Many people know who the Ball brothers are whether or not they are basketball fans. You might know them due to their basketball skill or because of their reality TV show and internet antics. Many people know they’re father helped create the Big Baller Brand. They had shoes, shirts, shorts, and all kinds of merchandise. Many people you ask who have worn and played basketball in the shoes will tell you they are not very good shoes to hoop in. The boys had always played in their father’s shoes for obvious reasons. This never really meant anything until now when we are seeing what might be the effects of wearing bad shoes. Lonzo Ball has not played a game since last season due to a knee injury. He still has trouble with pain when simply walking. His younger brother who also wore his father’s shoes has only played in 28 of the Charlotte Hornets 55 games this season. Both of the boys missing lots of games due to leg related injuries makes you wonder if the shoes they wore before going to the NBA affected their injuries today. My thinking is that the shoes did have some effect on the injuries the boys are suffering today. Maybe not so much the injuries themselves but the severity of the said injuries.