Former Illawarra Hawk LaMelo Ball named NBA's 2020-21 rookie of the year

Joshua Bartlett
Updated June 29 2021 - 12:14am, first published June 17 2021 - 10:22am
IN FOCUS: LaMelo Ball during his Hawks days. Picture: Sylvia Liber
IN FOCUS: LaMelo Ball during his Hawks days. Picture: Sylvia Liber

Eighteen months after departing Wollongong, LaMelo Ball has made his mark on the NBA, after being named the league's rookie of the year on Thursday morning (AEDT).

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Joshua Bartlett

Joshua Bartlett

Sport Journalist

A sporting fanatic who is keen to promote all codes in the Illawarra and abroad. Mercury's chief football reporter.

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