Until he was 7 and they moved to a split level 4/5.5, but it was rough before that.

There were days when he didn't know when he'd get his next meal, 7:00 or 7:30, depending on if his mom had yoga that night.

In elementary school, he had to walk .2 miles, uphill, to and from the bus stop in every type of weather Orange County has.


At the age of 14, Lonzo experienced a 5.0 earthquake that put a small crack in the left corner of their driveway. Some say his jumper has never recovered.

At 16, on his way to an AAU tournament in the badlands of Malibu, his father's car suffered a flat tire on the 101 in the wilds of Tarzana. It took AAA a whole hour before they were rescued.

Yes, just like Drake, he started from the bottom and now he is here. The odds were surely stacked against Lonzo Ball, elite AAU player, NCAA blue chip and #2 draft pick. When will the world learn to stop doubting this man forged of unimaginable adversity?