How to Destroy an NBA Career: The Tragic Lonzo Ball Story

I have always felt sorry for him. His Dad put so much pressure on him and wearing those crappy shoes just ruined him.

His career isn’t over. Lonzo when healthy is 100% better than Ben Simmons rn.

This is what happens when parents try way too hard to live through their kids. I hope this guy is able to rebound soon.

I actually feel so bad for this dude. His crazy father pushing the brand so hard the guy had to change shoes because they’d rip. It’s like fancy star level abuse. Not much different from the horses they make pull carts around New York City. I just hope the dude is happy

Can we talk about how whenever Lonzo gets injured, his team suddenly starts losing. It really shows how important and impactful he is to winning.

Great video. Lonzo had so much hype and controversy behind him, but when it all died down you could see he was a humble hard working kid. Hope he finds a way to have a fruitful career.

Lavar is the one responsible , not knowing anything about training , he literally miss trained and over worked lonzo while he was developing and growing. Also nutrition is also a big part when you are being trained as hard as he was training these kids. It is crazy how Lavar has now disappeared.

This is a common thing in Chicago with the medical staff rushing rehab. We've seen it in D Rose, Jimmy, Caruso, Lavine list goes on

When I was in HS football, our coaches constantly encouraged us to be involved in a winter or spring sport, and practically everyone did. Some did basketball, some did wrestling, some did baseball, and the rest of us did track & field. I remember always reading about great players in each sport starring in other sports in high school, and they didn't specialize until college or even professional. That's why I feel better that Giannis also played soccer when he was younger, so he didn't just focus on basketball.

Despite the influence of his father, who I think is a self-absorbed, greedy, presumptuous narcissist, Lonzo seems to be a very genuine guy. His potential is undeniable, and I hope that he'll come back and be able to fulfill it.

Stephen Curry notoriously dealt with ankle injuries for the first several years of his career. Here's to hoping Zo can work his way back to an incredible career!!! Rooting for him all the way

When you see the deformities caused to nba players' feet by years of balling, you immediately realize how critical is the shoe for the correct support of the whole body. Pity for Lonzo, I hope he recovers somehow.

My coach use to always tell us to chill out, take some days off… Don’t over train it could back fire on you. Every last person he’s coached that went pro had long careers. No injuries. And he coached quite a few

Man, I feel bad for the kid. Great player surrounded by greedy people. That sneaker ruined his health.

This is why I always say you should do auxiliary sports in the offseason of your main sport to both keep in shape and round out your muscles and flexibility.

Actually really good documentary/recap of his career. Didnt expect to enjoy watching this for 27 minutes without realizing time passing by so fast. You did a great job.

He seems like such a polite and respectful kid, it sucks to see him hurt all the time, he doesn’t deserve that.

Lets be real the dude has solid career averages 12, 6 & 6 and made 70 million so far in his career. Players rookie contracts are based on draft position, almost certainly his dad made him more money by tricking the league into drafting him way higher than he should have gone. If he wasn't training 5 days a week since age 12 he probably doesn't make the league. Even if he retired tomorrow he already made 70 million and never has to work another day in his life.

This is crazy I had one broken arm and it impacted me a lot I can only imagine how much all these could effect his game especially as a top tier athlete

I kind of feel bad for Lonzo. He had to be getting a ton of pressure form his pops to wear the BBB shoes and he knew he couldn't play in them and that they were trash but if he didn't wear them it would probably create problems with Lavar. Tough spot to be in. Wish him the best.