Q 01/05

Which NBA team selected California native Lonzo Ball with the second overall pick of the 2017 draft?

A) Sacramento Kings

B) Los Angeles Lakers

C) Philadelphia 76ers

D) Boston Celtics

Answer · why

B) Los Angeles Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers were picking second for the third year running, and the team's president billed the hometown guard as the new face of the franc...

Q 02/05

Lonzo Ball broke whose record in 2017 as the NBA's youngest player to post a triple-double?

A) Magic Johnson

B) Kobe Bryant

C) LeBron James

D) Oscar Robertson

Answer · why

C) LeBron James

LeBron James had held the mark until Ball beat it by five days, aged 20 years and 15 days, in a loss to Milwaukee. Ball had idolized him since about t...

Q 03/05

Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram and Josh Hart were all traded in July 2019 for which All-Star?

A) Anthony Davis

B) Paul George

C) Jimmy Butler

D) Kawhi Leonard

Answer · why

A) Anthony Davis

Anthony Davis cost a haul of three young players, the draft rights to De'Andre Hunter, two first-round picks and a pick swap.

Q 04/05

What was the launch price of Lonzo Ball's first signature sneaker from Big Baller Brand in 2017?

A) $120

B) $245

C) $495

D) $995

Answer · why

C) $495

$495 was the price tag, which sparked wide criticism from celebrities and on social media, partly because Ball had not yet played an NBA game.

Q 05/05

LaVar Ball, the outspoken father of Lonzo Ball, claimed he could beat which NBA legend one-on-one?

A) Charles Barkley

B) Michael Jordan

C) Shaquille O'Neal

D) Larry Bird

Answer · why

B) Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan was the target of the boast, which LaVar made to USA Today in March 2017 while his eldest son was still a college freshman.