LaMelo Ball's stints in Lithuania and the Junior Basketball Association are proving to be an issue for some of his opponents.
Since the youngest Ball brother announced he was enrolling at SPIRE Institute for his senior season, multiple teams have backed out of their games against the Ohio prep school.
La Lumiere High School in Indiana was scheduled to play SPIRE on Tuesday, but the school issued a statement saying it cancelled the game due to Ball's professional experience.
"We aim to put together as competitive a schedule as possible for our team, but we have never played against a team whose roster included any players who have played at the professional level," the statement reads, according to Reuters. "With the recent news that someone who has played professionally intends to play for SPIRE Academy, we are not comfortable moving forward with our game slated for next Tuesday against SPIRE."
Virginia's Oak Hill Academy and New Jersey's St. Benedict's Prep have also removed games against SPIRE from their schedules, according to Courtney Shaw and Derek Forrest of ABC News 5.
Ball made his SPIRE debut on Saturday against The Hill School, finishing with 21 points and 10 assists.
