The Philadelphia 76ers already have the best social media personality in the league in Joel Embiid. But Ben Simmons sister, Olivia Simmons, might be trying to make a run at that title with her recent twitter rant about the Ball family.
So the Los Angeles Lakers are picking second overall and father Lavar Ball appears to have talked son Lonzo Ball to the Lakers via that second pick in the upcoming 2017 NBA Draft. This may seem completely random but Philadelphia 76ers Ben Simmons sister has a history of making waves on twitter. Last year she tweeted about how her brother was ignoring her and then joked they have played the same amount of games.
Ben Simmons even blocked her on twitter at one point. They seem to have put that behind them now but Olivia Simmons has turned her attention towards the Ball family.
ROY in PLAY?
The Rookie of the Year race will be very interesting next year. If Lonzo Ball does get drafted by the Lakers, it would put him in a great position to compete with Simmons. But Ben’s sister doesn’t seem to think there will be much competition.
Followed by this classic burn.
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Cowherd Interviews Ball
After an interview on Colin Cowherd’s show where Lavar Ball refused to answer questions from Kristine Leahy who mocked her son prior to the interview. At one point Leahy asked why he doesn’t sell any women’s clothing. His response was “Uh, yeah, if you have a women’s company. But we talking about Big Baller Brand”.
Olivia Simmons tweeted at Lavar Ball directly about that also. Then even made from of the company’s initials hilariously.
https://twitter.com/livvalice/status/865232929777098752
But what if the Lakers decide to go another route than Lonzo with the number two pick.
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They could go with Jackson or Tatum instead and then Ball will be on the board when the Sixers pick at three. Someone should probably tell her Lonzo could be drafted by the Sixers and playing with her brother.
You do know he could end up on Philly right.... https://t.co/8n2yZAtT33
— Nick Barbarino (@nsbarbarino) May 18, 2017
Someone did, her response:
https://twitter.com/livvalice/status/865203519648706561
Now, the Philadelphia 76ers are no stranger to NBA flamboyancy. In fact, it’s been one of the staples in the NBA thanks to the Philadelphia 76ers. But this storyline is just heating up. Stay tuned….