LaMelo Ball kicked off his Minnesota Timberwolves debut Wednesday night against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Miami Heat with an absolute head-scratcher of a play: an apparent travel that somehow went uncalled. It was so blatant, even his own brother, Lonzo Ball, had to weigh in on social media, laughing about the whole thing.
The Play That Had Everyone Buzzing
The video of the play quickly went viral, showing LaMelo gathering the ball and then taking what looked like a number of extra steps well beyond the three-point line. You know how it is, sometimes refs miss things in the heat of the moment, but this one felt pretty obvious. Even the announcers on the call couldn’t help but point out that Ball seemed to travel. It was one of those plays that makes you rewind it three times just to confirm what you thought you saw.
Brotherly Love or Trolling?
But perhaps the best part of this whole incident was the immediate reaction from his brother. Lonzo Ball, always quick with a quip, took to social media to call out the no-call. It wasn’t angry, it wasn’t frustrated, it was just pure amusement. You can almost hear the laugh track. When even your own family calls you out for getting away with one, you know it was a moment for the highlight (or lowlight) reels.
It’s an interesting start to LaMelo’s tenure with the Timberwolves. Getting away with a travel like that in your debut against a superstar like Giannis and the Heat? You’ve got to wonder if he’s used up all his luck already, or if this is just a sign of how chaotic his games are going to be this season. Either way, it got people talking.
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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.
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