LaVar Ball has been named acting head coach of his sons’ professional basketball team in Lithuania, according to multiple media reports.
Ball will coach BC Vytautas for its game against Jonavos Jonava Sunday in the final matchup of the Big Baller Brand Challenge Games, the club announced on social media.
WOW 😮 @Lavarbigballer will be HEAD COACH of @bcvytautas for today’s Big Baller Brand Challenge Games: Vytautas – Jonava match!
Game stream: https://t.co/zA1ny0JCS7#BCVytautas #BBBChallengeGames #BBB pic.twitter.com/siR1qlAETu
— BC Vytautas (OFFICIAL) (@bcvytautas) January 28, 2018
Ball served as assistant coach during Vytuatas’ 147-142 win over BC Dzukija Tuesday, a game in which LaMelo and LiAngelo Ball combined to score 80 points. Lonzo Ball, LaVar’s oldest son, is a rookie point guard for the Lakers. LiAngelo Ball was a freshman at UCLA until he was suspended indefinitely following his arrest on shoplifting charges in China.
The Big Baller Brand Challenge Games is a series of exhibition “friendlies” that don’t count in the team’s standings in the Lithuanian League.