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NBA Feature: Let’s Talk About the Way We Speak About LaMelo Ball

Published by SB Nation on September 16, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET

Too often, people take liberties in describing who LaMelo Ball is. Using his path to the NBA to diminish him is stupid.

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