LaMelo Ball

LaMelo Ball is the starting point guard for the Charlotte Hornets and the first PUMA signature basketball athlete since the brand’s resurgence on the hardwood in 2018. A native of Chino Hills, California, Ball is the youngest of the Ball Brothers; Lonzo and LiAngelo Ball. The sons of LaVar Ball quickly amassed nationwide stardom for their electric style of play that saw half-court three-point attempts and LaMelo’s own 92-point game broadcasted across social media. Jumping ahead, that dazzling aspect would go on to be a formative factor in creating signature LaMelo Ball shoes.

After being pulled out of high school ahead of his junior season, LaMelo began his professional career with Prienai of the Lithuanian Basketball League. In an effort to reinstate his NCAA eligibility, Ball returned to the states and finished his senior season at Spire Institute in Ohio.

In preparation for his journey to the NBA, LaMelo then signed a two-year contract with the Illawarra Hawks of the National Basketball League in Australia. Averaging 17 points, 7.6 rebounds and nearly seven assists in his lone season Down Under catapulted him to the third overall selection in the 2020 Draft by the Charlotte Hornets.

A month before his selection, Ball signed an endorsement deal with PUMA that was reportedly in excess of around $100 million. Headlining the brand’s return to basketball, Ball debuted his first signature silhouette, the PUMA MB.01 to an overwhelming amount of fanfare the following October after the then 20-year-old was named the 2021 NBA Rookie of the Year.

I found a career that I loved and the icing on the cake was that sneakers were part of the uniform PUMA MB.03, set to unveil a low-cut version chollos en zapatillas running LaFrance Amour, a lifestyle model that pulls from his love for designer footwear off the court. You can read more about all LaMelo Ball shoes below.

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LaMelo Ball’s Puma LaFrancé “Gifted” Goes Full Orange

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LaMelo Ball’s PUMA LaFrance “Assist” Arrives Just Before Halloween

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LaMelo Ball’s PUMA MB.04 Signature Tools Up For Opening Day

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LaMelo Ball Goes Trick Or Treating With The PUMA MB.03 “Halloween”

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LaMelo Ball And PUMA Officially Unveil The MB.04 Signature Shoe

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LaMelo Ball And PUMA Are Releasing MB.04 Slides This Fall

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Foot Locker Celebrates 50th Anniversary With A PUMA MB.01 In Referee Stripes

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LaMelo Ball’s Puma MB.03 Low Appears In Its Wildest Colorway Yet

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LaMelo Ball’s PUMA MB.01 “Thermal” Lightly Mimics The Weatherman

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