This past week, Big Baller Brand hosted their first ever International Basketball tournament in Prienai, Lithuania. The tournament brought in teams from Poland, Latvia, and Slovenia round robin tournament while the league is on break. If the name of the tournament wasn't enough marketing for Big Baller Brand, the tournament coincided with the release of the G3 shoe, LiAngelo's signature shoe. This is just another chapter in the Ball family story and another opportunity for LaVar to take center stage and promote his brand. While he is no where near on the same level as Nike and Adidas, BBB is slowly establishing itself in the Basketball industry and this tournament is a step in the right direction to promote the brand in Eastern Europe. The company already has 1.3 million followers on Instagram and that is sure to increase following the tournament. While Big Baller Brand seems to have some supporters in the United States with people buying their apparel, do you think that i...

Ever since Lavar Ball arrived in Lithuania, he has made his presence known and has tried to control many aspects of the Vytautas Prienai Basketball Team. He is not your average team parent and head coach Virginijus Seskus further enabled his absurdity by giving Lavar a one-game spot as an assistant coach during one of the Big Baller Challenge exhibition games. This was claimed to have been a way to give Lavar a chance to see how some of his AAU basketball styles carried over into the European game. However, the game concluded with a Vytautas loss and an irritable Lavar Ball. During the post-game press conference, he blatantly blamed his son for part of the loss stating, “Melo a special player, but he think he can do everything on his own. He ain’t gonna have a good sleep tonight cause he know how I am on that losing. You’re not supposed to blame people but I blame him and my other son cause you don’t have this be your house and lose.”   He made many remarks li...