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Bill Plaschke: Lakers shouldn't want another (less-talented) Ball in their court

LOS ANGELES - Don't look now, but there seems to have been a disturbing change in the leadership of Los Angeles' most admired sports franchise.

It appears LaVar Ball is now running the Lakers.

That is the only reasonable explanation for why LiAngelo Ball was wearing Lakers practice gear and sprinting around a court at the practice facility Tuesday as one of six players invited to a pre-draft workout.

A night earlier, the younger brother of Lonzo Ball was allowed inside Lakers headquarters for a private practice session, and

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