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NBL a "very good" league: Lonzo

https://pickandroll.com.au/lamelo-ball-nbl-era-ends-following-health-update/

Hey Perthworld should we change our handle to Bruceworld lol.

FWIW Kings sent out an e-mail today promoting their home fixture on 14 Feb vs. Hawks as "LaMelo's Final Game".

There is a lot Bruce’s in this thread, even those with handles

Who is Bruce?

Payout is irrelevant for the Hawks, Melo is a next star and is paid by the NBL.

If he is just staying in Australia to get paid; somehow I don’t think that family would worry about $10,000 to $20,000 in salary.

Lonzo is pulling in $10 million a year and if the rumour are true, Melo will be getting a cool $100 million and a jet very soon.

I think the tough guy act can stop now. The kid is a good egg and is doing everything right by the league.

There are some really sad and bitter people here.
From day one, all they have done is bag the crap out of Lamelo and his Dad, predicting what a disaster this would be for everyone.
How his Dad was a lose-cannon who would embarrass the Hawks, etc, etc.

Instead, its been a success for everyone.
Lamelo has become a probable no.1 pick, the Hawks have sold God knows how much merchandise, our league has been seen allover the world, and his dad has publicly praised the league.

Rather than the spoiled brat you predicted, he's been the perfect ambassador for the program, and played his arse off.
Yes, sure, he's played like a teenager, albeit a very talented one, but by and large he's shown a good head for the game.

Donating a months salary was a nice, and generous, gesture. Maybe PR, but still nice.

Obviously his injury will be treated with kid-gloves. He's 19 with a huge multi-million dollar career ahead of him, and his team his done for the season, rushing him back serves no purpose.

Faking a long-term injury would be counter-productive.

I’d understand if he doesn’t play again but I’d love to see him a few more times, even starting but playing less minutes. I believe the last game is in Sydney, be great for another 17500 to turn up.

With the Hawks dead last, there's not much to gain but a lot to lose for him if he returns. I couldn't blame him at all for sitting out even if he is healthy enough to return for a couple of games at the end.
Either way it has been a win for the league to have him here, and hopefully a win for him as well to develop his game in a real league.

Getting more exposure with a big name like Lonzo is good for the NBL.

Sorry to start another thread about NBLTV but can someone please help here. I watch NBLTV on my IPad and after about 20 minutes or so, the app just completely dies. I then have to start the whole thing up again (which makes it impossible when watching a replay). Any suggestions on how to stop this from happening?