LiAngelo Ball

{{short description|American basketball player and rapper (born 1998)}} {{good article}} {{Use American English|date=November 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2025}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = LiAngelo Ball | image = LiAngelo Ball Vytautas.jpg | caption = Ball with Prienai in 2018 | position = Shooting guard / small forward | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 5 | weight_lb = 230 | league = | number = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1998|11|24}} | birth_place = Anaheim, California, U.S. | high_school = Chino Hills {{nowrap|(Chino Hills, California)}} | college = | draft_year = 2018 | career_start = 2018 | career_end = 2025 | years1 = 2018 | team1 = Prienai | years2 = 2018 | team2 = Los Angeles Ballers | years3 = 2021–2023 | team3 = Greensboro Swarm | years4 = 2024 | team4 = Astros de Jalisco | highlights = * JBA champion (2018) * JBA Finals MVP (2018) * JBA All-Star (2018) * JBA All-Star Game Co-MVP (2018) }}

'''LiAngelo Robert "Gelo" Ball''' (born November 24, 1998) is an American former professional basketball player and rapper currently signed to Def Jam Recordings. He is the second son of Big Baller Brand founder LaVar Ball and brother to NBA guards Lonzo and LaMelo Ball.

While a junior at Chino Hills High School in Chino Hills, California, Ball won a state championship alongside his brothers – all three achieved celebrity status through their family's Facebook Watch reality show ''Ball in the Family''. Having become a three-star recruit and UCLA signee, a 2017 suspension for shoplifting led him to forgo college basketball. Instead, he joined Lithuanian professional team Prienai alongside LaMelo and played in the Junior Basketball Association (JBA), a league founded by his father, before entering the NBA G League at the end of the 2019–20 season.

Ball was briefly on the Detroit Pistons roster in late 2020, but was waived prior to the start of the 2020–21 season. He then signed for the Greensboro Swarm, the satellite team of LaMelo's Charlotte Hornets, in 2021 – another hiatus and a brief tenure on CIBACOPA side Astros de Jalisco followed. Afterwards, Ball ventured into hip hop music with the stage name '''GELO''', releasing his debut single "Tweaker" in 2025 that charted in several countries, and then agreeing to a multi-million dollar record deal with Def Jam. He confirmed his full retirement from basketball in August 2025.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=August 6, 2025 |title=LiAngelo Ball On Why He Quit Basketball To Become Rapper: "I Was In The G League, That's $3K A Month" |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/articles/liangelo-ball-why-quit-basketball-162641996.html |access-date=August 19, 2025 |website=Yahoo Entertainment |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Early life == Ball is the second son of LaVar Ball and Tina Ball (née Slatinsky), who are both former college basketball players. The {{convert|6|ft|6|in}} tall LaVar played for Washington State and Cal State Los Angeles, while Tina, who stands {{convert|6|ft|2|in}}, also played with the latter school.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ripton |first=Ray |date=November 23, 1989 |title=Junior Colleges: Fast Food-Like Coaching : Basketball: As soon as coaches stuff the players with knowledge of the sport, they're on their way. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-11-23-we-323-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226164408/http://articles.latimes.com/1989-11-23/news/we-323_1_junior-college |archive-date=February 26, 2018 |access-date=February 21, 2018 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> His father later played professional football as a tight end for the London Monarchs of the World League of American Football.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weiner |first=Natalie |date=March 28, 2017 |title=LaVar Ball's Pro Football Career, According to His Teammates, Was 'Garbage' |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2700439-lavar-balls-pro-football-career-according-to-his-teammates-was-garbage |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225031058/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2700439-lavar-balls-pro-football-career-according-to-his-teammates-was-garbage |archive-date=February 25, 2018 |access-date=February 21, 2018 |website=Bleacher Report}}</ref><ref name="architect">{{Cite web |last=Stephens |first=Mitch |date=March 26, 2016 |title=The Architect: Father of the Ball brothers speaks about growth of Chino Hills |url=http://www.maxpreps.com/news/jHzX-KpBGky5RKqc8SXiYA/the-architect--father-of-the-ball-brothers-speaks-about-growth-of-chino-hills.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191121212732/https://www.maxpreps.com/news/jHzX-KpBGky5RKqc8SXiYA/the-architect--father-of-the-ball-brothers-speaks-about-growth-of-chino-hills.htm |archive-date=November 21, 2019 |access-date=February 21, 2018 |website=MaxPreps.com}}</ref>

In his childhood, Ball often played basketball against older opponents, facing teams of fourth- and fifth-graders while in kindergarten.<ref name=architect/> He started working out and training by age four and first competed with both of his brothers, Lonzo and LaMelo, at age six.<ref name=architect/><ref name="ballfather">{{Cite web |last=Kartje |first=Ryan |date=March 14, 2017 |title=The Ballfather: LaVar Ball and his 3 sons intend to change basketball forever |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2017/03/14/the-ballfather-lavar-ball-and-his-3-sons-intend-to-change-basketball-forever/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222165048/https://www.ocregister.com/2017/03/14/the-ballfather-lavar-ball-and-his-3-sons-intend-to-change-basketball-forever/ |archive-date=February 22, 2018 |access-date=February 21, 2018 |website=Orange County Register}}</ref> As a seven-year-old, he also began playing flag football with his brothers. While Lonzo was a quarterback, LiAngelo and LaMelo caught passes.<ref name=architect/> On the basketball court, LiAngelo grew up playing with his brothers on Big Ballers VXT, an Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) under-17 team created by their father and coached by both parents.<ref name=ballfather/><ref name="parrish">{{Cite web |last=Parrish |first=Gary |date=July 30, 2015 |title=The Ball family – coming to a basketball court (and TV) near you |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/the-ball-family-coming-to-a-basketball-court-and-tv-near-you/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112034742/https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/the-ball-family-coming-to-a-basketball-court-and-tv-near-you/ |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |access-date=February 21, 2018 |website=CBSSports.com}}</ref><ref name="speed">{{Cite web |last=Mull |first=Cory |date=December 19, 2015 |title=Chino Hills Ball brothers all about speed |url=https://www.news-press.com/story/sports/2015/12/19/chino-hills-ball-brothers-all-speed/76987034/ |access-date=February 21, 2018 |website=The News-Press}}</ref>

== High school career == === Freshman and sophomore seasons === Ball played basketball for four years at Chino Hills High School in his hometown Chino Hills, California. As a freshman, he started alongside his older brother, Lonzo.<ref name="ajon">{{Cite web |last=Tolegian |first=Aram |date=December 4, 2013 |title=Pasadena's Ajon Efferson drops 33, but it's not enough as Chino Hills wins, 72–63 |url=https://www.dailybulletin.com/2013/12/04/boys-basketball-pasadenas-ajon-efferson-drops-33-but-its-not-enough-as-chino-hills-wins-72-63/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222104936/https://www.dailybulletin.com/2013/12/04/boys-basketball-pasadenas-ajon-efferson-drops-33-but-its-not-enough-as-chino-hills-wins-72-63/ |archive-date=February 22, 2018 |access-date=February 21, 2018 |website=Inland Valley Daily Bulletin}}</ref><ref name="juggernaut">{{Cite web |last=Gardner |first=Michelle |date=March 7, 2014 |title=Chino Hills boys basketball braces for showdown vs. juggernaut Mater Dei |url=https://www.dailybulletin.com/2014/03/07/chino-hills-boys-basketball-braces-for-showdown-vs-juggernaut-mater-dei/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222225449/https://www.dailybulletin.com/2014/03/07/chino-hills-boys-basketball-braces-for-showdown-vs-juggernaut-mater-dei/ |archive-date=February 22, 2018 |access-date=February 21, 2018 |website=Inland Valley Daily Bulletin}}</ref> Ball helped Chino Hills reach its first-ever CIF Southern Section Open Division championship game.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sondheimer |first=Eric |date=March 8, 2014 |title=Mater Dei's Stanley Johnson rises to occasion |url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-0309-open-division-basketball-20140309-column.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222165022/http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-0309-open-division-basketball-20140309-column.html |archive-date=February 22, 2018 |access-date=February 21, 2018 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref name="surprise">{{Cite web |last=Sondheimer |first=Eric |date=March 6, 2014 |title=The rise of Chino Hills has caught some by surprise |url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/varsity-times/la-sp-vi-boys-basketball-the-rise-of-chino-hills-has-caught-some-by-surprise-20140306-story.html#axzz2vC70DtoP |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222104901/http://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/varsity-times/la-sp-vi-boys-basketball-the-rise-of-chino-hills-has-caught-some-by-surprise-20140306-story.html#axzz2vC70DtoP |archive-date=February 22, 2018 |access-date=February 21, 2018 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> Chino Hills fell in overtime to Centennial High School at the Southern California Regional Division I final.<ref name="centennial">{{Cite web |last=Sondheimer |first=Eric |date=March 22, 2014 |title=Corona Centennial pulls out overtime thriller |url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/varsity-times/la-sp-vi-boys-basketball-corona-centennial-pulls-out-overtime-thriller-20140322-story.html#axzz2wnpZgSxb |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222165037/http://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/varsity-times/la-sp-vi-boys-basketball-corona-centennial-pulls-out-overtime-thriller-20140322-story.html#axzz2wnpZgSxb |archive-date=February 22, 2018 |access-date=February 21, 2018 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> As a sophomore, Ball was teammates with his brother, Lonzo, and his cousin, Andre Ball. He suffered a foot injury before the season and missed a tournament at Fairfax High School in June 2014.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Sondheimer |first=Eric |date=June 28, 2014 |title=Sierra Canyon wins despite 40 points by Lonzo Ball |url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/varsity-times/la-sp-vi-boys-basketball-20140627-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222165121/http://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/varsity-times/la-sp-vi-boys-basketball-20140627-story.html |archive-date=February 22, 2018 |access-date=February 21, 2018 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> On September 14, he scored 35 points with seven three-point field goals to win the Ron Massey Memorial Fall Hoops Classic.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sondheimer |first=Eric |date=September 14, 2014 |title=Ball brothers lead Chino Hills to tourney title |url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/varsity-times/la-sp-vi-boys-basketball-ball-brothers-lead-chino-hills-to-tourney-title-20140914-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222104906/http://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/varsity-times/la-sp-vi-boys-basketball-ball-brothers-lead-chino-hills-to-tourney-title-20140914-story.html |archive-date=February 22, 2018 |access-date=February 21, 2018 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> In December 2014, Ball scored 53 points in a 111–80 win over Dorsey High School.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Cam |date=December 10, 2014 |title=The Ball brothers were almost unstoppable in their first competitive game of the season |url=http://usatodayhss.com/2014/the-ball-brothers-were-almost-unstoppable-in-their-first-competitive-game-of-the-season |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222225513/http://usatodayhss.com/2014/the-ball-brothers-were-almost-unstoppable-in-their-first-competitive-game-of-the-season |archive-date=February 22, 2018 |access-date=February 21, 2018 |website=USATodayHSS.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sondheimer |first=Eric |date=December 3, 2014 |title=A 53-point performance by LiAngelo Ball |url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/varsity-times/la-sp-vi-boys-basketball-a-53point-performance-by-liangelo-ball-20141203-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222104908/http://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/varsity-times/la-sp-vi-boys-basketball-a-53point-performance-by-liangelo-ball-20141203-story.html |archive-date=February 22, 2018 |access-date=February 21, 2018 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> At the end of the season, Ball was sidelined for four games with an ankle sprain but returned for the playoffs.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gardner |first=Michelle |date=March 26, 2015 |title=Chino Hills boys basketball team bound together through triumph and tragedy |url=https://www.dailybulletin.com/2015/03/26/chino-hills-boys-basketball-team-bound-together-through-triumph-and-tragedy/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223050644/https://www.dailybulletin.com/2015/03/26/chino-hills-boys-basketball-team-bound-together-through-triumph-and-tragedy/ |archive-date=February 23, 2018 |access-date=February 22, 2018 |website=Inland Valley Daily Bulletin}}</ref> His team lost at the CIF State Division I championship game.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gardner |first=Michelle |date=March 28, 2015 |title=Chino Hills boys basketball loses CIF State Division I title game, 79–71, in double overtime |url=https://www.dailybulletin.com/2015/03/28/chino-hills-boys-basketball-loses-cif-state-division-i-title-game-79-71-in-double-overtime/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222230117/https://www.dailybulletin.com/2015/03/28/chino-hills-boys-basketball-loses-cif-state-division-i-title-game-79-71-in-double-overtime/ |archive-date=February 22, 2018 |access-date=February 22, 2018 |website=Inland Valley Daily Bulletin}}</ref> After the season, on April 21, he verbally committed to play college basketball for UCLA.<ref name="firstcommit">{{Cite web |last=Helfand |first=Zach |date=April 21, 2015 |title=LiAngelo Ball becomes UCLA's first verbal commit in 2017 class |url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/uclanow/la-sp-ucla-liangelo-ball-commits-20150421-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222225938/http://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/uclanow/la-sp-ucla-liangelo-ball-commits-20150421-story.html |archive-date=February 22, 2018 |access-date=February 22, 2018 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Cam |date=April 22, 2015 |title=Another Ball brother headed to UCLA basketball |url=http://usatodayhss.com/2015/another-ball-brother-headed-to-ucla-basketball |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222230039/http://usatodayhss.com/2015/another-ball-brother-headed-to-ucla-basketball |archive-date=February 22, 2018 |access-date=February 22, 2018 |website=USATodayHSS.com}}</ref>

=== Junior season === In his junior season, Ball played with both Lonzo and LaMelo.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sondheimer |first=Eric |date=April 26, 2015 |title=It's Ball in the family at Chino Hills basketball |url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/la-sp-ball-brothers-sondheimer-20150427-column.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211080956/http://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/la-sp-ball-brothers-sondheimer-20150427-column.html |archive-date=February 11, 2017 |access-date=February 22, 2018 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> In December 2015, Ball scored 32 points to upset top-ranked Montverde Academy in the City of Palms Classic quarterfinals.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Russ |date=December 19, 2015 |title=City of Palms: Porter impresses |url=https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/news/city-of-palms-porter-impresses |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223051142/https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/news/city-of-palms-porter-impresses |archive-date=February 23, 2018 |access-date=February 22, 2018 |website=Rivals.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Halley |first=Jim |date=December 21, 2015 |title=No. 2 Chino Hills edges No. 1 Montverde in City of Palms quarterfinal |url=http://usatodayhss.com/2015/no-2-chino-hills-edges-no-1-montverde-in-city-of-palms-quarterfinal |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602113252/http://usatodayhss.com/2015/no-2-chino-hills-edges-no-1-montverde-in-city-of-palms-quarterfinal/ |archive-date=June 2, 2017 |access-date=February 22, 2018 |website=USATodayHSS.com}}</ref> He scored 40 points in a semifinal win over High Point Christian Academy and won the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mull |first=Cory |date=December 22, 2015 |title=Chino Hills races to City of Palms final with big win |url=https://www.news-press.com/story/sports/2015/12/22/chino-hills-races-city-palms-final-big-win/77445146/ |access-date=February 22, 2018 |website=The News-Press}}</ref><ref name="classicfinish">{{Cite web |last=Dorsey |first=David |date=December 23, 2015 |title=Chino Hills wins title with a Classic finish |url=https://www.news-press.com/story/sports/2015/12/23/chino-hills-ends-bishop-verot-era-classic-finish/77365484/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240210115821/https://www.news-press.com/story/sports/2015/12/23/chino-hills-ends-bishop-verot-era-classic-finish/77365484/ |archive-date=February 10, 2024 |access-date=February 22, 2018 |website=The News-Press}}</ref> Against Jonesboro High School at the MaxPreps Holiday Classic, Ball scored 41 points.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hickman |first=Jason |date=December 30, 2015 |title=Chino Hills captures MaxPreps Holiday Classic title |url=http://www.maxpreps.com/news/kqYXdwVkoEaXk04X5ErgEA/chino-hills-captures-maxpreps-holiday-classic-title.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223053316/http://www.maxpreps.com/news/kqYXdwVkoEaXk04X5ErgEA/chino-hills-captures-maxpreps-holiday-classic-title.htm |archive-date=February 23, 2018 |access-date=February 22, 2018 |website=MaxPreps}}</ref> On February 11, he led all scorers with 32 points against Etiwanda High School, as Chino Hills finished the regular season with a 27–0 record.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 12, 2016 |title=No. 1 Chino Hills caps unbeaten regular season with 92–72 win over Etiwanda |url=http://www.maxpreps.com/news/w__h9cUZsU-MUTJDmqUQrQ/video--no-1-chino-hills-caps-unbeaten-regular-season-with-92-72-win-over-etiwanda.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207083622/http://www.maxpreps.com/news/w__h9cUZsU-MUTJDmqUQrQ/video--no-1-chino-hills-caps-unbeaten-regular-season-with-92-72-win-over-etiwanda.htm |archive-date=December 7, 2017 |access-date=February 22, 2018 |website=MaxPreps}}</ref> On March 5, 2016, he scored 31 points to win the CIF Southern Section Open Division title over Sierra Canyon School.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sondheimer |first=Eric |date=March 5, 2016 |title=Chino Hills defeats Sierra Canyon, 105–83, for first section title |url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/la-sp-chino-hills-sierra-canyon-20160306-column.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211075957/http://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/la-sp-chino-hills-sierra-canyon-20160306-column.html |archive-date=February 11, 2017 |access-date=February 22, 2018 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> On March 26, he had 18 points to win the Open Division title over De La Salle High School.<ref name="flurry">{{Cite web |last=Stephens |first=Mitch |date=March 27, 2016 |title=Top-ranked Chino Hills finishes perfect season with a flurry |url=http://www.maxpreps.com/news/j_MSlbiD1UeuK8wsiJPZOA/top-ranked-chino-hills-finishes-perfect-season-with-a-flurry.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128191939/https://www.maxpreps.com/news/j_MSlbiD1UeuK8wsiJPZOA/top-ranked-chino-hills-finishes-perfect-season-with-a-flurry.htm |archive-date=November 28, 2019 |access-date=February 22, 2018 |website=MaxPreps}}</ref> As a junior, Ball averaged 27.4 points per game, which led his team.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Askeland |first=Kevin |date=April 29, 2016 |title=Chino Hills dominates California All-State basketball honors |url=http://www.maxpreps.com/news/46atwH8ktku1yowqSd23Kw/chino-hills-dominates-california-all-state-basketball-honors.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223110903/http://www.maxpreps.com/news/46atwH8ktku1yowqSd23Kw/chino-hills-dominates-california-all-state-basketball-honors.htm |archive-date=February 23, 2018 |access-date=February 22, 2018 |website=MaxPreps}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gardner |first=Michelle |date=April 12, 2016 |title=Chino Hills' Lonzo Ball is 2016 Daily Bulletin boys basketball player of the year |url=https://www.dailybulletin.com/2016/04/12/chino-hills-lonzo-ball-is-2016-daily-bulletin-boys-basketball-player-of-the-year/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223110923/https://www.dailybulletin.com/2016/04/12/chino-hills-lonzo-ball-is-2016-daily-bulletin-boys-basketball-player-of-the-year/ |archive-date=February 23, 2018 |access-date=February 22, 2018 |website=Inland Valley Daily Bulletin}}</ref> His team finished 35–0 and was named mythical national champion by MaxPreps, who also labeled their title run "perhaps the best brother act in high school basketball history."<ref name=flurry/>

=== Senior season === On November 29, Ball scored 56 points in a 121–89 win over Lutheran High School of Orange County.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 30, 2016 |title=Watch No. 10 Chino Hills' LiAngelo Ball score a whopping 56 points |url=http://usatodayhss.com/2016/video-watch-no-10-chino-hills-liangelo-ball-score-a-whopping-56-points |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223171332/http://usatodayhss.com/2016/video-watch-no-10-chino-hills-liangelo-ball-score-a-whopping-56-points |archive-date=February 23, 2018 |access-date=February 22, 2018 |website=USATodayHSS.com}}</ref> In his following game, which was played on the next day, Ball scored a career-high 72 points with 13 three-pointers in a 128–108 victory over Rancho Christian School, the tenth-most points scored in a single game in California high school history.<ref name="72pts">{{Cite web |last=Sondheimer |first=Eric |date=November 30, 2016 |title=LiAngelo Ball scores 72 points in latest Chino Hills scoring outburst |url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/varsity-times/la-sp-vi-boys-basketball-liangelo-ball-scores-72-points-in-latest-chino-hills-scoring-outburst-20161130-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211075849/http://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/varsity-times/la-sp-vi-boys-basketball-liangelo-ball-scores-72-points-in-latest-chino-hills-scoring-outburst-20161130-story.html |archive-date=February 11, 2017 |access-date=February 22, 2018 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> On December 26, he scored 65 points in a Rancho Mirage Holiday Invitational win over Foothill High School.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 26, 2016 |title=LiAngelo Ball goes for 65 points – seven below his season high |url=http://www.maxpreps.com/news/-2QCS6mdeEWiuUcj5go1zw/liangelo-ball-goes-for-65-points-%E2%80%93-seven-below-his-season-high.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223110948/http://www.maxpreps.com/news/-2QCS6mdeEWiuUcj5go1zw/liangelo-ball-goes-for-65-points-%E2%80%93-seven-below-his-season-high.htm |archive-date=February 23, 2018 |access-date=February 22, 2018 |website=MaxPreps}}</ref> On January 20, 2017, Ball scored 60 points in a 136–93 win over Los Osos High School.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 20, 2017 |title=LiAngelo Ball scores 60 as Chino Hills wins 55th game in a row |url=http://www.maxpreps.com/news/eHWh9skIEk6DJfTr5VbNog/liangelo-ball-scores-60-as-chino-hills-wins-55th-game-in-a-row.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223110831/http://www.maxpreps.com/news/eHWh9skIEk6DJfTr5VbNog/liangelo-ball-scores-60-as-chino-hills-wins-55th-game-in-a-row.htm |archive-date=February 23, 2018 |access-date=February 22, 2018 |website=MaxPreps}}</ref> Seven days later, he registered 52 points and 10 three-pointers in a victory against Damien High School.<ref name="damien52">{{Cite web |last=Sondheimer |first=Eric |date=January 27, 2017 |title=LiAngelo Ball goes for 52 as Chino Hills wins its 57th consecutive game |url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/varsity-times/la-sp-chino-hills-damien-20170127-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223232218/http://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/varsity-times/la-sp-chino-hills-damien-20170127-story.html |archive-date=February 23, 2018 |access-date=February 22, 2018 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> His team fell in the CIF Southern Section Open Division semifinals to Bishop Montgomery High School.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 14, 2017 |title=Bishop Montgomery sinks Chino Hills' Ball party |url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/varsity-times/la-sp-chino-hills-bishop-montgomery-20170314-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612170840/http://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/varsity-times/la-sp-chino-hills-bishop-montgomery-20170314-story.html |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |access-date=February 23, 2018 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> After a 30–3 season, he was named All-Area Player of the Year by ''The San Bernardino Sun'' and ''Inland Valley Daily Bulletin''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marshall |first=Pete |date=April 12, 2017 |title=All-area boys basketball: Chino Hills' LiAngelo Ball is Player of the year |url=https://www.sbsun.com/2017/04/12/all-area-boys-basketball-chino-hills-liangelo-ball-is-player-of-the-year/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224052854/https://www.sbsun.com/2017/04/12/all-area-boys-basketball-chino-hills-liangelo-ball-is-player-of-the-year/ |archive-date=February 24, 2018 |access-date=February 23, 2018 |website=The San Bernardino Sun}}</ref> Ball was also a first-team All-State and honorable mention All-American selection by MaxPreps.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 6, 2017 |title=2016–17 MaxPreps High School Boys Basketball All-American Team |url=http://www.maxpreps.com/news/90GdoEN1_UCBDFsChBO2nw/2016-17-maxpreps-high-school-boys-basketball-all-american-team.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107154501/http://www.maxpreps.com/news/90GdoEN1_UCBDFsChBO2nw/2016-17-maxpreps-high-school-boys-basketball-all-american-team.htm |archive-date=January 7, 2019 |access-date=February 23, 2018 |website=MaxPreps}}</ref> In addition, he averaged 33.8 points per game as a senior, leading the state of California in scoring.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burton |first=Josh |date=June 29, 2017 |title=Highlights from LiAngelo Ball's Senior Year Are Here |url=http://www.slamonline.com/college-hs/liangelo-ball-mixtape/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224112941/http://www.slamonline.com/college-hs/liangelo-ball-mixtape/ |archive-date=February 24, 2018 |access-date=February 23, 2018 |website=Slam}}</ref>

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== College career == [[File:LiAngelo Ball in the summer of 2017 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Ball practicing with UCLA at Venice Beach in 2017]] Ball was a consensus three-star recruit.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schwartz |first=Nick |date=January 6, 2018 |title=LaVar Ball says LaMelo and LiAngelo will play for the Lakers by 2020 |url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/01/lavar-ball-says-lamelo-and-liangelo-will-play-for-the-lakers-by-2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224052947/http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/01/lavar-ball-says-lamelo-and-liangelo-will-play-for-the-lakers-by-2020 |archive-date=February 24, 2018 |access-date=February 23, 2018 |website=For The Win}}</ref><ref name="247sports">{{Cite web |title=LiAngelo Ball |url=https://247sports.com/Player/LiAngelo-Ball-79618/high-school-138262 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171220020918/https://247sports.com/Player/LiAngelo-Ball-79618/high-school-138262 |archive-date=December 20, 2017 |access-date=February 23, 2018 |website=247Sports.com}}</ref><ref name="espnr">{{Cite web |title=LiAngelo Ball |url=http://www.espn.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/188985/liangelo-ball |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224113002/http://www.espn.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/188985/liangelo-ball |archive-date=February 24, 2018 |access-date=February 23, 2018 |website=ESPN}}</ref><ref name="rivals">{{Cite web |title=LiAngelo Ball |url=https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2017/liangelo-ball-781 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141720/https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2017/liangelo-ball-781 |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |access-date=February 23, 2018 |website=Rivals.com}}</ref> 247Sports.com ranked him outside of their top-200 recruits nationally and as the 50th-best shooting guard in his class.<ref name=247sports/> Having already committed to play for the UCLA Bruins as a high school sophomore, Ball signed a letter of intent on November 2, 2016, and enrolled at the University of California, Los Angeles on June 1, 2017.<ref name=firstcommit/><ref name=247sports/><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Woo |first=Jeremy |date=December 6, 2017 |title=NBA Draft Dispatch: Dissecting the LiAngelo Ball Fuss |url=https://www.si.com/nba/2017/12/06/liangelo-ball-nba-draft-ucla-mikal-bridges-lonnie-walker |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210073405/https://www.si.com/nba/2017/12/06/liangelo-ball-nba-draft-ucla-mikal-bridges-lonnie-walker |archive-date=December 10, 2017 |magazine=Sports Illustrated}}</ref> He was projected to be a reserve for during his 2017–18 freshman season for UCLA.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bolch |first=Ben |date=October 31, 2017 |title=Bruins hoping 'dry run' will help them prepare for season opener |url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/la-sp-ucla-basketball-20171031-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224113056/http://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/la-sp-ucla-basketball-20171031-story.html |archive-date=February 24, 2018 |access-date=February 23, 2018 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref name="eisenberg_12062017">{{Cite news |last=Eisenberg |first=Jeff |date=December 6, 2017 |title=Why neither NBA teams nor top European clubs are likely to want LiAngelo Ball |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/neither-nba-teams-top-european-clubs-likely-want-liangelo-ball-011649949.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208211350/https://sports.yahoo.com/neither-nba-teams-top-european-clubs-likely-want-liangelo-ball-011649949.html |archive-date=December 8, 2017 |work=The Dagger |publisher=Yahoo! Sports}}</ref> He played his only game with the Bruins in the preseason on November 1, 2017, against NCAA Division II team Cal State Los Angeles, scoring 11 points.<ref name="calstatela">{{Cite web |last=Nguyen |first=Thuc Nhi |date=November 2, 2017 |title=LiAngelo Ball quiet in UCLA basketball's exhibition win |url=https://www.dailynews.com/2017/11/02/liangelo-ball-quiet-in-ucla-basketballs-exhibition-win/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224112847/https://www.dailynews.com/2017/11/02/liangelo-ball-quiet-in-ucla-basketballs-exhibition-win/ |archive-date=February 24, 2018 |access-date=February 23, 2018 |website=Los Angeles Daily News}}</ref>

On November 7, 2017, days before UCLA's regular season opener against Georgia Tech overseas in Shanghai, Ball and two other freshman teammates were arrested in Hangzhou for allegedly stealing sunglasses from a Louis Vuitton store at a high-end shopping center near their team hotel.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mather |first=Victor |date=November 15, 2017 |title=U.C.L.A. Suspends 3 Players; They Admitted to Shoplifting in China |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/sports/ucla-liangelo-ball-suspended.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407175125/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/sports/ucla-liangelo-ball-suspended.html |archive-date=April 7, 2023 |access-date=November 16, 2017 |work=The New York Times |via=NYTimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Boone |first=Kyle |date=November 11, 2017 |title=LiAngelo Ball, other players arrested have to stay in China for 'a week or two' |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/report-liangelo-ball-other-players-arrested-have-to-stay-in-china-for-a-week-or-two/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925101350/https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/report-liangelo-ball-other-players-arrested-have-to-stay-in-china-for-a-week-or-two/ |archive-date=September 25, 2019 |access-date=February 15, 2018 |website=CBS Sports}}</ref><ref name="arrested">{{Cite magazine |last=McCann |first=Michael |date=November 7, 2017 |title=LiAngelo Ball, UCLA Teammates Could Face Chinese Jail Time |url=https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2017/11/07/liangelo-ball-ucla-china-shoplifting-arrest-jail |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925003725/https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2017/11/07/liangelo-ball-ucla-china-shoplifting-arrest-jail |archive-date=September 25, 2019 |access-date=February 15, 2018 |magazine=Sports Illustrated}}</ref> The trio potentially faced a fine and three to ten years in prison but were soon released from custody;<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wetzler |first=Dan |date=November 7, 2017 |title=LiAngelo Ball and UCLA teammates could face 3–10 years in prison if convicted of shoplifting |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/liangelo-ball-ucla-teammates-face-3-10-years-prison-convicted-shoplifting-013958780.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216085300/https://sports.yahoo.com/liangelo-ball-ucla-teammates-face-3-10-years-prison-convicted-shoplifting-013958780.html |archive-date=February 16, 2018 |access-date=February 15, 2018 |website=Yahoo Sports}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Erickson |first=Amanda |date=November 22, 2017 |title=Trump says the shoplifting UCLA players faced 10 years in jail. That's wrong. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/11/22/trump-says-the-shoplifting-ucla-players-faced-10-years-in-jail-thats-wrong/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404215210/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/11/22/trump-says-the-shoplifting-ucla-players-faced-10-years-in-jail-thats-wrong/ |archive-date=April 4, 2019 |access-date=February 15, 2018 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> Ball and his teammates thanked then-President Donald Trump for helping secure their release.<ref>{{Cite news |title=UCLA players apologise for shoplifting in China, thank Trump |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/world/ucla-players-apologise-for-shoplifting-in-china-thank-trump-idUSKBN1DF2VF/ |work=Reuters}}</ref> Ball was suspended indefinitely from the UCLA basketball program following the incident.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Palmer |first=Chris |date=November 15, 2017 |title=Who is LiAngelo Ball? |url=https://andscape.com/features/who-is-liangelo-ball/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815121808/https://andscape.com/features/who-is-liangelo-ball/ |archive-date=August 15, 2022 |access-date=July 16, 2022 |work=Andscape}}</ref>

On December 4, he announced that he planned to withdraw from UCLA;<ref name=time_hoffman_12042017/> his father LaVar had grown frustrated over the length of the suspension.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Eisenberg |first=Jeff |date=December 13, 2017 |title=Ball brothers picked 'worst possible place,' says American who played in Lithuania |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/ball-brothers-picked-worst-possible-place-says-american-played-lithuania-222233839.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213044141/https://sports.yahoo.com/ball-brothers-picked-worst-possible-place-says-american-played-lithuania-222233839.html |archive-date=December 13, 2017 |work=The Dagger |publisher=Yahoo! Sports}}</ref> Had Ball stayed at UCLA, he would have remained suspended for the rest of the season.<ref name="time_hoffman_12042017">{{Cite news |last=Hoffman |first=Benjamin |date=December 4, 2017 |title=LiAngelo Ball Leaves U.C.L.A. Without Having Played a Game |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/04/sports/liangelo-ball-ucla.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207125040/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/04/sports/liangelo-ball-ucla.html |archive-date=December 7, 2017 |work=The New York Times}}</ref>

== Professional career == === Prienai (2018) === [[File:Ball family post game.jpg|thumb|left|Ball (left) with his father LaVar and brother LaMelo after an exhibition game against the London Lions in 2018]] Although Ball was not considered an NBA prospect at the time, he planned on preparing for the 2018 draft with his father after leaving UCLA.<ref name=eisenberg_12062017/><ref>{{Cite news |last=Zagoria |first=Adam |date=December 12, 2017 |title=LiAngelo Ball: My Dad 'Knows What He's Doing, So I Just Trust the Process' |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2748720-liangelo-ball-my-dad-knows-what-hes-doing-so-i-just-trust-the-process |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212212103/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2748720 |archive-date=December 12, 2017 |access-date=December 12, 2017 |work=Bleacher Report}}</ref> On December 11, 2017, he signed with Prienai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL),<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 12, 2017 |title=OFICIALU: "Vytauto" gretose – broliai Ball'ai |url=http://bcvytautas.lt/2017/12/12/oficialu-vytauto-gretose-broliai-ballai/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215104046/http://bcvytautas.lt/2017/12/12/oficialu-vytauto-gretose-broliai-ballai/ |archive-date=December 15, 2017 |access-date=December 12, 2017 |website=bcvytautas.lt |language=lt-LT}}</ref> along with his younger brother LaMelo, who left Chino Hills before his junior season.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Wojnarowski |first1=Adrian |author-link1=Adrian Wojnarowski |last2=Givony |first2=Jonathan |name-list-style=and |date=December 11, 2017 |others=Contributed by Mike Schmitz |title=LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball sign 1-year pro deals with Lithuanian club Prienu Vytautas |url=http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/21741604/liangelo-lamelo-ball-serious-talks-lithuanian-basketball-club |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212040615/http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/21741604/liangelo-lamelo-ball-serious-talks-lithuanian-basketball-club |archive-date=December 12, 2017 |work=ESPN.com}}</ref> The brothers' move to Lithuania was heavily reported by American sports media.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Chavez |first=Chris |date=January 3, 2018 |title=LaVar Ball and Family Arrive In Lithuania, Mobbed By Media At Airport |url=https://www.si.com/nba/2018/01/03/lavar-ball-liangelo-ball-lamelo-ball-lithuania-arrival |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926225355/https://www.si.com/nba/2018/01/03/lavar-ball-liangelo-ball-lamelo-ball-lithuania-arrival |archive-date=September 26, 2020 |access-date=January 20, 2018 |magazine=Sports Illustrated}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 3, 2018 |title=LiAngelo, LaMelo Ball arrive in Lithuania |url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/more/la-sp-ball-brothers-lithuania-20180103-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120080611/http://www.latimes.com/sports/more/la-sp-ball-brothers-lithuania-20180103-story.html |archive-date=January 20, 2018 |access-date=January 20, 2018 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> Prienai withdrew from the Baltic Basketball League upon their arrival and took part in various exhibition games sponsored by his family's sports apparel company, Big Baller Brand.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Ward-Henninger |first1=Colin |last2=Skiver |first2=Kevin |name-list-style=amp |date=January 9, 2018 |title=LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball make Lithuanian basketball debut: 6 strangest takeaways |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/liangelo-and-lamelo-ball-make-lithuanian-basketball-debut-6-strangest-takeaways/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701222332/https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/liangelo-and-lamelo-ball-make-lithuanian-basketball-debut-6-strangest-takeaways/ |archive-date=July 1, 2018 |access-date=January 20, 2018 |website=CBSSports.com}}</ref>

In his professional debut on January 13, 2018, Ball went scoreless in a 95–86 loss to Lietkabelis.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goodman |first=Jeff |date=January 13, 2018 |title=Ball bros. fail to score in 2nd Lithuanian game |url=http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/22079782/liangelo-ball-lamelo-ball-fail-score-second-lithuanian-game |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109041332/https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/22079782/liangelo-ball-lamelo-ball-fail-score-second-lithuanian-game |archive-date=November 9, 2020 |access-date=January 14, 2018 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref> On February 11, he made his first start, recording 13 points in a 97–95 victory over Šiauliai.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Eric |date=February 11, 2018 |title=LiAngelo, LaMelo Ball start, Vytautas snaps 9-game skid with 97–95 win at Siauliai |url=https://lonzowire.usatoday.com/2018/02/11/liangelo-lamelo-ball-start-vytautas-snaps-9-game-skid-with-97-95-win-at-siauliai/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327084639/https://lonzowire.usatoday.com/2018/02/11/liangelo-lamelo-ball-start-vytautas-snaps-9-game-skid-with-97-95-win-at-siauliai/ |archive-date=March 27, 2018 |access-date=March 26, 2018 |publisher=Lonzo Ball Wire}}</ref> On March 25, Ball scored a season-high 28 points with six three-pointers in a loss to Nevėžis.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rapp |first=Timothy |date=March 25, 2018 |title=LiAngelo Ball Hits 6 3-Pointers, LaMelo Returns from Injury in BC Vytautas' Loss |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2766500-liangelo-ball-hits-6-3-pointers-lamelo-returns-from-injury-in-bc-vytautas-loss |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717183546/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2766500-liangelo-ball-hits-6-3-pointers-lamelo-returns-from-injury-in-bc-vytautas-loss |archive-date=July 17, 2018 |access-date=March 26, 2018 |website=Bleacher Report}}</ref> On March 27, 2018, he announced that he would enter the 2018 NBA draft, even though most analysts believed that he was a long shot to be selected.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Staff |date=March 27, 2018 |title=LiAngelo Ball decides to enter NBA draft |url=http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/22930807/ex-ucla-player-liangelo-ball-declaring-nba-draftaft |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328041140/http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/22930807/ex-ucla-player-liangelo-ball-declaring-nba-draftaft |archive-date=March 28, 2018 |access-date=March 27, 2018 |work=ESPN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=White |first=Andrew N. |date=March 27, 2018 |title=Will LiAngelo Ball Be Drafted? Former UCLA Guard Gambles On Making Jump To NBA |url=http://www.ibtimes.com/will-liangelo-ball-be-drafted-former-ucla-guard-gambles-making-jump-nba-2666619 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327224622/http://www.ibtimes.com/will-liangelo-ball-be-drafted-former-ucla-guard-gambles-making-jump-nba-2666619 |archive-date=March 27, 2018 |access-date=March 27, 2018 |work=International Business Times}}</ref> On April 19, Ball injured his ankle and left early versus Juventus Utena.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Josh |date=April 19, 2018 |title=LiAngelo Ball hurts ankle, LaMelo sits, Vytautas beats Juventus, 80–67 |url=https://lonzowire.usatoday.com/2018/04/19/liangelo-ball-lamelo-ball-lavar-ball-vytautas-juventus-lithuania-lkl/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426124455/https://lonzowire.usatoday.com/2018/04/19/liangelo-ball-lamelo-ball-lavar-ball-vytautas-juventus-lithuania-lkl/ |archive-date=April 26, 2018 |access-date=May 14, 2018 |publisher=Lonzo Ball Wire}}</ref> On April 25, Ball left Prienai with his family, with their father being critical of head coach Virginijus Šeškus.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 26, 2018 |title=LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball leave BC Vytautas due to injuries |url=http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23317012/battling-injuries-liangelo-lamelo-ball-leave-lithuania-bc-vytautas |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109040050/https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23317012/battling-injuries-liangelo-lamelo-ball-leave-lithuania-bc-vytautas |archive-date=November 9, 2020 |access-date=July 1, 2018 |publisher=ESPN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bieler |first=Des |date=April 25, 2018 |title=LaVar Ball is pulling sons LiAngelo and LaMelo out of Lithuania before season ends |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2018/04/25/lavar-ball-is-pulling-sons-liangelo-and-lamelo-out-of-lithuania-before-season-ends/?noredirect=on |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701223807/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2018/04/25/lavar-ball-is-pulling-sons-liangelo-and-lamelo-out-of-lithuania-before-season-ends/?noredirect=on |archive-date=July 1, 2018 |access-date=July 1, 2018 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> He finished the LKL season averaging 12.6 points and 2.7 rebounds per game, shooting 41.5% from the three-point line.<ref name="realgm">{{Cite web |title=LiAngelo Ball Player Profile |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/LiAngelo-Ball/Summary/87271 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702011141/https://basketball.realgm.com/player/LiAngelo-Ball/Summary/87271 |archive-date=July 2, 2018 |access-date=July 1, 2018 |publisher=RealGM}}</ref> Ball was not selected at the 2018 NBA draft.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Lott |first=Thomas |date=June 22, 2018 |title=LiAngelo Ball goes undrafted |url=http://www.sportingnews.com/nba/news/nba-draft-2018-warriors-liangelo-ball-workout-confident-hell-be-selected-lavar-ball/16xd3uxi0bguo157a7eewbdpk3 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702011027/http://www.sportingnews.com/nba/news/nba-draft-2018-warriors-liangelo-ball-workout-confident-hell-be-selected-lavar-ball/16xd3uxi0bguo157a7eewbdpk3 |archive-date=July 2, 2018 |access-date=July 1, 2018 |magazine=Sporting News}}</ref>

=== Los Angeles Ballers (2018) === On July 9, 2018, Ball signed with the Los Angeles Ballers of the Junior Basketball Association, a league founded by his father as an alternative to college basketball.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=Alec |date=July 9, 2018 |title=LiAngelo Ball joins brother LaMelo Ball, will play in Junior Basketball Association league |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/liangelo-ball-joins-brother-lamelo-ball-will-play-junior-basketball-association-league-170105835.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709192933/https://sports.yahoo.com/liangelo-ball-joins-brother-lamelo-ball-will-play-junior-basketball-association-league-170105835.html |archive-date=July 9, 2018 |access-date=July 9, 2018 |website=Yahoo.com}}</ref> He joined in the middle of the season and made his debut on July 14, tallying 53 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Josh |date=July 12, 2018 |title=LiAngelo, LaMelo Ball both triple-double in LA's 171–140 JBA win vs Philly |url=https://lonzowire.usatoday.com/2018/07/12/liangelo-lamelo-ball-both-triple-double-in-las-171-140-jba-win-vs-philly/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714023057/https://lonzowire.usatoday.com/2018/07/12/liangelo-lamelo-ball-both-triple-double-in-las-171-140-jba-win-vs-philly/ |archive-date=July 14, 2018 |access-date=July 15, 2018 |website=Lonzo Wire}}</ref> Ball was named to the West roster for the JBA All-Star Game and was named co-MVP of the game after scoring 39 points.<ref name="allstar">{{Cite web |title=JBA All-Star Game |url=https://jbaleague.com/event/jba-all-star-game/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802012924/https://jbaleague.com/event/jba-all-star-game/ |archive-date=August 2, 2018 |access-date=August 1, 2018 |website=JBA LEAGUE |publisher=JBA League}}</ref> Ball recorded 39 points, 15 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals in a 202–189 win to claim the All-Star Game MVP award.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nathan |first=Alec |date=August 3, 2018 |title=LiAngelo Ball Named Co-MVP of LaVar's JBA All-Star Game 2018; LaMelo Scores 42 |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2789437-liangelo-ball-named-co-mvp-of-lavars-jba-all-star-game-2018-lamelo-scores-42 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804111132/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2789437-liangelo-ball-named-co-mvp-of-lavars-jba-all-star-game-2018-lamelo-scores-42 |archive-date=August 4, 2018 |access-date=August 4, 2018 |website=Bleacher Report}}</ref> In his first playoff game, he scored a season-high 58 points in a 157–134 win over the Philadelphia Ballers.<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 11, 2018 |title=LiAngelo Ball's 58 points lift L.A. over Philadelphia in JBA quarterfinals |url=https://lonzowire.usatoday.com/2018/08/10/liangelo-balls-58-points-lift-l-a-over-philadelphia-in-jba-quarterfinals/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180811194354/https://lonzowire.usatoday.com/2018/08/10/liangelo-balls-58-points-lift-l-a-over-philadelphia-in-jba-quarterfinals/ |archive-date=August 11, 2018 |access-date=August 11, 2018 |work=Lonzo Wire |language=en-US}}</ref> On August 12, Ball matched his season high of 58 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists in a Finals victory over the Seattle Ballers and was subsequently named Finals MVP.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rivas |first=Christian |date=August 12, 2018 |title=LiAngelo, LaMelo Ball lead Los Angeles Ballers to first-ever JBA championship |url=https://lonzowire.usatoday.com/2018/08/12/liangelo-lamelo-ball-lead-los-angeles-ballers-to-first-ever-jba-championship/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020173052/https://lonzowire.usatoday.com/2018/08/12/liangelo-lamelo-ball-lead-los-angeles-ballers-to-first-ever-jba-championship/ |archive-date=October 20, 2020 |access-date=August 14, 2018 |work=Lonzo Wire}}</ref> At the end of the season, Ball was among 14 players in the league named to the JBA USA select Team, which faced several European teams on an international tour.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rivas |first=Christian |date=September 12, 2018 |title=JBA announces international season opener, 13-man roster |url=https://lonzowire.usatoday.com/2018/09/12/lavar-ball-news-jba-international-season-liangelo-lamelo-big-baller-brand/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025230323/https://lonzowire.usatoday.com/2018/09/12/lavar-ball-news-jba-international-season-liangelo-lamelo-big-baller-brand/ |archive-date=October 25, 2020 |access-date=March 7, 2020 |publisher=Lonzo Wire}}</ref>

=== Greensboro Swarm (2021–2023) === In July 2019, Ball underwent surgery for an ankle injury and missed the NBA Summer League.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rude |first=Jacob |date=June 4, 2019 |title=LiAngelo Ball to undergo ankle surgery, miss NBA Summer League |url=https://lonzowire.usatoday.com/2019/06/04/liangelo-ball-news-ankle-surgery-nba-summer-league-lavar-ball/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927095149/https://lonzowire.usatoday.com/2019/06/04/liangelo-ball-news-ankle-surgery-nba-summer-league-lavar-ball/ |archive-date=September 27, 2019 |access-date=March 7, 2020 |publisher=Lonzo Wire}}</ref> On December 29, he signed with the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League as a practice player.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mussatto |first=Joe |date=December 29, 2019 |title=Thunder: LiAngelo Ball joins Oklahoma City Blue as practice player |url=https://oklahoman.com/article/5651074/thunder-liangelo-ball-joins-oklahoma-city-blue-as-practice-player |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200209115638/https://oklahoman.com/article/5651074/thunder-liangelo-ball-joins-oklahoma-city-blue-as-practice-player |archive-date=February 9, 2020 |access-date=March 6, 2020 |work=The Oklahoman}}</ref> On March 9, 2020, he signed with the Blue by waiver claim.<ref name="blue">{{Cite web |date=March 9, 2020 |title=Oklahoma City Blue Acquires LiAngelo Ball |url=https://oklahomacity.gleague.nba.com/news/oklahoma-city-blue-acquires-liangelo-ball/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713042637/https://oklahomacity.gleague.nba.com/news/oklahoma-city-blue-acquires-liangelo-ball/ |archive-date=July 13, 2020 |access-date=March 9, 2020 |publisher=Oklahoma City Blue}}</ref><ref name="roscher">{{Cite web |last=Roscher |first=Liz |date=March 7, 2020 |title=LiAngelo Ball reportedly signing G League contract with Thunder affiliate |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/li-angelo-ball-reportedly-signing-g-league-contract-with-thunder-affiliate-185251619.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413053241/https://sports.yahoo.com/li-angelo-ball-reportedly-signing-g-league-contract-with-thunder-affiliate-185251619.html |archive-date=April 13, 2021 |access-date=March 9, 2020 |publisher=Yahoo Sports}}</ref> The Blue played just one game, which Ball did not play in, before the remainder of the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Naccion |first=Chico |date=June 15, 2020 |title=Ball brothers sign with Roc Nation Sports |url=https://www.thescore.com/nba/news/1977328 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240210115834/https://www.thescore.com/nba/news/1977328 |archive-date=February 10, 2024 |access-date=August 6, 2020 |work=TheScore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Rude |first=Jacob |date=March 15, 2020 |title=NBA G League season expected to be canceled, players to be paid through end of schedule |url=https://lonzowire.usatoday.com/2020/03/15/nba-g-league-season-suspended-liangelo-ball-okc-blue-news-rumors/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020085131/https://lonzowire.usatoday.com/2020/03/15/nba-g-league-season-suspended-liangelo-ball-okc-blue-news-rumors/ |archive-date=October 20, 2020 |access-date=August 6, 2020 |work=USA Today}}</ref>

On December 2, 2020, Ball was signed to a training camp contract by the Detroit Pistons.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 3, 2020 |title=Detroit Pistons Announce 2020–21 Training Camp Roster |url=https://www.nba.com/pistons/news/detroit-pistons-announce-2020-21-training-camp-roster |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122073642/https://www.nba.com/pistons/news/detroit-pistons-announce-2020-21-training-camp-roster |archive-date=January 22, 2021 |access-date=December 4, 2020 |website=NBA.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Crawford |first1=Kirkland |last2=Sankofa |first2=Omari II |name-list-style=and |date=December 2, 2020 |title=Detroit Pistons sign LiAngelo Ball to one-year, non-guaranteed deal |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/pistons/2020/12/02/pistons-sign-liangelo-ball-one-year-non-guaranteed-deal/3800927001/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209180754/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/pistons/2020/12/02/pistons-sign-liangelo-ball-one-year-non-guaranteed-deal/3800927001/ |archive-date=December 9, 2020 |access-date=December 14, 2020 |website=USA Today}}</ref> On December 13, he was waived without playing in a pre-season game.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Shapiro |first=Michael |date=December 13, 2020 |title=Report: Pistons Waive LiAngelo Ball After Exhibit 10 Contract |url=https://www.si.com/nba/2020/12/14/pistons-waive-liangelo-ball-exhibit-10-contract |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214082448/https://www.si.com/nba/2020/12/14/pistons-waive-liangelo-ball-exhibit-10-contract |archive-date=December 14, 2020 |access-date=December 14, 2020 |magazine=Sports Illustrated}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hancock |first=Jacob |date=December 14, 2020 |title=LiAngelo Ball waived by Pistons after not playing a minute in NBA preseason |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/liangelo-ball-waived-pistons-no-minutes-nba-preseason/1smil5zxvot3g1fu0738whxchj |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214062109/https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/liangelo-ball-waived-pistons-no-minutes-nba-preseason/1smil5zxvot3g1fu0738whxchj |archive-date=December 14, 2020 |access-date=December 14, 2020 |website=Sporting News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 14, 2020 |title=Pistons waive LiAngelo Ball, 2 others |url=https://www.nba.com/news/pistons-waive-liangelo-ball-2-others |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214184051/https://www.nba.com/news/pistons-waive-liangelo-ball-2-others |archive-date=December 14, 2020 |access-date=December 14, 2020 |website=NBA.com}}</ref>

In the summer of 2021, Ball was invited by his brother LaMelo to work out with his team, the Charlotte Hornets. The Hornets allowed their players to bring in one workout partner. The Charlotte staff was impressed observing Ball, and he earned a spot on their Summer League team.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Alexander |first=Jonathan M. |date=August 6, 2021 |title=Why LiAngelo Ball says he isn't taking his opportunity with the Hornets for granted |url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/charlotte-hornets/article253327128.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809081325/https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/charlotte-hornets/article253327128.html |archive-date=August 9, 2021 |access-date=August 9, 2021 |work=The Charlotte Observer}}</ref> In his summer league debut, he had five three-pointers in 16 minutes.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Greif |first=Andrew |date=August 16, 2021 |title=LiAngelo Ball creating a buzz during Summer League tryout |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2021-08-16/liangelo-ball-summer-league-tryout-lamelo-ball-charlotte-hornets |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821123025/https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2021-08-16/liangelo-ball-summer-league-tryout-lamelo-ball-charlotte-hornets |archive-date=August 21, 2021 |access-date=August 21, 2021 |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> On October 14, 2021, Ball was signed by the Hornets.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Rochinski |first=Matt |date=October 14, 2021 |title=Hornets Sign LiAngelo Ball |url=https://www.nba.com/hornets/hornets-sign-liangelo-ball |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211014204615/https://www.nba.com/hornets/hornets-sign-liangelo-ball |archive-date=October 14, 2021 |access-date=October 14, 2021 |website=NBA.com}}</ref> However, he was waived the next day.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rochinski |first=Matt |date=October 15, 2021 |title=Hornets Waive LiAngelo Ball |url=https://www.nba.com/hornets/hornets-waive-liangelo-ball |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015165130/https://www.nba.com/hornets/hornets-waive-liangelo-ball |archive-date=October 15, 2021 |access-date=October 15, 2021 |website=NBA.com}}</ref>

On October 23, 2021, Ball was selected by the Greensboro Swarm 14th overall in the 2021 NBA G League draft.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 23, 2021 |title=2021 NBA G League Draft Board |url=https://gleague.nba.com/2021-nba-g-league-draft-order/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023202205/https://gleague.nba.com/2021-nba-g-league-draft-order/ |archive-date=October 23, 2021 |access-date=October 24, 2021 |website=NBA.com}}</ref> He scored 22 points in his G League debut.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mulford |first=Michael |date=November 6, 2021 |title=LiAngelo Ball scores 22 points in G League debut with Swarm |url=https://bullswire.usatoday.com/2021/11/06/liangelo-ball-scores-22-points-in-g-league-debut-with-swarm/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816122237/https://bullswire.usatoday.com/2021/11/06/liangelo-ball-scores-22-points-in-g-league-debut-with-swarm/ |archive-date=August 16, 2022 |access-date=July 25, 2022 |website=USA TODAY}}</ref>

Ball joined the Charlotte Hornets for the 2022 NBA Summer League.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Charlotte Hornets 2022 NBA2K23 Summer League Roster |url=https://www.nba.com/summer-league/2022/vegas/team/1610612766/hornets |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706031332/https://www.nba.com/summer-league/2022/vegas/team/1610612766/hornets |archive-date=July 6, 2022 |access-date=July 5, 2022 |website=NBA.com}}</ref> On September 26, 2022, Ball signed a non-guaranteed contract with the Hornets.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 26, 2022 |title=Charlotte Hornets Sign Free Agent LiAngelo Ball |url=https://www.nba.com/hornets/news/charlotte-hornets-sign-free-agent-liangelo-ball |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926144610/https://www.nba.com/hornets/news/charlotte-hornets-sign-free-agent-liangelo-ball |archive-date=September 26, 2022 |access-date=September 26, 2022 |website=NBA.com}}</ref> He was waived on October 15, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 15, 2022 |title=Hornets Waive Alexander, Ball, Crutcher, Sneed |url=https://www.nba.com/hornets/news/hornets-waive-alexander-ball-crutcher-sneed |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016214032/https://www.nba.com/hornets/news/hornets-waive-alexander-ball-crutcher-sneed |archive-date=October 16, 2022 |access-date=October 17, 2022 |website=NBA.com}}</ref>

On October 23, 2022, Ball rejoined the Greensboro Swarm roster for training camp.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 23, 2022 |title=GREENSBORO SWARM ANNOUNCE 2022 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER COACHING STAFF AND MEDIA DAY |url=https://greensboro.gleague.nba.com/news/greensboro-swarm-announce-2022-training-camp-roster-coaching-staff-and-media-day/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023223021/https://greensboro.gleague.nba.com/news/greensboro-swarm-announce-2022-training-camp-roster-coaching-staff-and-media-day/ |archive-date=October 23, 2022 |access-date=October 23, 2022 |website=gleague.nba.com}}</ref>

=== Astros de Jalisco (2024) === On February 14, 2024, it was announced that Ball had signed with the Astros de Jalisco of the Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico (CIBACOPA) in Mexico.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Flores |first=Vanessa |date=February 14, 2024 |title=LiAngello Ball, jugador estadounidense, es nuevo refuerzo de Astros de Jalisco |url=https://www.telediario.mx/deportes/basquetbol/liangello-ball-llega-reforzar-astros-jalisco |access-date=February 14, 2024 |work=Telediario.mx |language=es |archive-date=February 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215032822/https://www.telediario.mx/deportes/basquetbol/liangello-ball-llega-reforzar-astros-jalisco |url-status=live }}</ref> He made his team debut in their season opener on March 1, recording no stats in six minutes of play in a 77–72 win against the Frayles de Guasave.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 2, 2024 |title=Astros arranca su campaña venciendo a los Frayles |url=https://www.pressreader.com/mexico/el-informador/20240302/282084871755007 |access-date=April 1, 2024 |work=El Informador |language=es |via=PressReader}}</ref> After playing only two games, Ball left the team due to a ligament injury in his left ankle, choosing to rehabilitate in the United States.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Luna |first=Raúl |date=March 6, 2024 |title=Truena lesión a estrella de Astros |url=https://www.mural.com.mx/truena-lesion-a-estrella-de-astros/ar2769029 |work=Mural.com |language=es}}</ref>

=== Retirement (2025) === On August 6, 2025, Ball confirmed his retirement from basketball, shifting his focus to music following the success of his single, "Tweaker".<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Lawrence |first=Andrew |date=January 16, 2025 |title=LiAngelo Ball was a basketball dropout. Then he released the song of the year |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/jan/16/liangelo-ball-was-a-basketball-dropout-then-he-dropped-the-song-of-the-year |access-date=August 9, 2025 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

== Career statistics == {{NBA player statistics legend}}

=== NBA G League === ==== Showcase Cup ==== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;" | 2021–22 | style="text-align:left;" | Greensboro | 8 || 0 || 14.0 || '''.622''' || '''.536''' || '''.500''' || '''2.3''' || .6 || .4 || .0 || '''9.1''' |- | style="text-align:left;" | 2022–23 | style="text-align:left;" | Greensboro | '''11''' || '''2''' || '''19.0''' || .390 || .375 || '''.500''' || 1.3 || '''.9''' || '''.7''' || '''.1''' || 5.7 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" | Career | 19 || 2 || 16.9 || .490 || .441 || .500 || 1.7 || .8 || .6 || .1 || 7.2 {{s-end}}

==== Regular season ==== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;" | 2021–22 | style="text-align:left;" | Greensboro | '''28''' || '''6''' || '''13.2''' || '''.395''' || '''.357''' || '''.667''' || '''1.1''' || '''.3''' || '''.4''' || '''.1''' || '''4.6''' |- | style="text-align:left;" | 2022–23 | style="text-align:left;" | Greensboro | 3 || 0 || 11.7 || .250 || .111 || .000 || 1.0 || .0 || .3 || .0 || 2.3 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" | Career | 31 || 6 || 13.1 || .382 || .333 || .500 || 1.1 || .2 || .4 || .1 || 4.4 {{s-end}}

=== LKL === {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;" | 2017–18 | style="text-align:left;" | Prienai | 14 || 6 || 21.6 || .425 || .415 || .633 || 2.9 || 0.9 || .6 || .1 || 12.6 {{s-end}}

=== CIBACOPA === {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;" | 2024 | style="text-align:left;" | Astros | 2 || 0|| 9.5 || .111 || .000 || 1.000 || 0.0 || 0.5 || .0 || .0 || 2.0 {{s-end}}

=== JBA === '''Regular season'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=JBA Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards |website=US Basket |url=https://www.usbasket.com/JBA/basketball.aspx |access-date=May 7, 2024 |archive-date=January 22, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250122161857/https://www.usbasket.com/JBA/basketball.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;" | 2018 | style="text-align:left;" | Los Angeles | 4 || 4 || 47.3 || .444 || .250 || .667 || 12.0 || 6.5 || 2.3 || 1.3 || 51.8 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" | All-Star<ref>Nathan, Alec. [https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2789437-liangelo-ball-named-co-mvp-of-lavars-jba-all-star-game-2018-lamelo-scores-42 LiAngelo Ball Named Co-MVP of LaVar's JBA All-Star Game 2018; LaMelo Scores 42] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804111132/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2789437-liangelo-ball-named-co-mvp-of-lavars-jba-all-star-game-2018-lamelo-scores-42 |date=August 4, 2018 }}. Bleacher Report. August 3, 2018.</ref> | 1 || 1 || 41.3 || .529 || .214 || .000 || 15.0 || 7.0 || 3.0 || 0.0 || 39.0 {{s-end}}

'''Playoffs''' {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;" | 2018 | style="text-align:left;" | Los Angeles | 3 || 3 || 40.0 || .442 || .400 || .762 || 8.7 || 3.0 || 2.0 || .3 || 47.3 {{s-end}}

== Music career == On January 3, 2025,<ref>{{Cite web |title=When did GELO release "Tweaker"? |url=https://genius.com/Gelo-tweaker-lyrics/q/release-date |access-date=February 25, 2025 |website=Genius}}</ref> Ball released his debut single "Tweaker" to viral success, initially previewed on a livestream with internet personality N3on.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rap Blog: LiAngelo Ball's "Tweaker" is the rap nostalgia we're missing |url=https://www.thefader.com/2025/01/06/rap-blog-liangelo-ball-tweaker-viral-song-review |access-date=January 7, 2025 |website=The Fader |language=en |archive-date=January 7, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250107201111/https://www.thefader.com/2025/01/06/rap-blog-liangelo-ball-tweaker-viral-song-review |url-status=live }}</ref> The remix of the song featuring vocals from Lil Wayne was released on February 7, 2025. Writer Alphonse Pierre of ''Pitchfork'' pegs the track as inspired by 2000s Louisiana hip-hop, stating Ball "is putting out music that sounds like he wants to convince us he grew up crooning on the porches of Baton Rouge with Boosie and Webbie."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pierre |first=Alphonse |title=G3: "Tweaker" |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/g3-tweaker/ |access-date=January 7, 2025 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US |archive-date=January 7, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250107201140/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/g3-tweaker/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The song debuted at No. 29 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Hot 100 First-Timers: LiAngelo Ball Makes His Chart Arrival with 'Tweaker' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/liangelo-ball-tweaker-hot-100-debut-1235875404/ |magazine=Billboard}}</ref>

On January 13, 2025, NBA insider Shams Charania of ESPN reported that Ball signed a record deal with Def Jam Recordings worth up to $13 million with a guaranteed $8 million.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Levine |first=Matt |title=LiAngelo Ball Reportedly Signs $8M Deal With Def Jam Music Company |url=https://www.si.com/onsi/ball-around/news/liangelo-ball-reportedly-signs-8m-deal-with-def-jam-music-company-01jhgctspqtg |access-date=January 13, 2025 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sam |first=Doric |title=LiAngelo Ball Lands Def Jam Contract Reportedly Worth Up to $13M amid Tweaker Success |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10150691-liangelo-ball-lands-def-jam-contract-reportedly-worth-up-to-13m-amid-tweaker-success |access-date=January 13, 2025 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en-US |archive-date=January 13, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250113220426/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10150691-liangelo-ball-lands-def-jam-contract-reportedly-worth-up-to-13m-amid-tweaker-success |url-status=live }}</ref>

In February, he previewed "Law n Order" and "Can You Please" on PlaqueBoyMax's livestream; the latter was previously teased by Ball's brother, Lonzo.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 7, 2025 |title=Gelo just teased TWO new tracks with Plaqueboymax as a surprise guest on his stream: "Law & Order" and "Can You Please?" (which was already previewed by Lonzo). |url=https://www.instagram.com/complexmusic/p/DFwplyAMOHb/ |access-date=February 7, 2025 |website=Complex |publisher=Complex Networks |via=Instagram}}</ref>

On July 18, 2025, he released his debut studio album under Def Jam, ''League of My Own''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Paul |first=Bryson |date=July 14, 2025 |title=LiAngelo Ball (Gelo) Takes His Shot At Greatness With Debut Album "League Of My Own" |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/930182-liangelo-ball-gelo-takes-shot-league-own-hip-hop-news |access-date=August 9, 2025 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en |archive-date=July 21, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250721215718/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/930182-liangelo-ball-gelo-takes-shot-league-own-hip-hop-news |url-status=live }}</ref>

On November 17, 2025, it was announced that his debut single "Tweaker" had reached certified platinum status by the Recording Industry Association of America, having sold one million copies in digital units.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LiAngelo Ball Matches Drake Feat as 'Tweaker' Makes History with Platinum Status |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25297366-liangelo-ball-matches-drake-feat-tweaker-makes-history-platinum-status |access-date=November 17, 2025 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Discography == === Studio albums === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" style="width:10em;" | Title ! scope="col" style="width:18em;" | Album details |- ! scope="row"| ''League of My Own'' | * Released: July 18, 2025 * Label: Def Jam * Formats: Digital download, streaming |}

=== Singles === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="7"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" |Certifications ! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US<br /><ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Billboard Hot 100: Week of January 18, 2025 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2025-01-18/ |access-date=January 16, 2025 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=January 17, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250117012857/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2025-01-18/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US<br />R&B<br />/HH<br /><ref>Peaks on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart: * "Tweaker": {{Cite magazine |title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: Week of January 25, 2025 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs/2025-01-25/ |access-date=January 23, 2025 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=January 22, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250122161951/https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs/2025-01-25/ |url-status=live }} * "Can You Please": {{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/glorilla/chart-history/bsi/ |title=GloRilla Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs |magazine=Billboard |access-date=March 18, 2025 |archive-date=December 26, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251226031810/https://www.billboard.com/artist/glorilla/chart-history/bsi/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | AUS<br /><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 20, 2025 |title=ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart |url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/singles-chart/2025-01-20 |access-date=January 17, 2025 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association |archive-date=January 20, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250120213356/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/singles-chart/2025-01-20 |url-status=live }}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | CAN<br /><ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of January 25, 2025 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2025-01-25/ |access-date=January 22, 2025 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | IRE<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=IRMA – Irish Charts (Week 3, 2025) |url=http://irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Singles |access-date=January 18, 2025 |publisher=Irish Recorded Music Association |archive-date=August 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822180652/http://www.irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Singles |url-status=live }}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | NZ<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Official Top 40 Singles: 17–23 January 2025 |url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/singles/2025-01-17 |access-date=January 17, 2025 |website=Official Aotearoa Music Charts |archive-date=January 22, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250122171202/https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/singles/2025-01-17 |url-status=live }}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | WW<br /><ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Billboard Global 200: Week of January 25, 2025 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-global-200/2025-01-25/ |access-date=January 23, 2025 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=January 22, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250122114028/https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-global-200/2025-01-25/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "Tweaker"<br />{{small|(solo or featuring Lil Wayne)}} | rowspan="4"| 2025 | 29 || 7 || 41 || 27 || 79 || 14 || 56 | * RIAA: Platinum{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|artist=Gelo|refname="RIAA"|access-date=November 17, 2025}} | rowspan="4" | ''League of My Own'' |- ! scope="row"| "Can You Please"<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Saponara |first=Michael |date=March 7, 2025 |title=GELO Recruits GloRilla to Build on 'Tweaker' Success With New Song 'Can You Please': Stream It Now |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/gelo-glorilla-can-you-please-1235917723/ |access-date=March 9, 2025 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=March 8, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250308222644/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/gelo-glorilla-can-you-please-1235917723/ |url-status=live }}</ref><br />{{small|(featuring GloRilla)}} | —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Can You Please" did not enter the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 but peaked at number 12 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=GloRilla Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100 |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/glorilla/chart-history/hbu/ |access-date=March 18, 2025 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=December 26, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251226124913/https://www.billboard.com/artist/glorilla/chart-history/hbu/ |url-status=live }}</ref>}} || 37 || — || — || — || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Can You Please" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 10 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 14, 2025 |title=NZ Hot Singles Chart |url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2025-03-14 |access-date=March 14, 2025 |publisher=Recorded Music NZ |archive-date=March 18, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250318072859/https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2025-03-14 |url-status=live }}</ref>}} || — | |- ! scope="row"| "Law n Order"<ref>{{Cite news |last=Deville |first=Chris |date=April 4, 2025 |title=GELO Shares New Single 'Law N Order': Listen |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2303058/gelo-law-n-order/music/ |access-date=May 3, 2025 |work=Stereogum}}</ref> | — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row"| "Booted Up" | — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |- !"Backyard Ball"<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hGmd0bfIxo |title=GELO - Backyard Ball (Official Audio) |date=2026-02-23 |last=GELO |access-date=2026-02-24 |via=YouTube}}</ref> |2026 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | |}

== Personal life == Ball's older brother, Lonzo, was a point guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers and was the second overall pick in the 2017 draft, while his younger brother LaMelo is a point guard for the Charlotte Hornets and was drafted third overall in the 2020 draft.<ref name="timeline">{{Cite web |last=Olivieri |first=Anthony |title=LaVar Ball's timeline of trolling |url=http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/20828896/lavar-ball-line-trolling-2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112005048/http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/20828896/lavar-ball-line-trolling-2017 |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |access-date=May 21, 2019 |publisher=ESPN}}</ref> His cousin, Andre Ball, played college basketball for Pepperdine.<ref name="giles">{{Cite web |last=Giles |first=Matt |date=December 14, 2018 |title=Forgot About Dre Ball |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2810155-forgot-about-dre-ball |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215131755/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2810155-forgot-about-dre-ball |archive-date=December 15, 2018 |access-date=January 16, 2020 |website=Bleacher Report}}</ref>

In April 2023, Ball and reality television personality Nikki Mudarris announced they were expecting a child.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Slater |first=Georgia |date=April 21, 2023 |title=LiAngelo Ball and Nikki Mudarris Are Expecting First Baby Together: 'We Can't Wait' |url=https://people.com/parents/liangelo-ball-nikki-mudarris-expecting-first-baby-exclusive/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422014555/https://people.com/parents/liangelo-ball-nikki-mudarris-expecting-first-baby-exclusive/ |archive-date=April 22, 2023 |access-date=April 22, 2023 |website=People}}</ref> Their son, LaVelo Anthony Ball, was born on July 19, 2023. The following year, the couple welcomed a baby girl, LaNiyah Nicole Ball, who was born on December 3, 2024.<ref>{{Cite Instagram |postid=DDaOvbSy55d |user=missnikkiibaby |title=And then there was three 👶🏼 |date=December 10, 2024}}</ref> On February 8, 2025, after accusing Ball of ghosting and cheating on her, while abandoning their children, Mudarris confirmed the pair had broken up after a three-year relationship.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 8, 2025 |title=Nikki Mudarris Accuses LiAngelo Ball of Cheating and Abandoning Their Family |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/nikki-mudarris-accuses-liangelo-ball-200440121.html |access-date=March 15, 2025 |website=Yahoo Entertainment |language=en-US |archive-date=February 9, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250209125142/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/nikki-mudarris-accuses-liangelo-ball-200440121.html |url-status=live }}</ref> A few weeks later, he married social media personality Rashida Nicole, with whom he has one child. He filed for divorce later that year shortly after the birth of his third child.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-12-10 |title=LiAngelo Ball Says He Cried in Car on the Way to Marry Ra... |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/jaelaniturnerwilliams/liangelo-ball-says-he-cried-in-car-on-the-way-to-marry-rashida-nicole |access-date=2025-12-19 |website=Complex |language=en |archive-date=December 15, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251215193947/https://www.complex.com/music/a/jaelaniturnerwilliams/liangelo-ball-says-he-cried-in-car-on-the-way-to-marry-rashida-nicole |url-status=live }}</ref>

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