"Now if u wanna b a doctor ... BETTA TAKE THT ASS TO SCOO."thinks going to college would've been a big waste of time ... saying,"school not even teachin' you s*** -- what the f*** is school?"
Of course, the 19-year-old Charlotte Hornets star took quite the unusual path to the NBA -- leaving Chino Hills H.S. in CA to play pro ball in Lithuania and Australia before declaring for the draft in 2020. Melo has ZERO regrets over missing out on an NCAA career or the general college experience ... going in on the educational system in an interview with"We not trippin' off school. We not dumb. We know how to learn. We don't need school. And school not even teachin' you s*** -- what the f*** is school?"
While that may not be the case for, say, a doctor or an astrophysicist, things have worked out quite well for Melo as a pro -- he quickly became a top player in the league, averaging 15.7 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 6.1 assists.Originally Published -- 10:08 AM PT
School is definitely not a waste of time but if I was an athlete getting Millions of dollars to play a game I love. I would go pro and have no regrets..
College isn't for everyone and that is completely fine. Get into a trade.
Depends what district
Book cover.
Dribbling lifestyle of LaMelo Ball if he got a NBA career ending injury, after trusting his money to lawyers.
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Yea everybody skip school and play basketball. Thats the move 💀
Makes him sound pretty air headed 😂
A place where people have to go and learn things because everything in life hasn’t been handed to them on a silver platter 🤦♂️. I was a big fan of him coming into the league too.
talk about ignorance
Ughhhhhhhhh
Broke by 40.
Learn to speak and write and we will believe you🤣
This quote is disturbing for so many reasons …… I don’t even know where to begin.
😂😂 His statement is proof itself that this guy NEEDS an education more than anybody.
He makes some good points. But then why is 35 year old JR Smith who came into the league straight out of high school going back to get his degree?
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Why are people being dense? You don't need college to be successful. If you aren't majoring in STEM, it's not really worth it.
School is not a waste of time. What is a waste of time are the classes and curriculum. School teachers are boring and they been teaching kids the same way since forever. Just a bunch of stuff I don't even remember how to do. What's the point of Gym Class?
So the issue is how he speaks? Or what he said? I’m sure many professional tennis players, NHL players, MLB players, golfers and other athletes agree with him. So it must be how he said it… yeesh that’s some kind of bullsh*t right there.
Maybe if he went to school he would be able to speak correctly!
He is not wrong.....there is nothing wrong with hin going right into NBA. Remember...we are suppose to be a free country!! If his path worked for him, then fine!
F ya Melo
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He clearly could’ve used an English class. And probably an accounting and an economics class so he doesn’t end up broke like 60% of athletes do. Smdh. He better hope this works out for him.
Great role model here for kids
No interviews please
Ball was born with a skill that afforded him to skip college and make millions. 99% of the world doesn't have that. School isn't for everyone but it teach you to not say stupid shit like this.
sheltered
didnt he get caught stealing in China
Genius
Lmfao “what the fuck is school”. In a weird way, he isn’t wrong
Great roll model for the kids... This guy going to be bankrupt in a few years.
What he is saying is not controversial. College is not for everyone. That’s why it’s optional.
bborovetz28 Ah, the infamous I don’t need to learn anything complex. How did Big Baller work out?
He will find out the value of higher education once he gets older and if he does not have similar entrepreneurship goals as Magic, LeBron, Jerry West, Wade, KD, etc
Proper grammar for one...
It will be funny when he’s broke
If he can find himself someone who can manage his money correctly, yeah, no need to go to school.
School is a bit wasteful but you should never stop wanting to expand your knowledge about other things
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Sounds like he skipped more than college. Maybe he skipped grades 5 thru 12 as well.
I clicked on the article. He clarified and said school is not for everyone. That is a reality. We all have heard of successful people that dropped out. But he didn't say a doctor for example should be educated. He's not wrong 🤷🏿♀️
It be teaching grammar.
One injury is enough to make him wish he’d gotten that education
Yea cause you have to have good grades to get INTO college!! Just cause he says he “skipped” college doesn’t mean he would’ve made a college team! Scholar-Athletes are what the league needs, not boys with a bully dad!! Plus comments like this show how stupid he really is!!
Ball was blessed enough to have ability in a sport that pays well and offers the opportunity to have this mindset. Good for him. The majority of people shouldn’t have this same belief. For most education is the way to improve your situation
His agent and handlers will be rich.
I have a feeling that in some way he has benefitted from an education or someone elses education. Hopefully hes not this arrogant in all areas of his life.
He is right! Unless you go to college for the correct degree all your doing is getting a unless degree! People complaining about the government needs forgiveness of student loans are idiots! 100k for a mba degree and you can’t get a job making 50k. Should have gotten a trade!
Facts, school teaches you become a worker. And that's a boring life but tonnes of people do it.
Smdh. Pray that you don’t get hurt and may need a little schooling to fall back on. But we know college isn’t for everyone.
lmao he summed up in that sentence exactly why he needs school thank god he can throw a ball or he'd be in prison probably
Do you think this is maybe not the best message for children to hear?
It will teach you not to say stupid shit like this. 🥴
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