In the predraft process, LaMelo Ball’s commitment and attitude were questioned.
The notions of Ball being immature and not focused on the game came despite multiple firsthand accounts from coaches and teammates with Illawarra contradicting those reports.
However, if more proof was needed, Hornets president of basketball operations Mitch Kupchak provided it.
We had him in Charlotte the day after the draft, and we had a dinner where everybody was distanced with masks at a local restaurant in a big room and it was about 9:30, 10 o’clock at night and he leaned over and he said to me ‘Is there a place so I can go shoot after dinner?, Mitch Kupchak told reporters.
I was looking at my watch and was saying ‘I go to bed in 30 minutes and he wanted to go shoot.’ We did find a place for him to shoot at the facility, and he stayed there until 12:30 at night. , Mitch Kupchak told reporters.
I do know he loves the game, and he plays for the right reasons, Mitch Kupchak told reporters
Hornets president Mitch Kupchak shares story of LaMelo Ball’s first night in Charlotte
In the predraft process, LaMelo Ball’s commitment and attitude were questioned.
The notions of Ball being immature and not focused on the game came despite multiple firsthand accounts from coaches and teammates with Illawarra contradicting those reports.
However, if more proof was needed, Hornets president of basketball operations Mitch Kupchak provided it.
We had him in Charlotte the day after the draft, and we had a dinner where everybody was distanced with masks at a local restaurant in a big room and it was about 9:30, 10 o’clock at night and he leaned over and he said to me ‘Is there a place so I can go shoot after dinner?, Mitch Kupchak told reporters.
I was looking at my watch and was saying ‘I go to bed in 30 minutes and he wanted to go shoot.’ We did find a place for him to shoot at the facility, and he stayed there until 12:30 at night. , Mitch Kupchak told reporters.
I do know he loves the game, and he plays for the right reasons, Mitch Kupchak told reporters