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In accordance with an NBA league-wide mandate, the Milwaukee Bucks will require all fans seated within 15 feet of the court at Fiserv Forum to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within 48 hours of the game. Locations within 15 feet of the court are all courtside seats located in rows AAA, BBB, CCC, DDD. These fans will also be required to wear face masks while in their seats. Fans can show their vaccine card, or a photo of the front and back of it, when entering Fiserv Forum to prove they’re fully vaccinated. Fans can also provide their negative COVID-19 test result by showing an electronic copy of the result, or a paper copy, upon entry into the arena.

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LaVar Ball says he wants both NBA AND NFL players under the BBB umbrella going forward ... and he says he's got a plan that could make them $40 MILLION on their 1st contract with the company! The Big Baller tells TMZ Sports he wants to sign big-name football and basketball draft prospects starting next year ... and he says his deals with them will be VERY different than what Nike and Adidas are offering.

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LaVar Ball has HUGE plans for BBB in 2020 -- with a new BBB cartoon, new footwear and even a line of custom car rims ... and he's got some powerful supporters behind him. Ball -- along with Master P and Metta World Peace -- joined the guys from the office for "TMZ Roundtable" ... where they talked about everything from getting their sons to the NBA, to how basketball has helped build their businesses off the court.

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LaVar Ball is firing back at his ex-BBB business partner Alan Foster ... claiming the scathing allegations against LaVar in a new lawsuit are total BBBS. "Alan Foster’s claims are not only unfounded and devoid of any truth, but are an egregious attempt to turn the attention away from the millions of dollars that he embezzled from the Ball Family and the Ball Family Business," Ball said in a statement. "Not only will LaVar Ball and his family continue to vigorously pursue their civil action against Foster seeking civil damages, but will also continue to cooperate with law enforcement in order to seek justice for his egregious actions." "The Ball family are all united in relentlessly pursuing Foster for his grave injustices, and will always fight to protect the respected Ball family name, despite Foster’s futile attempt to defile it."

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Kyle Goon: Lonzo Ball on the Alan Foster/BBB situation: "My family is always going to be close. Unfortunately we had a bad seed. Glad we found it sooner rather than later." Says he's still talking about whether he'll have business ties to BBB, but he's not focused on it right now.

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Nick DePaula: While players have been intrigued by the concept of ‘Ownership vs Endorsement’ since Big Baller Brand launched, we won’t see Zion Williamson go the independent route. A candid Sonny Vaccaro on the BBB premise:

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Ramona Shelburne: "Ball in the Family" will minimize Alan Foster's role in previously shot footage after Lonzo Ball cut ties with the former BBB co-founder last week. A Facebook spokesman tells ESPN, "We support the family. Alan Foster will not be a member of the cast moving forward.”

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Lonzo also said he told the Lakers he was open to making adjustments -- "just minor things," he said -- to his Big Baller Brand shoes if needed. According to two sources close to the family, over the past two years, the Lakers, too, expressed concerns to Foster over numerous customer complaints about Big Baller Brand made to the Better Business Bureau, which gave the company a failing grade in 2018. Last year, the bureau reported receiving 184 complaints over the past three years, mostly involving problems sending correct merchandise, shipping orders on time, and not providing information or responding to questions about delivery status.

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LaVar Ball is already clearing off space on Lonzo's trophy case -- telling TMZ Sports he expects FOUR CHAMPIONSHIPS now that LeBron James is on the Lakers! "I called LeBron to L.A.," LaVar told us at a BBB pop-up shop at Sole Play in Atlanta ... "I knew he was coming to L.A., man! Everything lined up for me!" But, what about the Golden State Warriors signing DeMarcus "Boogie" Cousins -- is LaVar concerned about the reigning NBA champs??

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However, the bigger issue may have less to do with the look of the shoe than the letters on the tongue. Per CTV News’ Catherine Lathem, the owner of a Ottawa yoga studio could take legal action against the Big Baller Brand for copyright infringement. Hana Engel, the owner of Modern Body, says her “jaw dropped” when she saw how closely BBB’s MB logo resembled her own, for which she has full copyright license in Canada and is awaiting approval in the U.S.

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Ball, technically not under a shoe endorsement deal, reportedly due to his father LaVar’s “outlandish” financial demands has been seen wearing Nike Kobe AD sneakers as well as James Harden’s signature Adidas shoe during the NBA Summer League. The quiet, yet incredibly talented guard has also worn the BBB’s signature ZO2s but the creators of the video game 2K Sports have stated that the ZO2s are not featured in the game.

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As the Dallas Mavericks advanced to the NBA Finals, the Better Business Bureau warned that ticket scammers would try to take advantage of this moneymaking opportunity. That problem hasn't been widespread so far despite ticket prices starting at several hundred dollars each. A Dallas police official said he had no reports of fake tickets for Sunday's game against the Miami Heat at the American Airlines Center and just one report from last night's game. A man who spent about $600 for a pair of fake tickets to Tuesday night's game decided not to pursue the matter, said Sgt. Ken Haben said. "He understood afterward that he had made a mistake and therefore said, 'I'll just chalk it up to experience,'" Haben said.

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