NBA veteran Aaron Brooks signs with Illawarra Hawks in wake of LaMelo Ball NBL signing

Tim Barrow
Updated June 21 2019 - 4:09pm, first published June 18 2019 - 10:30am
Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball with the Illawarra Hawks' new signing Aaron Brooks. Picture: AP Right: LaMelo Ball was confirmed as a Hawks signing early Tuesday. Picture: Instagram
Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball with the Illawarra Hawks' new signing Aaron Brooks. Picture: AP Right: LaMelo Ball was confirmed as a Hawks signing early Tuesday. Picture: Instagram

As social media and basketball forums went into meltdown over future NBA star and some time reality television personality LaMelo Ball signing with the Illawarra Hawks, the small-market battlers of the NBL quietly made another huge player deal.

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Tim Barrow

Tim Barrow

Illawarra Mercury sports editor

When it comes to sport - at professional and community level - in the Illawarra, I'm here to provide insight, context and opinion, as well as the latest news you won't find anywhere else.

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