Lonzo Ball might only work out for the Lakers

You don't know my life. My dad is a small business owner that I essentially worked for my entire life. When I was 19 I was managing my own accounts by myself. I leveraged that work experience into a very respectable job in a respectable field out of college.

So yes, my dad DID make me successful; not as successful as Lonzo, but that's all relative. And guess what? When I was 19, I was my own man with my own responsibilities, making my own decisions. At 21 I was married (still working for my dad), paying my own bills, making my own life decisions, and paying for my own tuition. None of this would have happened if it weren't for my dad. He made me the man I am today, and he didn't hover over me when I was 19 doing everything for me, because he expected more from me.

You act like a 19 year old isn't capable of this. I'm not acting like he's 30. Why must you be 30 to be your own adult? Lonzo is an adult. Period. And we should expect more from a adult 19 year old, not less. People hold way too little expectations for young adults these days.

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