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Lamelo stats8/31/2023 I could hop up on my soapbox here and talk about how Bob Hurley’s St. There’s a part of me that echoes my grandad’s sentiments about the current state of AAU basketball. I know for a fact that my grandad was in bed at least three hours before this game started, and I also know that it would have made his blood boil. He also believes that dunks should be worth one point, but that’s another story. He believes that the sound, fundamental basketball that his teams played with is the only way to play basketball. My grandad played for Kentucky in the early 1950’s under Adolph Rupp. Simply put, this was the most anticipated AAU basketball game in a long time.ĭid it live up to the hype? It depends on who you ask. Many big-name national college hoops writers were in town and covered the game, including Gary Parrish, Matt Norlander, Jeff Borzello, and Seth Davis. The game was broadcast on Facebook Live by Slam Magazine to an audience that reached over 80,000 at one point. Shaquille O’Neal, Damian Lillard, Bradley Beal, Thon Maker, and the face of the BBB himself, Lonzo Ball were all in attendance. The face-off between the two superstars at an exhibition game in Las Vegas drew a crowd so large that the fire marshal had to be called. He holds offers from every single powerhouse program in the country, including Kentucky, Duke, Kansas, North Carolina, Louisville, UCLA, and, you guessed it, Western Kentucky. If Drake rocking a 16-year-old kid’s high school jersey doesn’t say 2017, then I’m not sure what does.īall is a rising junior who is already committed to UCLA, following in the footsteps of his oldest brother Lonzo and his other brother, who everyone forgets exists. Post shared by champagnepapi on at 11:33pm PST
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