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LaVar Ball is back at it again with his Big Baller ideas and new rules for success.
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The father everyone loves to hate and hates to love has just launched a new league for high school students to follow their dreams. According to Slam Online, the Junior Basketball Association will pay top prospects a couple of thousand dollars a month and will serve as an alternative to the one and done athletes.
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“We have officially launched our own pro basketball league called the “Junior Basketball Association,” sponsored by Big Baller Brand,” Ball said in a statement to the publication. “The JBA is the very first junior pro basketball league of its kind. The JBA will cater to the top-ranked high school basketball prospects in America. All nationally ranked high school seniors, whose main goal are to reach the NBA, will be offered an opportunity to join the JBA, turning pro straight out of high school and bypassing the usual college pit stop.”
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With a monthly stipend between $3,000 to $10,000, as well as the proper tools and assistance needed to prepare for the NBA draft, the new league will be a new way for players to pursue the pros.
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According to Bleacher Report, Ball is looking to secure at least 80 players for 10 teams, with games held in LA, Dallas, Brooklyn, and Atlanta. He spoke with ESPN’s Darren Rovell about his decision and expressed his confidence in league’s participation, saying, “Getting these players is going to be easy. This is giving guys a chance to get a jump start on their career, to be seen by pro scouts, and we’re going to pay them because someone has to pay these kids.”
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The new league will follow the rules of the NBA with professional court features, but there is a catch. All players will be required to rock BBB merch for the league.
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Ball also addressed the NCAA issue in a statement to Slam, saying, there will be no more NCAA regulations or eligibility statuses in the new league.
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“There is no need to partake in an institution that claims its purpose is not to help you prepare for your professional career. The recent statement from the President of the NCAA Mark Emmert when commenting on the recent withdrawal of LiAngelo Ball from UCLA sums it up,” he said, quoting NCAA President Mark Emmert, who said, ‘Is this a part of someone being part of your university as a student-athlete or is it about using college athletics to prepare yourself to be a pro? If it’s the latter, you shouldn’t be there in the first place.’
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“And we agree!” Ball continued. “For decades, the NCAA has run a business that has exploited thousands of teens, while college institutions, coaches, media conglomerates, and corporate sponsors have all profited from the model. JBA is a long-awaited solution to this ongoing problem.”
