Top NBA prospect Lonzo Ball dropped his signature shoe Thursday, and just about every inch of it was ripped, other than the relatively decent looking logo. Well, now that’s being put on blast too.
The $495 ‘Big Baller Brand’ shoe features a ‘Z’ that lives inside a circle prominently on the back. Someone brought the logo to the attention to Ohio State wide receivers coach Zach Smith, who already had a personal logo of his own that looks awfully similar.
Why is #LonzoBallLogo ripping off @CoachZachSmith and #Zone6 🤔👀 pic.twitter.com/1x2X20N6u3
— Chris Schaar (@Coach_Schaar) May 4, 2017
S/O to whoever turned my logo into a sleek gold and white version!! #Robbery @Lavarbigballer pic.twitter.com/2LyAoVyr3v
— Zach Smith #Zone6 (@CoachZachSmith) May 5, 2017
Here are the two side-by-side:
What if you can’t afford a logo and marketing design team?? Are you THEN, not a BIG BALLER? 🤔 https://t.co/kIlvDadWWM
— Zach Smith #Zone6 (@CoachZachSmith) May 5, 2017
To add to the pettiness, Smith hilariously changed his Twitter bio to the designer of Ball’s new logo.
