Adomas Kubilius, the director of Prienu Vytautas, seems not only excited for his Lithuanian club’s impending partnership with LiAngelo Ball, LaMelo Ball and (of course) LaVar Ball, but also eager to paint a clearer picture of what life will be like for them in the small town of Prienai.
“We talked only about Ball bros,” Kubilius said of his discussions with agent Harrison Gaines, per Lithuanian basketball journalist Donatas Urbonas, “but dad LaVar is also warmly welcomed in Prienai.”
Kubilius revealed that the team’s three-day negotiations didn’t directly involve anyone from the Ball family, but that Gaines requested “a 2-room apartment & a car with an automatic transmission” on their behalf.
“We don’t know what to expect,” he added. “But we hope that it will help the club. We already got a lot of attention. I hope it will also helps us financially. This is intriguing.”
The director insisted that the language barrier presented by head coach Virginijus Šeškus, who reportedly does not speak English, won’t be a problem, and offered a plea to “US people” that his town is “not a tundra.”
“I was already asked if we have the Internet here,” Kubilius said. “Actually, our internet connection is one of the best in the whole world. Tell them that they have nothing to be afraid of!”
Come early January, the Ball family will find out if Prienai is, in fact, a good place for Gelo and Melo to spend six months playing basketball, or if Kubilius was merely bluffing to bring some much-needed attention to his club.
