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Time of India
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Lonzo Ball picks this Hollywood star as his preferred replacement for James Bond's role
Lonzo Ball picks this Hollywood star as his preferred replacement for James Bond's role (Image Credit: Getty Images) Lonzo Ball discussed Hollywood movies and addressed Halle Berry 's statement, who has said that a woman could play James Bond in the next instalment of the franchise. The discussion took place at the What an Experience with Lonzo Ball show, a platform that brings sports and culture together. Lonzo and his brother, LiAngelo, shared who could be a suitable actor as the next James Bond. Lonzo Ball talked about a preferred Hollywood star who could be next James Bond Lonzo Ball touched on various interesting topics on his podcast, What an Experience. The discussion took an interesting turn when the participants of the podcast picked up movie debate. They shared who their preferred replacement for the iconic James Bond is. Revealing his favorite actor who could pull off James Bond, he said: "You talking about Idris Ela? Yeah. Yeah. See I see a lot of people say they want him to be James Bond. I would not be mad at that at all.' He further said, 'Yeah. He's an action guy. He's tough. He's tough. Yeah. I don't know who that is. James Bond. You You've seen him. He's crank. He just had a new movie recently, didn't he? Yeah. The Bman. The Bman. Yeah. The Beekeeper. That's what it is." Best Action Movies & Pranks Gone Too Far | The WAE Show w/ Lonzo Ball Ep. 41 He further said, "He a good actor, bro. Good. Now, low key. Let's Let's get Idris. Uh Idris Ela. Idris Ela. I'm so sorry. I was just watching a movie with bro in it. Yeah. Yeah. He's he's great. He can act. He get swap. Let's throw him in there. I'm I'm there first day." Lonzo gave his thoughts on the ongoing buzz about whether the James Bond character should get a gender swap. He preferred it to be a race swap rather than a gender swap. The discussion took place in Episode 41 of the podcast. Lonzo Ball, LiAngelo Ball, DMO, and Ant host the show and bring together sports and culture. Lonzo Ball's brother shared his thoughts on a woman playing James Bond's character In the movie debate section, the hosts picked a trending question: whether a woman should play James Bond's character. One of the hosts asked the participants' thoughts on the gender swap of James Bond's character. Revealing his thoughts, Lonzo Ball's brother, LiAngelo Ball, said, 'If it ain't Peppermint, we don't want to see.' Lonzo & Gelo Give Relationship Advice | The WAE Show w/ Lonzo Ball All four participants agreed on Idris Alba as the best choice for James Bond's character. They also shared which other movies they enjoyed watching. Movies like Final Destination and Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning were discussed in the show. Also Read: Chicago Bulls point guard Lonzo Ball candidly reveals off-court relationship with brother LaMelo Ball - 'We talk more about life' Lonzo Ball discussed NBA, WNBA and Action movie franchise along with James Bond gender swap, serving a wholesome entertainer to fans. Get IPL 2025 match schedules , squads , points table , and live scores for CSK , MI , RCB , KKR , SRH , LSG , DC , GT , PBKS , and RR . Check the latest IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap standings.
USA Today
20-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Lonzo Ball on Lakers 'disrespecting' Julius Randle
Lonzo Ball on Lakers 'disrespecting' Julius Randle Even though the Los Angeles Lakers now have Luka Doncic and LeBron James, they still have some fans who miss the young prospects they were accumulating before James came to town in 2018. The Lakers went six straight years without making the playoffs until they won the NBA championship in 2020. But toward the end of that drought, they had a group of promising players that included point guard Lonzo Ball and big man Julius Randle. While on the "What an Experience" podcast, Ball recalled one incident with the Lakers that he felt was disrespect to Randle. "They sat us all down early in the season in the locker room, went through everybody's roles and [expletive]," Ball said. "They got to [Julius Randle]. They talking about 'just rebound and set screens, nothing else'. I'm like, 'What the [expletive]?' So then I'm like, 'Nah,' I low key spoke up. I'm talking about 'nah'. Like he one of our best players… And then after that [expletive], that's when we got cool after that. But nah, they was disrespecting him crazy in LA, bro. And now look what he doing now." Ball was one of the most hyped NBA players ever when he came out of the University of California, Los Angeles as the No. 2 pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. But he has never even come close to meeting that hype, although he has been a useful player when available. In two seasons with Los Angeles, he averaged 10.0 points, 6.4 assists and 6.2 rebounds a game while shooting 38% from the field and 31.5% from 3-point range. He was shipped off to the New Orleans Pelicans in the 2019 trade that brought L.A. Anthony Davis, and afterward, he greatly improved his 3-point shooting. However, he has been unable to stay healthy. He has played in just 287 games since being drafted, and he missed all of the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons following a meniscus tear he sustained midway through the 2021-22 campaign. Randle, the No. 7 pick in the 2014 draft, spent four seasons with the Lakers and averaged 16.1 points on 55.8% field-goal shooting and 8.0 rebounds per game during his final season with them. He left afterward as a free agent, and some fans have criticized the Lakers for letting him leave rather than getting anything in return for him. He is now an integral part of a Minnesota Timberwolves team that is about to make its second straight appearance in the Western Conference Finals.
NBC Sports
17-05-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
NBA Trade Rumors roundup: Lakers likely hang on to Reaves, Lonzo suggests LaMelo Ball move
With the NBA Draft next month and free agency a week after that, NBA trade rumors are starting to fly fast and furious around the league's back channels. Here are a few worth noting. Lakers likely keep Austin Reaves Rob Pelinka faces a challenge this offseason: He needs to upgrade the roster around Luka Doncic and LeBron James — landing a rim-protecting, vertical spacing center is at the top of the list — but has limited trade assets to do it. One player a lot of teams want is Austin Reaves, who averaged 20.2 points and 5.8 rebounds a game last season, shot 37.7% on 3-pointers and is on a steal of a contract that will cost just $13.9 million next season. The Lakers, however, wisely like Reaves as the third option, and it will take a lot to get him, something Dan Woike put well at the Los Angeles Times. 'The team has shown no interest in using Reaves in a trade that nets them anything less than a top-tier big, and there really aren't any of those available, with the two most common names linked to them in the earliest stages of the offseason — Brooklyn's Nic Claxton and Dallas' Daniel Gafford. Claxton would be the best available fit — he is just 26 and two seasons ago averaged 12.6 points a game on 70.5% shooting, grabbed 9.6 rebounds and blocked 2.5 shots a night. He's an athletic, switchable defender who J.J. Redick could employ a variety of ways, however, he's slight of build and with that not the screen setter that Gafford or others are. The cost for Claxton would be the Lakers' 2030 first-round pick (plus matching salary, such as Rui Hachimura and Gabe Vincent). Whether the Lakers land one of those two centers or someone like Clint Capela from Atlanta, don't expect Reaves to be in that trade. It would take an All-Star level big to change that dynamic. LaMelo Ball headed West? Lonzo Ball was on the What an Experience podcast and dropped this: 'I lowkey got Dylan Harper going to the Hornets and I got Melo going to the Clips.' Um… no. First, there is zero chance Dylan Harper makes it past No. 2 on the board, he has put himself in his own tier on that front, and the Hornets pick at No. 4. San Antonio will take him (making their guard rotation an impressive De'Aaron Fox, Rookie of the Year Stephon Castle, and Harper ho might be the best of the group in a couple of years). If the Spurs trade that pick (hello, Milwaukee), that team will be trading to get Harper (Charlotte could try to trade up to No. 2, but the cost would be exorbitant). Second, LaMelo to the Clippers doesn't make much sense from the Clips' perspective. Los Angeles is looking to keep its long-term books clear to make a pivot after the Kawhi Leonard/James Harden era ends (likely the summer of 2027, maybe sooner). Ball has four years, $168.7 million remaining on his max extension, running through 2029. Having LaMelo would take the ball out of Harden's hands, and while the youngest Ball brother averaged 25.2 points and 7.4 assists a game he is not seen around the league as a guy who contributes to winning because of his lack of defense and style of play. Other rumors of note: • With Boston likely trimming payroll this summer, look for a lot of interest from playoff teams in Jrue Holiday, an elite defensive guard who has helped the Bucks and Celtics win rings. The Rockets and Spurs might be teams to watch. • Interesting comment from the well-connected Sam Amick of The Athletic on any potential Giannis Antetokounmpo trade and how the Bucks GM plans to play it (from his appearance on The Ringer NBA Podcast): 'Jon Horst is going to go for blood here, I'm telling you. He just got a new extension. He has the organization's backing. Jon is not going to just try to be on good terms with Giannis—he's trying to do right by the Bucks. And that means that if every scenario in play leaves the other team so gutted that Giannis might not actually be in that much better of a situation, then maybe that's where he looks at the room and says, 'All right, let me stay put.' • Speaking of an Antetokounmpo trade, the buzz that the Warriors likely sit this one out — unless the Greek Freak pushes an 'only to Golden State' agenda — has now been confirmed by multiple sources. The reality is the Warriors know they can't win a bidding war with Houston, San Antonio, and Brooklyn, so unless they can get a friendly deal, it's not happening. If you think the Warriors might get a friendly deal, reread the note above this one.
