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.

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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 25)

Origin

Chino Hills, California, United States

Height

200 cm

Occupation

basketball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Snake

High school

Chino Hills High School

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/melo/
• Xhttps://x.com/MELOD1P
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaMelo%20Ball
• 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
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28741203

Tags

• California
• basketball player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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