Lonzo Ball Leads Lakers To Win With Electrifying Performance Against Sixers In Summer League

While many sports fans were glued to the 2017 ESPY Awards on Wednesday night, Lonzo Ball and the Los Angeles Lakers quietly took on the Philadelphia 76ers in a surprisingly exciting NBA Summer League showdown.

After sitting out a game (groin), Ball bounced back with an incredible performance. The 19-year-old point guard tallied 36 points, 11 assists, eight rebounds, five steals, and two blocks in a 103-102 win.

NBA Twitter was excited to say the least.

Kevin Durant after watching Lonzo Ball’s game against the Sixers in Summer League. ? pic.twitter.com/7zstdIrIqz

— NBA SKITS (@NBA_Skits) July 13, 2017

36 Points
8 Rebounds
11 Assists
5 Steals
2 Blocks
1 Late Go-Ahead AND 1 (below)

Lonzo BIG BALLIN ?️?️?️ pic.twitter.com/zBRM96IHHj

— Rob Perez (@World_Wide_Wob) July 13, 2017

Holy Hell… TOUCHDOWN LONZO ? pic.twitter.com/HJT8KFbPeJ

— Rob Perez (@World_Wide_Wob) July 13, 2017

A big deal was made of the fact that Ball — who had worn his signature Big Baller Brand ‘Zo2’ shoe during his first two games — instead went with a pair of purple Kobe’s purportedly to showcase the “Mamba Mentality.”

Lonzo Ball takes the court for Summer League warmups. He’s wearing…..this Nike Kobe AD: pic.twitter.com/5nrDRLCLP6

— Nick DePaula (@NickDePaula) July 13, 2017

Lonzo wore purple Kobe AD’s tonight, said that if you’re with the BBB, you can wear whatever you want. “Mamba mentality,” he said.

— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) July 13, 2017

Lonzo Ball had his best game of Summer League … and he did it while rocking Nike instead of Big Baller Brand. https://t.co/bnbIDqeK7G pic.twitter.com/oAlQbxyJBa

— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) July 13, 2017