UCLA is free from the grasp of the Ball Family, but the famous basketball clan is only just starting its international takeover.
Former UCLA guard LiAngelo Ball and his younger brother LaMelo Ball, a one-time UCLA commit, are slated to make their pro debuts on Monday for Lithuanian team Prienai-Birstonas Vytautas.
“For them it’s not going to be easy,” said Dainius Adomaitis, the Lithuanian national coach who coached four years in the LKL. “The first thing is it’s completely different basketball. It’s not high school basketball; it’s not NCAA basketball.”
More from John Henderson, special to the Southern California News Group, on the Balls making their pro debuts