Ice Cube offers Lonzo Ball Last Friday role if he wins in BIG3…
Lonzo Ball could have discovered the most uncommon audition course of in Hollywood.
After Ice Cube challenged LaMelo Ball, Lonzo Ball and LiAngelo Ball to face BIG3 All-Stars in Charlotte, Lonzo responded with a different form of request.
He wished a film role.
Ice Cube told Lonzo Ball “you win, you in,” tying Last Friday roles to the Ball brothers profitable his BIG3 challenge. Birdie Thompson/AdMedia / SplashNews.com
“Some Last Friday roles lol,” Lonzo wrote on X. “That’s what I want.”
Ice Cube’s reply was simple.
“No problem,” Cube replied. “You win, you in.”
Just like that, the BIG3 challenge grew to become a basketball-meets-Hollywood crossover, with a potential spot in the long-awaited next installment of the Friday franchise tied to a 3-on-3 showdown.
FRIDAY AFTER NEXT, Mike Epps, Ice Cube ©New Line Cinema/courtesy Everett / Everett Collection
Sean Bannon, President of the BIG3, told California Post the provide shouldn’t be dismissed as empty social media banter.
“Cube is a man of his word,” Bannon said. “What he says he’s going to do, he does. I think he put it right there on X for the world to see. I think that’s as real as it gets.”
The timing provides another layer. Ice Cube lately said on Draymond Green’s podcast that the Last Friday script is completed and now has to undergo the studio course of, according to Bannon.
The challenge got here together rapidly after LaVar Ball weighed in on LaMelo’s transfer to Minnesota, saying the Timberwolves would want his other sons if they wished to win a championship.
“Cube was like, ‘Look, why don’t we challenge these guys? If they think they can win an NBA title, why don’t we see if they can come play our best players in our All-Star Game and take on our top players in the BIG3 and win?’” Bannon said.
Cube had already thrown down the challenge in a video posted to X, inviting the Ball brothers to Charlotte for the BIG3 championship game on Aug. 22.
BARBERSHOP: THE NEXT CUT, l-r: director Malcolm D. Lee, Ice Cube on set, 2016. ©New Line Cinema/courtesy Everett / Everett Collection
“We challenged the Ball brothers, 3-on-3 BIG3 style, against our All-Stars,” Cube said. “Let’s see what’s up, man. I’ll see you in Charlotte if you want some of this.”
The All-Star aspect might embody loads of former NBA expertise, with Bannon mentioning names such as Michael Beasley, Dwight Howard, Lance Stephenson and Montrezl Harrell.
And the Ball aspect could include a twist.
Lonzo Ball #2 of the Cleveland Cavaliers dribbles the ball during a game against the Philadelphia 76ers Getty Images
“Who wouldn’t want to see Michael Beasley, Dwight Howard, Lance Stephenson and Montrezl Harrell take on the Ball brothers, led by LaMelo and Lonzo, and whoever else they pick up to fill out their roster?” Bannon said. “And if LaVar coaches them, I mean, how entertaining is that with LaVar’s personality?”
That “whoever else” line issues. LiAngelo has shifted a lot of his focus towards music after playing in the G League, and it isn’t yet clear whether or not he could be a part of the potential game.
Before the NBA, accidents, trades and music careers, LaMelo, Lonzo and LiAngelo have been one among the most well-known sibling acts in basketball. The Southern California-raised brothers grew to become national names at Chino Hills High School, the place they helped lead one among the most viral groups of the web period to a 35-0 file and a CIF Open Division state championship.
The Big 3 Ice Cube’s Basketball League at The Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, Florida, USA – 05 Jul 2026 Larry Marano/Shutterstock
That also makes the Last Friday wrinkle really feel becoming. The Friday franchise is rooted in Los Angeles, and Ice Cube, who grew up in South Central L.A., helped flip the authentic movie right into a West Coast comedy basic.
The BIG3 also believes its format provides the potential matchup real stakes.
“In the half-court game, you really can’t take any plays off,” Bannon said. “It’s three-on-three. If you get beat, there aren’t many guys behind you to help you. If you’re not playing defense, you’re going to get exposed out there.”
Former UCLA Bruins Lonzo Ball is launched to the crowd as the team’s honorary captain IMAGN IMAGES by way of Reuters Connect
Before the Charlotte championship, BIG3 will also be in Los Angeles this weekend at USC’s Galen Center.
“We’ll be in town,” Bannon said. “We have games this weekend, July 12 at USC Galen Center. We’ll be playing all four of our games back to back, and we’ll see by that time if there’s any more news that breaks out of this thing.”
The formulation is simple sufficient.
Win the game.
Get the role.
And possibly let LaVar name a few performs alongside the means.
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