{"id":512962,"date":"2026-09-01T15:03:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T13:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=512962"},"modified":"2026-09-01T15:03:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T13:03:10","slug":"lavar-ball-lamelo-ball-is-the-most-notable-player-in-the-nba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/lavar-ball-lamelo-ball-is-the-most-notable-player-in-the-nba\/","title":{"rendered":"LaVar Ball: \u201cLaMelo Ball is the most notable player in the NBA\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"da673cc9-d997-4901-b4ba-5ec9ec5eee1b\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-6\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"fbskMG_root markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"680\" data-end=\"852\">LaVar Ball has praised his son <strong data-start=\"711\" data-end=\"728\">LaMelo Ball\u2019s<\/strong> popularity, arguing that his massive exposure on social media has made him one of the most recognizable players in the NBA.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"854\" data-end=\"1135\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\n<p data-start=\"856\" data-end=\"1135\" data-is-last-node=\"\">\u201cLaMelo Ball is the most notable player in the NBA. 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