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LiAngelo Ball Facing Disturbing Allegations Before NBA All-Star Appearance

Originally posted on The Spun | By Kameron Duncan | Last updated Feb 8, 2025 4:30 PM ET

Lonzo and LaMelo Ball began the season as starters on their respective NBA teams, but their brother LiAngelo will be the only one to appear at NBA All-Star Weekend this year.

Ball began a rap career with the viral hit single "Tweaker" last month, and the song has catapulted him into a major record deal with Def Jam. The 26-year-old performed the song at the NFC Championship game in Detroit last month, and he's set to appear at NBA All-Star Saturday Night in San Francisco next week.

It's been one of the most fun stories for basketball fans to follow all season, but some recent allegations from the mother of Ball's child paint a darker picture.

Nikki Mudarris, a reality television star on VH1's "Love and Hip Hop," is accusing Ball of cheating on her and getting another woman pregnant while abandoning their children.

LiAngelo Ball’s baby mama is accusing him of getting another woman pregnant, abandoning their kids, and starting a new life with his new partner after his recent rap success pic.twitter.com/UHrkNdXR59
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"I see everyone has been sending me Gelo cheating on me. I want to clear this up and speak my truth," Mudarris began on Instagram.

"I am just as surprised as you are. We spent 3 1/2 years together and last week he decided to walk out on his kids and I and tell me he got someone pregnant (allegedly) and is now creating a new life with her."

Mudarris noted that she and Ball had recently planned to take family photos together - something she says explains how out of the blue all of this is.

BRIDGEPORT, CT - NOVEMBER 29: LiAngelo Ball #3 of the Greensboro Swarm smiles before the game against the Westchester Knicks on November 29, 2022 at Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut. (Photo by Evan Yu/NBAE via Getty Images)Evan Yu/Getty Images

"The ultimate betrayal is not even the word. My daughter is not even 2 months old and dealing with this and postpartum is very hard," she added.

"Please pray for me & my healing because I will get through this. I have to be strong for my kids but I have absolutely no words. Karma is real and God don't like ugly. I hope it was worth losing his family."

Ball and Mudarris have two children together. Their son LaVelo was born in 2023, while their daughter LaNiyah was born in December, just a few months before his alleged decision to walk away.

As Ball continues his transition to the music industry and his rise within it, we'll see how the rest of the situation unfolds.

This article first appeared on The Spun and was syndicated with permission.

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