John Wall Praises Lonzo Ball After Lakers Win; LaVar Ball Says 'I Told You So'

After the Los Angeles Lakers' come-from-behind, 102-99 win over the Washington Wizards in overtime Wednesday, Wiz point guard John Wall had some kind words for Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball.

According to ESPN's Jeff Goodman (h/t ESPN.com's Ohm Youngmisuk), Wall felt Ball did some good things despite the fact that he made just two of his 11 shots and finished with six points: "He's a quiet kid who doesn't say too much. He's been dealing with it [his father's outspoken comments] his whole life. It doesn't bother him. It's just new to everybody else. He's very mature for his age. He can pass, can score the ball—he just wasn't making shots tonight. We both wanted to play better."

Ball's father—LaVar Ball—said prior to the game that Lonzo wouldn't lose twice in one week after suffering a previous defeat at the hands of the New Orleans Pelicans.

After L.A.'s win, LaVar said to Goodman, "I told you so. I've seen this story before."

In addition to his six points, Ball registered 10 assists, eight rebounds, one steal and one block in 40 minutes of play. He also had a plus-13 rating, which was the best of any player.

The Lakers were given some added motivation entering the contest when Wizards center Marcin Gortat tweeted that Wall would "torture [Ball] for 48 minutes" in response to comments made by Ball's father regarding the game.

Instead, Wall turned in his worst performance of the season thus far. The All-Star finished with 18 points on 7-of-22 shooting to go along with nine assists and three rebounds.

In stark contrast to Ball, Wall's minus-14 rating was worst among all players in the game.

The Lakers improved to 2-2 with the win, while Washington suffered its first defeat of the season and dropped to 3-1.

Ball's next opportunity to impress will come Friday when the Lakers host the Toronto Raptors.