LaMelo Ball

LaMelo Ball is pure joy to watch, and that's the heart of why I follow him. Raised in Chino Hills, California, hyped since high school as part of one of basketball's most-watched families, he carried enormous expectations into the 2020 draft and answered with Rookie of the Year and an All-Star nod by his second season. What I love is his fearless, improvisational flair, the no-look passes and creative chaos that make the floor feel like a playground. Many young prospects crumble under that kind of pressure; LaMelo turned it into self-expression. Backing a player who refuses to lose his joy is easy for me.

LaMelo LaFrance Ball ( lə-MEL-oh; August 22, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected by the Hornets with the third overall pick of the 2020 NBA draft. Ball was voted the NBA Rookie of the Year in 2021 and named an NBA All-Star the following season in 2022.

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Name (English)

LaMelo Ball

Name (Japanese)

ラメロ・ボール

Reading

らめろ・ぼーる

Born

August 22, 2001 (age 24)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Snake

Origin

Chino Hills, California, United States

Blood type

Private

Height

2 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

basketball player

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Chino Hills High School

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/melo/
• Xhttps://x.com/MELOD1P
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%83%A1%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB

Tags

• California
• basketball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.