For what it's worth, the Lakers believed that Ball's BBB shoes, which cost nearly $500 but famously once fell apart on the floor during a Summer League game, were at fault for his faulty knees ...

“I think it’s a possibility for sure, to be honest with you,” Ball said of the possibility of BBB shoes causing his first meniscus tear as a rookie. “I wasn’t really getting hurt like ...

"I think it's a possibility for sure, to be honest with you," Ball said about the BBB shoes. "I wasn't really getting hurt like that until I started wearing them." Ball didn't stop there either ...