The JBA USA team was unable to bounce back from their loss on Saturday, but they showed a lot of fight in Monday’s game in Lithuania, both literally and figuratively — LaMelo Ball especially.

During Monday’s against Alytaus Dzukija, Ball got into it with Mindaugas Sušinskas after the Lithuanian player slapped him in the back of the head. LaMelo responded with a clean slap to the face.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHoUL4ExFr8

Both teams eventually got involved in the short-lived skirmish, but Sušinskas and Ball were at the center of attention.

While it was not a totally irrational reaction from LaMelo, the youngest Ball brother has to try and do a better job of keeping his cool while he’s representing the United States overseas. The Ball brothers already don’t have the best reputation internationally.

However, it bears repeating that LaMelo is just 17 years old. These issues, hopefully, will be ironed out by the team he is eligible for the 2020 NBA Draft.

Still, scouts are watching Ball and weighing the pros and cons of draft him. In that regard, this didn’t do him any favors.