Introduction:
LaMelo Ball is a young American basketball player for Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association.
Quick Facts:
Full Name: LaMelo LaFrance Ball
Age: 19
Birthday: August 22, 2001
Birthplace: Anaheim, California
Nationality: American
Home Town: California
Profession: Basketball Player
Position: Point Guard
Playing career: 2018-present
Education: Chino Hills, SPIRE Academy
Sexuality: Straight
Marital Status: N/A
Ex-girlfriend: Ashley Alvano
Kids: None
Father: LaVar Ball
Mother: Tina Ball
Siblings: 2
Height: 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Weight: 82 kg
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Net worth: N/A
Biography: How old is LaMelo?
LaMelo Ball was born on August 22, 2001 in California. His parents are LaVar and Tina Ball, who are both former basketball players. At Ball’s very young age, his father started training him.
Besides, he has two brothers, Lonzo and LiAngelo. Alike LaMelo, they are also world-class basketball players. In spite of being a kid, he drew the attention of several national sports outlets.
Wikipedia:
In 2004, he verbally committed to play basketball at UCLA. Later, he deferred it to play a season of professional ball in Australia with the Illawarra Hawks of the NBL.
In November 2020 , Charlotte Hornets selected Ball with the third overall pick. He made his debut in Hornets on December 23, 2020.
Personal Life, Girlfriend, Dating:
The sportsman dated Ashley Alvano in 2017. Alvano is an Instagrammer. Later, the two split and parted their ways. Since then, the player has not mentioned his relationship status. Probably, he is keeping his personal life out of the public eye.
How Much Does LaMelo Ball Make?
Despite being young, Ball earns a good salary from his sports career. However, we are studying his exact total earning and net worth.
Social Media:
From an early age, he has been accumulating a large social media following. By 2017, analysts called him a celebrity.
LaMelo has an official Instagram page. There, he has 6.2M fan-following. Moreover, Ball has accumulated 760k followers on his Twitter handle.
What’s more, his Facebook page has amassed 808k followers.
Trivia:
Ball family launched the sports apparel company Big Baller Brand. The following year, it launched a Melo’s signature shoe called the Melo Ball 1.
He starred in the reality series Ball in the Family along with the family.
