Tina Ball is an American former college basketball player, who sparked public interest when she became the wife of former American professional football player Lavar Ball and later to be the mother of professional basketball player Lonzo Ball.
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Youth and family, Education
Christina Catherine Slatinsky was born on December 11, 1967 in Miami, Florida to parents Robert and Catherine Slatinsky. Little is known about her early life except that she enrolled at Alta Loma High School in Rancho Cucamonga, California in 1987 and received a college scholarship due to her outstanding high school basketball skills.
In fact, she was chosen as one of the All-Baseline League in her senior year. She played in the California State University Golden Eagles women’s basketball for four years and left ranking 8e scoring with 935 points, fifth in blocks with 60, fourth in rebounds with 627, and eighth in free throws with 120. She earned a bachelor’s degree from California State University in 1991, but did not pursue a basketball career. professional ball.
Career
Instead, Tina pursued a career in sports not as a player or a coach, but as an athletic director at Vernon Middle School in Montclaire, California.
She is also a part of her family’s online reality show called “Ball in the Family”.
Private life
Tina met Lavar Ball when he transferred from Washington State to California State University and married his college sweetheart in 1997 – Lavar said in an interview that he knew the moment he met her that she was the one he wanted to marry and that she would produce three sons who would dominate the sport of basketball.
Four years after the marriage, she had the three sons, namely Lonzo, LiAngelo and LaMelo. All of his children love basketball, with the first two playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the youngest just finished playing professional basketball in Australia. It seems that her husband’s statement while they were still dating is coming true.
Lonzo was the second overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft and went to the Los Angeles Lakers, but was traded in 2019 as part of a package with the New Orleans Pelicans to get Anthony Davis. LiAngelo plays for the Oklahoma City Blue in the NBA G League, a minor league that offers select contracts to those who are unwilling or unable to attend college and are not yet eligible to enter the NBA draft. the NBA. LaMelo is now expected to be a top-five pick in the upcoming 2020 NBA Draft.
In February 2017, Tina suffered a stroke. and therefore had difficulty speaking and walking.
At first, the outspoken Lavar and her sons never talked about it, but eventually did in a few interviews. It affected the whole family, as it keeps them together, and Lonzo said, “When she fell, it was hard on everyone. It’s the first time I’ve seen my father cry. It was hard on the family…’
She is now doing very well, even going to her sons’ basketball games. His recovery was documented on their online reality show, “Ball in the Family.”
Who is Lavar Ball?
Lavar Christopher Ball was born on October 23, 1967, and he is an American businessman, who created the Big Baller (BBB) brand and a former professional American football player. He played football in high school and basketball in college, then after graduation he was part of the New York Jets practice squad football team and the Carolina Panthers in the National Football League, but did not have the opportunity to play in an official game. He then played with the London Monarchs in the American Football World League for a short time and then retired from professional sport.
In 2017, he rose to prominence by making bold claims that made national headlines in sports news, about the basketball skills of his eldest son, Lonzo, even before he was drafted. by the Los Angeles Lakers. He was funny to some, but equally irritating to others – he knew how to stir up the media and put his son in the spotlight. Lavar said his son was better than two-time Most Valuable Player (MVP) Steph Curry. It kind of worked for their brand, but also put a target on his son’s back. His parenting skills were questioned as it seemed he put so much pressure on his children. He even pulled his youngest son, LaMelo, out of high school so he could personally train him.
Some people appreciated his fatherly attention, but others criticized it for fear that she would ruin his sons’ future careers and try to get rich from his sons.
Lavar co-founded the Big Baller brand and is currently CEO of the athletic apparel and merchandise company. He believed in the power of Lonzo’s brand image, so he passed up all chances of his son signing with major rubber shoe companies such as Nike, Adidas and Under Armour. Lavar pursued his dream of making Lonzo as powerful as Michael Jordan’s brand. Most sports insiders see him as unnecessary baggage that accompanies his son to whatever team he belongs to.
They released the iconic Lonzo sneakers with an outrageously expensive price tag, however, numerous complaints were filed against the company, and the Better Business Bureau gave it an F rating. The complaints were that they could not deliver any product to time whether customers received the wrong merchandise or received nothing at all. Lonzo later severed ties with Baller Brand co-founder Alan Foster for allegedly stealing $1.5 million from the company. He then stopped wearing the Baller shoes. and wore different Nike shoes in his games.
Lavar and his family talked about the situation and decided they could close the business soon.
Interesting facts and rumors
- Tina’s middle son, LiAngelo, and two other teammates were arrested for stealing a pair of sunglasses from a Louis Vuitton store in Shanghai, China, in 2017, days before the regular season games opened basketball from UCLA. They were only released when President Donald Trump interceded for them.
- When Tina was recovering from her stroke, it was said that Lavar was very strict about helping her get back on her feet and said: ‘[Shoot], I don’t wait all day for you to cross the street; you better move.
Appearance
She is 1.8m (6ft 1in) tall, weighs 59kg (130lbs) and her vital stats are 33-26-34. Tina is Caucasian and has blonde hair and blue eyes.
Net value
According to sources, his net worth is estimated at $5 million as of May 2020.
