Lonzo Anderson Ball was born on October 27,1997 and is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association.
56 Facts About Lonzo Ball
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Lonzo Ball was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team in 2018.
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Lonzo Ball won the Wayman Tisdale Award as the top freshman in the nation.
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Lonzo Ball was traded at the end of the season to the New Orleans Pelicans in a trade package for Anthony Davis.
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Lonzo Ball was born in Anaheim, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area, to LaVar and Tina Lonzo Ball, who were both former college basketball players.
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The 6-foot-6-inch Lonzo Ball started playing basketball at the age of two.
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Lonzo Ball idolized LeBron James, who he began following around age six and when James was a first-year NBA player with Cleveland.
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Lonzo Ball grew up with his younger brothers, LiAngelo and LaMelo.
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Lonzo Ball played basketball at Chino Hills High School in Chino Hills, California.
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Lonzo Ball averaged a triple-double with averages of 23.9 points, 11.3 rebounds, and 11.7 assists per game.
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Lonzo Ball received national honors, including the Naismith Prep Player of the Year, Morgan Wootten National Player of the Year, USA Today Boys Basketball Player of the Year, and Mr Basketball USA.
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Lonzo Ball was ranked No 4 overall in the 2016 class by both Rivals.
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Lonzo Ball led the nation in assists and transformed the Bruins into the top scoring offense in the country.
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Lonzo Ball remained on the Wooden Award list in midseason, when he was joined by Leaf, as UCLA was one of just five schools with two candidates on the list.
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Lonzo Ball had 15 points and three assists to surpass Larry Drew II's school record for most assists in a season.
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Lonzo Ball had 10 points, eight assists, and four turnovers in the loss, while Wildcats point guard De'Aaron Fox scored 39 points for an NCAA tournament freshman record.
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Lonzo Ball strained his hamstring in the game but played through it and was limping in the second half.
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Lonzo Ball did not offer it as an excuse for being outplayed.
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Lonzo Ball was a unanimous first-team All-American, earning honors from the Associated Press, United States Basketball Writers Association, National Association of Basketball Coaches, and Sporting News.
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Lonzo Ball was the only freshman that year to be a finalist for the Wooden Award, Naismith College Player of the Year, and Oscar Robertson Trophy.
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Lonzo Ball was voted Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, named first-team All-Pac-12 along with teammates Leaf and Bryce Alford, and received honorable mention for the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team.
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Lonzo Ball was selected with the second overall pick of the 2017 NBA draft by his hometown team the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Lonzo Ball had two triple-doubles, the first in Vegas since 2008 and the first ever in Vegas by a rookie.
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Lonzo Ball had four games with 10 or more assists, becoming the first in league history to have more than 10 assists in more than one game; his 9.3 assist average was a league record.
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Lonzo Ball joined fellow NBA rookie Ben Simmons, as well as Magic Johnson, Connie Hawkins, Art Williams, and Oscar Robertson as the only players to record multiple triple-doubles within the first 20 games of their NBA careers.
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Lonzo Ball missed the team's Christmas game after spraining his left shoulder in the previous game against the Portland Trail Blazers.
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Lonzo Ball returned after missing six games, playing in five games before spraining the medial collateral ligament in his left knee against the Dallas Mavericks on January 13,2018.
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Lonzo Ball was selected to play in the Rising Stars Challenge during NBA All-Star Weekend, but withdrew because of the injury.
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Lonzo Ball returned after the All-Star break after missing 15 games.
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Lonzo Ball was on a minutes restriction, and the Lakers held him out of their following game to limit his back-to-back games during his return.
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Lonzo Ball missed the final eight games of the season due to a knee contusion.
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Lonzo Ball ended the season with averages of 10.2 points, 7.2 assists and 6.9 rebounds, but made only 36 percent of his field goals.
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Lonzo Ball was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team, while fellow rookie teammate Kyle Kuzma exceeded expectations and earned First Team honors.
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On July 17,2018, Lonzo Ball underwent an arthroscopic surgery on his left knee to repair a torn meniscus.
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Lonzo Ball's added bulk made him better on defense, and he became one of the Lakers' most dynamic defenders during the season as he picked up point guards full-court to create turnovers in the backcourt.
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Lonzo Ball had suffered two other ankle injuries earlier in the season, but had been able to play in all of the team's first 47 games.
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Lonzo Ball was selected again for the Rising Stars game, but he was ruled out again because of his ankle injury.
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Lonzo Ball ended the season with career highs in scoring, 3-point percentage, field goal percentage and free throw percentage.
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Lonzo Ball signed a four-year, $85 million contract extension with the Bulls.
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On January 20,2022, after he missed three games with a meniscus tear, the Bulls announced that Lonzo Ball would undergo surgery on his left knee and miss six to eight weeks.
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Lonzo Ball played in 35 games, the fewest in his career.
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Lonzo Ball used to have an unorthodox jump shot whereby he moved the ball from his left hip to the left of his forehead.
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Lonzo Ball rotated his right elbow in toward his chest until it reached a 45-degree angle, at which point he shot the ball towards the basket.
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Lonzo Ball preferred to shoot jumpers while moving towards his left.
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Lonzo Ball began shooting in games from 40 feet deep when he was a pre-teen.
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Lonzo Ball's go-to shot with time expiring was a step-back 3-pointer from deep.
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Lonzo Ball's father had insisted that he not sign with a company unless they agreed to license merchandise from Big Baller Brand.
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On December 20,2017, Lonzo Ball was announced as the logo for the Junior Basketball Association, a league his father LaVar planned to establish for high-school basketball players who have finished high school but want an alternative option to the NCAA.
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Lonzo Ball is a rap music enthusiast; in his spare time he writes lyrics on his phone.
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Lonzo Ball has frequently gone to a studio to record music.
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Lonzo Ball has said that he would be a rapper if he was not an NBA player.
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In September 2017, Lonzo Ball released his first rap single, "Melo Lonzo Ball 1", an ode to his youngest brother, LaMelo.
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That same day, Lonzo Ball released his debut album, Born 2 Lonzo Ball, under the name Zo.
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In 2020, Lonzo Ball competed on the fourth season of The Masked Singer as "Whatchamacallit".
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Lonzo Ball was eliminated on week 8 alongside Dr Elvis Francois as "Serpent".
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Lonzo Ball was in an on-and-off long-term relationship with Denise Garcia, with whom he has a daughter.