Lonzo Ball Appears to Crop Kentavious Caldwell-Pope from Photo

Aching to return from a shoulder injury that has sidelined him for the last five games, Lonzo Ball said he misses his "dawgs" in an Instagram post containing a photo of him and three Los Angeles Lakers teammates.

Perhaps he doesn't miss all of them, though.

Here is what he shared on Instagram:

And here's the original Getty photo:

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Whether intentional or not, the rookie point guard cropped out Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, who violated his parole last month by driving under the influence in March. After pleading guilty, he is serving a 25-day jail sentence that allows him to leave for Lakers games and practices in California. 

This could simply be a case of overanalyzing every move the highly spotlighted newcomer makes, however. Perhaps he was just an accidental victim of Instagram's square photo ratio.

[Silver Screen & Roll]