, family, (making millions as an elite athlete) and enjoying down time on the couch? what more he need to know?
He is the pro basketball character in Bedazzled?
He could’ve graduated and went to college. Wouldn’t have made a difference. This is a curated persona. He’s B-Rad G
I left high school having never finished sophomore and don’t sound anything like this.
He’s a result of his environment and goonery lingo. Has nothing to do with education.
What does this have to do with anything he said here? It made sense and didn’t really say anything wrong or out of the ordinary?
This is a very weird tangent to get form a sarcastic but funny joke. And the comments afterwards are even weirder
You are just a pure hater, Merry X’mas
Ever hear Shedaur Sanders try to talk😂 at least he has the excuse of reoccurring brain damage though lol.
Tbf he doesn’t come off as the most astute student anyways bro probably knew he was going to be a millionaire when he was like 13
What are you really tryna say with this comment? Sounds like just pure hate
Not hating. Just facts. Guys doing really well for himself and it’s not holding him back at all.
And is way richer than you will ever be
They really don’t make em dumber than this. Buddy was truly fucked if ball didn’t work out
Dude is Nick Young with a bigger bag.
I mean even without basketball he’s still part of his family, he could do nothing and still be rich
Case and point, Liangelo Ball. Dumb as rocks, bad at ball and a shitty rapper.
You’ve clearly never swerved and bend that corner
Whoaaa
The expression is “case in point.”
Woulda been an influencer , when I was in HS kids actually kept up with him and off the court life
He applied 100% of his talent to ball. If he had applied his top .01% work ethic and talent to studying thermodynamics, he could also be one of the top 300 physicists alive. Trust me, I’m on Reddit.
But it did. And all the sacrifice and hard work has led him to becoming a multimillionaire and set up his family for life. All with little to no education. Say what you want about the system or the importance of education but this young man is a story we all should learn from. With hard work, dedication and belief you can overcome any challenges
My thing is what about his statement was dumb, reporter asked wyd and he answered “hoes,puppies , and stranger things…oh and I play some ball”
Shit that’s what he’s doing.
I may not be a millionaire, but at least I’ll never have to suit up for the Hornets. It’s the little things like that that really matter.
Never change, Brainrot Magic Johnson.
Shii. Almost forgot we gonna play
Yeah. That part.
Dude is so unserious about basketball. No wonder they stink
Lol yeah Lamelo is definitely the one responsible
This but unironically.
I would be too if I played for Charlotte.
Pretty hard to get out of Charlotte with that attitude
Ridiculous, I’ve never seen a player do anything in charlotte
They don’t play on Christmas tho just traveling
When god given talent exceeds hard work
The way he said it, I thought the Ball family was going to Disney World.
I thought the exact same thing lmao
Dogs, girls, and Stranger Things. What more could you want out of life?
Orlando
The tone change when he forgot he had to talk about work
The holy trinity
Back in my day it was sex, drugs, rock and roll!
Same things different names.
I dont think youre supposed to sex the dog…
Eh, what the hell, it’s Christmas
Doggy style?
Sex=Girls
Rock and Roll=Stranger Things has Metallica
Drugs=Dogs? Hmmm I guess every drug dealers house I went to did have a dog or cat in it.
Switch rock ‘n’ roll and drugs. Dogs are wild, Stranger Things is highly addictive
Hookers and blow enters the chat…
He just like us fr
Cats, homies and NBA games.
This shit is 100x better
lmfao
Wales. Golf. Madrid
I heard grill lol
Playing in a NBA basketball game one would hope.
Cats instead of dogs for me. They smell better and don’t take up as much space on the couch or bed for naps
Some anime
Dog, Girls, Strangers Things, Charlotte Hornets. In that order.
Honestly, I would have a hard time for us on the Charlotte Hornets during the holiday.
Dogs and girls in Orlando
Pimping ain’t easy 😎
Love that for LaMelo
Cant be out here hating on a man for living his best life
Bro is a talented millionaire who plays games with less urgency than dudes at your local Y.
Truly living the dream
What an insane hypocritical statement lol
Define hypocritical
Misleading title Lmaoo he said “girl” ; this makes it sound like he’s cheating
He’s had the same girlfriend since he entered the league, or maybe shortly after. And she’s like 10 years older than him too. I guess if it works it works, but I cannot imagine what conversations between the two of them are like 😭
“babe what u want for dinner?”
“chicken, turkey, ham, shiii.. what else am i fuckin wit? oh, peach cobbler. it’ll be smackin fasho”
AIN’T THAT WHAT A CHEF IS? YOU DUMBAHH
Lmao lamelo is hilarious
This legitimately made me LOL
this is gold 😭
What’s up with young NBA stars dating chicks way older.
Because they know the rules and dont run out of the house with half their shit
Is it cheating if everyone involved knows whats happening and just turns a blind eye lol
I thought he meant “girl shit” as in staying at home, relaxing and binge watching, etc…
I think so too. People are bashing on him based on a quote and calling him dumb. He legit just said he was chillin with his dogs doing girl stuff and watching tv— then gave her a big hug and all around seems like a nice guy.
To be honest I like him more than most of the people here who think they’re so smart and mentally superior to him.
He did; but he said it so fast that it’s easy to hear it as “girls shit”
I dont think he sophisticated like that lol but he did say Netflix
New year new me, same me though.
Cracks me up every time I remember this clip of him.
I dont really like Lamelo, but he’s funny as hell, I’ll give him that.
Hes gonna be more likable as he gets older. Like he has a natural charisma but is bogged down by being born a rich gen z kid.
This seems pretty accurate, looks like Gen Z has down voted you though lol.
I didn’t downvote him, but if I had to downvote him I guess my question would’ve been which one of those two qualities would stop being true as he gets older? Would he stop being rich or would he stop being gen z?
It seems equally possible that his charm will slowly evaporate as he continues to be rich and entitled. I hope he’s self-aware enough to navigate that but we’ll see!
he won’t be a rich gen z kid he will be a rich gen z adult and will be able to relate to millennials etc. bc he will eventually hate the next annoying generation.
He’s low key almost as funny as Ant
Lamelo has such a way with words
It’s definitely one of the ways of all time
A man of culture. It’s the simple things
They might be the worst side burns I’ve ever seen
LaMelo is truly embracing Florida culture
Ball! I told you to trim those sideburns! Go home!
Seems nice enough. Lots of people here clearly live in a bubble if you somehow think this isn’t totally normal.
“He’s so unserious about basketball, why would he say that he wants to spend time watching TV with his dog and girlfriend when asked what he’ll be doing on Christmas break?”
The comments that kill me are “didn’t he grow up upper class in LA?” Like his persona couldn’t be upper class LA, and all that upper class LA could be is a bunch of grey poupon, white people who speak with British accents. People are so disconnected from reality.
They’re calling him dumb and he said nothing out of the ordinary. Idk if it’s me Reddit has been more pretentious than usual. It’s like people have to bring up anything to get in up on some public figure.
Especially if said public figure is not the most articulate, tends to be aloof or other reasons I’m not gonna say.
I haven’t read a single comment here that implied it was abnormal.
dude if you scroll down there are like 10 comments saying something like that lol
This is the first time I’ve heard him speak and he seems like a genuinely nice person. Saw negative comments and wanted to point out something positive.
Why is he looking so unwashed lately what’s up with my guy
Committed to the KD blueprint.
it’s just the scraggly beard
Isn’t LeMelo Ball from an upper middle class suburb? 🤣🤣
Brilliant
Melo DNP reason: Stranger things spoiler
This man’s neck looks like a community college’s free-form board of expression.
underrated comment
Lamelo is hype for Stranger things too? I’m buying a jersey
He my GOAT
Is talking about a harem or a continuous party? Either way lamelo seems like no one is more suited for the life of a young NBA star
He’s not trying to say girls really. He has a girlfriend and was trying to refer to her but said it really weird.
Ok that makes more sense
That’s my future president 🫡
I will always laugh hearing him talking with swag but then remember that clip of him being jump scare pranked where he screams and slaps a doll like a 5 year old
Hahah I actually love Lamelo. I’m also eternally relieved we chose ant instead of him
If he wasn’t an NBA player I could totally see him with those broccoli headed influencers at a UFC event or in LA..
worst facial hair in the league
Dumb as fuck. The most talented of the Balls is just dumb as shit. I think their father let them down. All injury prone and seemingly idiots.
Happiest man on the planet right there
Which is better the dog shit or girl shit?
Poster child for the todays player being an IG Influencer that just plays basketball as a hobby.
Honestly good for him, keeping things simple
How can you not like the kid. He’s 100% himself at all times haha
The NBA needs more of this frfr
he’s exactly like the influencers that all the teenage boys idolize and model their behavior off of. He probably did too growing up. Now he has the resources to act out the lifestyle that most of them just try to portray
Netflix and _____________
N’ARITE MAYEN!
Use him as a “stay in school kids” ad campaign
Why? He has generational life changing money. Bad example
shave hobo
Why do literally none of the videos or gifs on this subreddit work on my phone?
Hate this idiot
Dude is so annoying.
shii we finna have so much in Orlando
In Melon we trust.
He should learn to dribble over Christmas.
He said the n word on wwe raw
God he’s ugly
“What was the question again?”
Y’all all got this wrong. We should celebrate this dude, he’s hilarious. The sooner y’all realize that you’re gonna see how damn entertaining this guy is, stop trying to “fix” him
Dogs and girls, so his priority is the dog???
He said girl but y’all keep those dreams alive
Stranger Things, right on
u/savevideo
Dogs and girls shit? Bro what the fuck is this party
Bruh needs a barber
Hornets PR guy must sweat bullets after every game.
The Ball brothers are fuckin trash!!!
Bro needs to brush his teeth
Lol I think we do to Orlando
What a good dude.
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His response was hanging out with his girlfriend and watching Netflix then gives the reporter a hug and wishes her a merry Christmas. That’s cringe to you? I’m praying that everyone can turn that fucking hate knob down in 2026 just a little
Feel for these kids. All the money in the world, but as educated as 3rd graders.
Everyone can’t be a Rhodes scholar.
You’re correct.
Lots pro athletes aren’t necessarily educated.
Somewhere along the line in influencer world the Ball’s were like “we’re him” and we’ve unironically agreed with that sentiment..
it’s hard for me to imagine a less likable dude
So he is as smart as he looks.
He certainly isn’t a top 1% commenter on reddit