LaVar Ball isn't worried about Lonzo Ball's shooting struggles
LaVar Ball vehemently dismissed the notion of his son, Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball, changing his bizarre shooting form despite struggling with his outside shot in the NBA Summer League.
Although wowing with highlight-reel passing and two triple-doubles, Ball has shot just 38% from the floor and struggled to find shooting consistency — especially from beyond the arc. He shot 55% from the field in his one season at UCLA.
LaVar said in a radio interview with ESPN on Monday that his son’s unconventional shooting style -- with the ball launched from the waist and cocked to the opposite side of his head upon release -- isn’t an issue and that Lonzo’s shooting consistency will come with time.
“Ain’t nobody tinkering with his shot,” Ball said in the interview. “He’s going to shoot the same way, comfortable, like I said, who cares about his shot.
"Here's the thing: He missed a lot of shots in the first few games. They act like the percentage is going to stay there. He'll go about four or five games where he'll go 4-for-5, 6-for-8. It will catch up with him. So it's not a big deal. And it'll come out to a percentage where he's always been, in the high 40s."
Ball went 5-for-7 from the field in the Lakers’ 108-98 semifinal victory against the Mavericks on Sunday night before exiting in the third quarter with tightness in his right calf. Ball’s status is unclear for the Lakers’ Summer League championship game against the Portland Trail Blazers.
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