Their lives have become part of a reality TV show. Lonzo Ball enters his rookie season with plenty of hype and attention surrounding becoming the Lakers No. 2 pick, and all the expectations that come with it. His father, LaVar, has perpetuated that with outspoken support about his son’s game and his own apparent supremacy over certain NBA legends.
Not only will that story play out throughout the 2017-18 NBA season. It will also be featured on an actual reality TV show called “Ball in the Family,” with the series first two episodes airing on Aug. 31 on Facebook’s Watch. The show, which will have 10 episodes, will then air new ones on Sundays beginning Sept. 10 on the Ball in the Family Show Page.
“We wanted to give our fans an unfiltered look into our lives and show them a side of us that isn’t typically seen,” LaVar Ball said in a release through Bunim/Murray Productions, which also has produced other popular reality TV shows, such as “The Real World,” “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” and “Born This Way.” “We have a big community of fans on Facebook, so we’re excited our series is going to be on Watch. And who better to help us tell our story than Bunim/Murray Productions.”
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