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LaMelo and Lonzo Ball sued for more than $200 million by Big Baller Brand co-founder

LaMelo Ball of the Charlotte Hornets and brother Lonzo Ball of the Chicago Bulls chase a loose ball at United Center on November 29, 2021, in Chicago, Illinois.

LOS ANGELES — Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball and his parents, LaVar and Tina Ball, are being sued for more than $200 million by Big Baller Brand co-founder Alan Foster, who accuses them of trademark infringement, fraud, unfair business practices and more.

In a separate case, Foster is also suing LaMelo Ball's older brother, Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball, for malicious prosecution, intentional interference with contractual relations and unjust enrichment. He is seeking more than $600,000 in legal costs in addition to damages, which could amount to millions more.

The two lawsuits, filed less than two months apart, are unrelated in a legal sense but both reflect the deterioration

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