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Big
Baller
Brand
co-founder
Alan
Foster
is
back
with
more
drama
for
the
Ball
family,
this
time
naming
LaMelo
Ball,
Lavar
Ball,
and
Puma
in
a
$200
million
lawsuit.
Years
ago,
Bill
Baller
Brand
founder
Lavar
Ball
told
the
world
that
his
sons
would
be
forces
in
the
NBA
and
boasted
that
his
youngest,
LaMelo
Ball,
would
be
the
biggest.
In
2020
LaMelo
was
drafted
third
and
went
on
to
become
the
face
of
the
Charlotte
Hornets
before
releasing
his
successful
MB1
sneakers
with
Puma.
Now
according
to
TMZ,
the
footwear
is
the
focus
of
a
new
lawsuit
against
Ball
by
the
man
who
cofounded
Big
Baller
Brand
alongside
the
NBA
player’s
dad.
In
a
$200
million
lawsuit,
Alan
Foster
claims
that
LaMelo,
his
parents,
and
Puma
finessed
him
out
of
“hundreds
of
millions
of
dollars”
in
their
business
dealings
and
alleges
that
he
created
the
MB1
sneaker
name
when
LaMelo
was
still
a
teen.
“He
knew
that
his
Big
Baller
Brand
signature
shoe
was
called
the
‘MB1’
and
that
the
name
was
protected
by
federal
trademark,”
reads
the
lawsuit
per
TMZ.
“Yet,
despite
his
knowledge
of
all
of
this,
LaMelo
willfully
and
deliberately
chose
to
name
the
signature
shoe
he
created
and
designed
with
PUMA
the
‘MB1’
in
violation
of
the
LaMelo
Trademarks.
Alan
Foster
&
The
Balls’
Rocky
Relationship
Explained
This
isn’t
the
first
time
that
Alan
Foster
has
taken
legal
action
against
the
Ball
family.
In
2019,
Foster
filed
a
civil
lawsuit
against
his
former
business
partner,
Lavar
Ball,
alleging
that
he
embezzled
$2.5
million
from
their
company.
“LaVar
is
a
liar
who
fraudulently
utilized
BBB
and
BSG
to
fund
his
personal
lifestyle,”
the court
filings
obtained
by
Bleacher
Report
read.
Lavar
fired
back
however
and
alleged
that
Foster
had
a
criminal
history
of
fraud
and
had
been
stealing
since
day
one.
Cassius
reports
that
Foster
was
also
sued
by
Lonzo
Ball
that
year
for
$1.5
million
after
he
had
access
to
the
eldest
brother’s
personal
and
business
finances.
This
latest
lawsuit
is
a
bold
move
from
Foster
considering
his
history
with
the
Ball
family,
but
if
he
does
own
the
MB1
trademark
he
might
have
a
case.
