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Report: Lakers stopped Zo from having unauthorized surgery, could’ve voided his contract
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 7:50 pm
by dockingsched
One of the headaches and near-debacles of the final stretch of Johnson’s tenure came in late February. In what could have been a catastrophe, the Lakers needed to prevent point guard Lonzo Ball from undergoing a potential unauthorized surgery on his left ankle that was planned by estranged former business partner Alan Foster and with LaVar Ball’s knowledge, multiple team and league sources told The Athletic.
Lonzo Ball traveled to Ohio in late February to potentially go through with a procedure on his injured ankle, pushed by Foster, a source familiar with the situation told The Athletic. The family had experience with the doctor who would perform the procedure as he had also operated on LiAngelo Ball, the source said.
The Lakers found out about Ball’s situation when Lonzo Ball called General Manager Rob Pelinka, and the organization informed him that they would not allow it and could void his contract if he went through with the procedure, sources said. The Lakers then arranged transportation to bring Ball home, sources said. This could have been a disastrous moment for the Lakers, with a core player potentially undergoing a procedure that could have blindsided the organization. But Johnson and Lakers General Manager Rob Pelinka communicated with those around Lonzo, working with his then-agent Harrison Gaines to squash the procedure and bring him back to Los Angeles, sources around the team with knowledge of the situation said. Gaines declined to comment when reached by phone.
Johnson and Pelinka then accompanied Ball to his doctor appointments to ensure the guard was back on track with the Lakers’ rehab regimen, league sources said. Sources around the Lakers say Johnson frequently spent time around his players, such as Brandon Ingram and Ball, during times they were undergoing medical recovery.
It never stops lol
Re: Shams: Lakers stopped Zo from having unauthorized surgery
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 7:52 pm
by dockingsched
Re: Report: Lakers stopped Zo from having unauthorized surgery, could’ve voided his contract
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 8:12 pm
by RamonSessions7
Reset button time
Re: Report: Lakers stopped Zo from having unauthorized surgery, could’ve voided his contract
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 8:27 pm
by TyCobb
Glad those people have been fired by Lonzo. Idiots.
Re: Report: Lakers stopped Zo from having unauthorized surgery, could’ve voided his contract
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 8:36 pm
by Mamba Mentality
Calling last season a circus is lightly putting it.
Re: Report: Lakers stopped Zo from having unauthorized surgery, could’ve voided his contract
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 8:50 pm
by SweetTouch
Really wish this guy was from anywhere but Cali
Re: Report: Lakers stopped Zo from having unauthorized surgery, could’ve voided his contract
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 8:52 pm
by Slava
The amount of ass clownery around Lonzo is amazing.
Re: Report: Lakers stopped Zo from having unauthorized surgery, could’ve voided his contract
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 11:51 pm
by Themaster007_v2
The more information comes out of Zo's camp, the more I'm over it. This is the kid our team hyped up as the next leader and he makes stupid mistakes one after another. Our team is getting a black eye due to player association. The media/league killed Dlo for the Nick Young fiasco but man oh man.. having a loud mouth dad, having a broken jumper, getting embezzled, and now this. I'm over this. reset button please.
Re: Report: Lakers stopped Zo from having unauthorized surgery, could’ve voided his contract
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 11:56 pm
by dockingsched
TyCobb wrote:Glad those people have been fired by Lonzo. Idiots.
Wasn’t just Foster, Lavar was reportedly pushing Zo into doing this too.
Re: Report: Lakers stopped Zo from having unauthorized surgery, could’ve voided his contract
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2019 12:05 am
by Landsberger
Everyone but Lonzo made this decision huh.... Doesn't work that way guys.... He's not just waiting for orders from his group to do things. Sounds like the FO stopped him from doing this.... which is a good thing.
Wasn't there basically no communication with the organization last year when he was injured? Why is he keeping his injuries separated from the organization is the real question here IMHO. These kids are all hoping above hope to make it to the second contract and the really huge money. That's my guess. Organizational knowledge of the injuries has to be disclosed. If you keep it "off the books" so to speak it doesn't.
Re: Report: Lakers stopped Zo from having unauthorized surgery, could’ve voided his contract
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2019 12:12 am
by Kilroy
I'm starting to feel like an idiot for caring about any of this crap.
Re: Report: Lakers stopped Zo from having unauthorized surgery, could’ve voided his contract
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2019 12:42 am
by Michael Lucky
At what point in time does Lonzo distances himslef from his dad. At some point he has to look out for himself.
Re: Report: Lakers stopped Zo from having unauthorized surgery, could’ve voided his contract
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2019 12:59 am
by SweetTouch
Remembers that video he posted on IG about him not being traded
With the p diddy verse
Get him out of here
Re: Report: Lakers stopped Zo from having unauthorized surgery, could’ve voided his contract
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2019 2:11 am
by MelosSoreWrist
Michael Lucky wrote:At what point in time does Lonzo distances himslef from his dad. At some point he has to look out for himself.
It sounds like he just did recently.
Re: Report: Lakers stopped Zo from having unauthorized surgery, could’ve voided his contract
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2019 2:15 am
by AmusingFiddle
Zo is like MC Hammer. He will ruin his career and life because of his entourage.
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Re: Report: Lakers stopped Zo from having unauthorized surgery, could’ve voided his contract
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2019 9:37 am
by Optms
Michael Lucky wrote:At what point in time does Lonzo distances himslef from his dad. At some point he has to look out for himself.
Rather than looking at the people around him, we need to start questioning whether Lonzo is worth the circus he brings by himself. That's the more logical question.
Re: Report: Lakers stopped Zo from having unauthorized surgery, could’ve voided his contract
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2019 12:06 pm
by SweetTouch
Optms wrote:Michael Lucky wrote:At what point in time does Lonzo distances himslef from his dad. At some point he has to look out for himself.
Rather than looking at the people around him, we need to start questioning whether Lonzo is worth the circus he brings by himself. That's the more logical question.
BINGO
Lonzo ball has been spoiled his whole life, dude needs to get his **** together and go ball out on some scrub team like New York
Re: Report: Lakers stopped Zo from having unauthorized surgery, could’ve voided his contract
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2019 1:36 pm
by chefy12
Optms wrote:Michael Lucky wrote:At what point in time does Lonzo distances himslef from his dad. At some point he has to look out for himself.
Rather than looking at the people around him, we need to start questioning whether Lonzo is worth the circus he brings by himself. That's the more logical question.
Man imagine if we played it safe and went with Fox instead.
The audacity of this kid to demand a trade to Phoenix lmao
Re: Report: Lakers stopped Zo from having unauthorized surgery, could’ve voided his contract
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2019 7:00 pm
by myersia
chefy12 wrote:Optms wrote:Michael Lucky wrote:At what point in time does Lonzo distances himslef from his dad. At some point he has to look out for himself.
Rather than looking at the people around him, we need to start questioning whether Lonzo is worth the circus he brings by himself. That's the more logical question.
Man imagine if we played it safe and went with Fox instead.
The audacity of this kid to demand a trade to Phoenix lmao
We should have picked Fox. That isn’t even debatable. But we have to believe in zo for now
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Re: Report: Lakers stopped Zo from having unauthorized surgery, could’ve voided his contract
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2019 8:23 pm
by snaquille oatmeal
TyCobb wrote:Glad those people have been fired by Lonzo. Idiots.
didn't the lakers doctor get fired too?