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Liangelo Ball
LiAngelo Robert Ball (born November 24, 1998), also known by his stage names G3 and GELO, is an American professional basketball player and rapper who last played for the Astros de Jalisco. Ball played for Chino Hills High School in California, where he won a state championship and achieved national success as a junior with his brothers Lonzo Ball, Lonzo and LaMelo Ball, LaMelo, who are both current NBA guards. A three-star college recruiting, recruit and UCLA Bruins men's basketball, UCLA signee, a 2017–18 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, 2017 suspension for shoplifting led him to forgo college basketball. Ball instead signed with Lithuanian professional team BC Prienai, Prienai. He later played in the Junior Basketball Association (JBA), a league founded by his father, before joining the G League at the end of the 2019–20 NBA G League season, 2019–20 season. He was briefly signed to the Detroit Pistons in late 2020, but was waived prior to the start of the 2020–21 NB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
BC Prienai
BC Prienai () was a Lithuanian professional basketball club based in Prienai. They played domestically in the Lithuanian Basketball League every year since winning the promotion in 2009. During the 2008–09 season, then called Rūdupis, they became the champion of the NKL and won the challenge match for a slot in the LKL. In their debut LKL season Rūdupis took seventh place, while next two seasons brought BC Prienai two bronze LKL medals. BC Prienai played in EuroCup 2011–12 with moderate success; the team won 3 games out of 6, but nonetheless failed to qualify for the next stage. More recently, the team has become a strong competitor in domestic tournaments, more than once upsetting teams such as Žalgiris Kaunas and Lietuvos rytas Vilnius. In December 2017, in a highly publicized move, Vytautas signed American basketball players and brothers LaMelo and LiAngelo Ball. In July 2023, the club declared bankruptcy and ceased all operations. History 1994–2010: Early ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
