LaMelo doesn't regret skipping college: School wasn't 'priority'
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LaMelo Ball took an unconventional path to the NBA, opting against college and instead playing professionally overseas in Lithuania and Australia.
He still stands by the decision.
"You wanna go to the league, so school's not your priority," the Charlotte Hornets point guard said in an interview with Tyler R. Tynes of GQ. "We not trippin' off school. We not dumb. We know how to learn. We don't need school. And school not even teachin' you shit - what the fuck is school?"
Ball noted that even at a young age, he knew he would be a star in the NBA.
"My whole life, I always knew I was going to the NBA," he said. "I always knew. Everything about this felt normal to me. I knew I'd have stardom. I grew up into it. I already had my life planned out. My whole life, I thought I was the star ... I ain't even gonna say I'm a rock star. It's something other than that. I'm something rare."
The 19-year-old had a dominant first season with the Hornets, averaging 15.9 points, 6.1 assists, and 5.9 rebounds in 51 games en route to winning the NBA Rookie of the Year award.