LaMelo Ball and his two brothers (LiAngelo and Lonzo) are one of the most famous basketball families.

They first came to prominence during the 2016–17 college basketball season, when Lonzo graduated from UCLA (he was the second pick in the 2017 NBA Draft).

In 2020, LaMelo was selected as the third pick in the draft by the Charlotte Hornets.

He is one of the best young stars in the NBA and celebrated his 23rd birthday on Friday.

The NBA All-Star 2022 made a post on Instagram, which had over 500,000 likes and 1,900 comments in less than 24 hours.

LaMelo captioned his post: “23 like Jordan 🎈#blessings 🕺🏽🛸💕”

One person who left a comment was LiAngelo.

His comment received over 500 likes within nine hours.

LiAngelo wrote: “Too tuff bradaman🖤🛸happy Gday gangland!”

LiAngelo has not yet appeared in a regular season NBA game, but has spent some time with the Hornets (in the G League and in the preseason).

In the 2023 season he will averaged 5.7 points and 1.3 rebounds per game while shooting 39.0% from the field and 37.5% from three-point range in 11 G League Showcase Cup games (twice starting).

As for LaMelo, the only thing holding him back was his health.

When he is on the court, he is one of the best 25 players in the NBA.

Last season, LaMelo averaged 23.9 points, 5.1 rebounds, 8.0 assists and 1.8 steals per game in just 22 games, while making 43.3% of his field goals and 35.5% of his three-pointers.