Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball is off to a rough start to the season. He didn’t play much in the fourth quarter in two of the last three four quarters and isn’t really getting the NBA game yet. Now, it’s very early in his career, and it’s probably rushed to make any judgements about what kind of player he will be in the next five years. That said, he decided to not take part in a skirmish involving his teammates and the Phoenix Suns late in last night’s game.

Band of Brothers, watch it sometime Lonzo pic.twitter.com/Onq2kMzQAv

— Rob Perez (@World_Wide_Wob) November 18, 2017

I have no idea why Ball looked like this was an every day in the park sort of thing. He wanted no part of the fight. Ball walked directly to the bench. What the hell are you doing, Lonzo? I’m not saying Ball needs to get directly involved in the skirmish or throw a punch, yet at least look like you give a shit. That sends a terrible message to your teammates that it’s all about you and not about your team. This will not endear the second overall pick to the Lakers fans either. He’s going to have a lot of explaining to do.

This will come up again for Ball this season, but let’s hope he handles the skirmish differently.

Charlie.