Perhaps one of the biggest sports stories of the week was when it was revealed that Lonzo, LiAngelo, and LaMelo Ball would be signing representation deals with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Sports. Essentially, the Ball family will have some exception representation moving forward and the possibilities for them are endless. New opportunities have certainly opened up and with this move, LaVar is inching towards his wish of having his boys completely dominate the basketball landscape.

Ball was recently interviewed on TMZ about the accomplishments of his sons and he couldn’t be prouder. Ball also explained why the boys signed with Roc Nation and what he hopes to see in the future.

“If everything goes right, this thing can be explosive,” Ball said. “They said something I liked which is ‘Lavar, we wanna change the game. We wanna do something special.’ Now, that terminology right there means I’m supposed to be with you guys. Because my boys are special and like I said, I wanna change so it’s all good.”

This move can be considered as perfect timing for the Ball family as LaMelo is set to be a top 5 pick at the NBA Entry Draft in June. LaMelo stands to make a whole lot of money and Roc Nation will surely help him reach all of his financial goals.

As for the rest of the family, they seem to be set up quite nicely and LaVar couldn’t be happier.

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Lonzo, LiAngelo, and LaMelo Ball are all some of the biggest names in basketball right now thanks to their infamous father LaVar. Lonzo is currently playing for the New Orleans Pelicans while LiAngelo is part of the Oklahoma City Thunder G-League system. As for LaMelo, he is going to be a top 5 draft pick in the NBA this year which means he has a lot of money coming his way.

According to ESPN, the entire family is looking to consolidate their representation efforts and are signing with Jay-Z's Roc Nation Sports. Their representative will be the Raymond Brother and recently, LaMelo's manager Jermaine Jackson spoke about what this deal means to the family.

Columbia University hosted a session with Jay Z on Tuesday (February 4) that birthed many revelations during the Roc Nation leader's discussion, including the rapper's last interaction with Kobe Bryant. Roc Nation Sports released a clip of Jay's conversation with the intimate crowd and someone in the audience wanted to know his thoughts on the recent passing of the NBA icon.

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Gathering his thoughts and emotions, Jay took his time with his answer. “So, Kobe was a guy that looked up to me and we've hung out multiple times and he was last at my house on New Year's. He was just in the greatest space that I’ve seen him in," Jay Z said. “One of the last things he said to me was, 'You’ve gotta see Gianna play basketball.'" Tragically, Kobe's 13-year-old daughter would also lose her life in a helicopter crash alongside her father.

“And that was one of the most hurtful things because he was so proud," Jay continued. "And the look on his face was like—I looked at him and said, 'Oh, she’s going to be the best female basketball player in the world.' He was just so proud. So that’s really a tough one. My wife and I took that and taking that really tough. That's all I'll say on that. Just a great human being and was just in a great space in life." Check out the clip below.