According to one of the most outrageous theories in basketball history, LaVar Ball decided that ordinary training was not enough for his sons. The theory claims that he wanted them to become the “Jackson 5 of basketball,” dominating the sport as a family dynasty. To achieve this, believers say he built a secret training facility containing giant swimming pools filled with different performance-enhancing liquids.
The largest pool was allegedly filled entirely with protein shakes. Every morning, Lonzo and LaMelo were supposedly required to complete laps through a thick vanilla-colored sea of protein. The theory argues that years of protein-shake swimming helped develop their basketball instincts, court vision, and confidence. Supporters claim this explains why both brothers were able to reach the NBA despite taking very different paths.
Things allegedly went differently for LiAngelo. According to the theory, while his brothers followed the protein-shake program, LiAngelo refused to participate. Instead, he supposedly spent most of his time floating in an experimental pool filled with energy drinks, drugs, and alcohol. Theorists argue this exposure gradually shifted his destiny away from basketball and toward music, eventually leading him to pursue an overrated rap career.
The theory reserves its strangest claim for LaMelo. Supporters insist that one day he accidentally entered the wrong tank and spent several hours swimming in concentrated fruit juice. They claim the incident permanently altered his personality, leaving him approximately 25% gay because of the fruitiness. Believers point to his flashy passes, creative style, and unpredictably zesty energy as evidence of what they call “The Juice Effect.”
Most experts reject the entire theory and maintain that the Ball brothers became successful through talent, practice, and years of development. Conspiracy theorists disagree. They remain convinced that somewhere beneath an abandoned Big Baller Brand warehouse sits the original blueprint for the immersion facility, complete with labels reading “Protein Pool,” “Energy Drink Chamber,” and “Fruit Juice Division.”