THE SPECTATORS WILL SHOW

THE SPECTATORS WILL SHOW

A couple days ago the world's greatest basketball player (Lebron James) alongside the new school hype Ben Simmons gathered to watch Lonzo Ball to play in one of his summer league games. Lonzo Ball has captured most of the nation's attention due to antics of his father Lavar Ball speaking about how great of player Lonzo is and will become.

When your notoriety reaches a certain level be ready for people to watch how your life plays out constantly. Some people gather to see you fail,some to succeed, and others are just curious to know how the cards will unfold for you. The pressure of performance should never bereft you, as long as your focus stays on your task and not your spectating audience. Just as in Lonzo case, never once did you hear him join in on the talking and speculating that his father did across the media. Anytime you've seen him on a platform he spoke modest and kept all conversation on basketball, speaking on what he brings to the table. That same night Lebron & company attended his game he put up a staggering 36 points and 11 assists. Lonzo made have switched his shoes for the night (wearing the Kobe signatures instead of his own ZO2 sneakers) but never did he switch his focus. Let spectators spectate and hopefully what they'll be watching is you being great.

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LAVAR BALL: The Father You Never Knew You Needed

​LAVAR BALL: The Father You Never Knew You Needed

 The center of media attention right now is none other than father of UCLA basketball superstar and two high school stars , LaVar Ball. Criticized for saying his son (Lonzo Ball) is better than Steph Curry, LaVar have the whole world speculating is he serious or is he seeking media attention?

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 Here are two takeaways that shows LaVar isn't out of his mind and he's only being a good father.

1. HE PUTS WORK ETHIC FIRST

 When LaVar is constantly asked by sports media journalists like Chris Broussard or Shannon Sharp what makes him think Lonzo is better than Steph Curry, he always responds with "He knows how hard his boys work". He even mentions how he would have them compete against each other to see who can make 50 shots in the yard first and he would have them compete against much older players to propel their growth even further. This shows that LaVar doesn't believe in being "all talk" it is clear his confidence stems from the effort he see his sons put on the court each and every day.

2. HE BELIEVES IN HIS BRAND​

 "It's 3 B's on my hat and it's gon' cost you at least one of em" is the response LaVar gave when talking about wanting a billion dollar shoe deal for his sons. He explained that he doesn't want his brand to be owned like Lebron's king logo or Kobe's Mamba Symbol, he want his brand to co-exist with the biggest brands like NIKE, ADIDAS,etc. He said if those athletes ever decided to leave they wouldn't be able to take their brand that they've built with them and he refuse to sacrifice something he built for a check. The amount of belief you have in your brand can dictate how much the public have belief in your brand. If you think your brand is worth a billion dollars then baby it's worth a billion dollars, it isn't worth it until its proven otherwise.

 What LaVar wants for his sons is bigger than money, its LEGACY. The way he speaks on his boys even if they can't live up to the expectations should be respected by EVERYONE simply because of the lack of fathers that are even in their children's life. At the end of the day we're discussing basketball and basketball is simply entertainment. Say what you will about LaVar Ball but I bet you're going to say him and his family is as good as entertainment gets.

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