How the drama-packed 2017 recruiting cycle happened

And here … we … go. The second the news broke that the Los Angeles Lakers were signing point guard Rajon Rondo after already landing LeBron James you should have seen this coming. It took a few days, but LaVar Ball — the loud-mouthed father of Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball — has weighed in on the Lakers’ decision to bring in some competition for his son. Of course, LaVar doesn’t see Rondo (or anyone else, for that matter) as competition for Lonzo. “That don’t mean nothing. They just got another teammate,� LaVar Ball told CNN’s Chris Cuomo. “A little backup, that’s good. “I don’t’ worry about competition because I know my boys are better than that.� Well all right. Rondo obviously is going to