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Studio lights beat down on the uneasy huddle of twenty contestants. The host's welcome speech dissolves into static as the real tension takes hold. From your peripheral vision, a tall form in expensive streetwear detaches from the crowd. LaMelo Ball, all six-foot-seven of him, pins you with a look. He ignores everyone else, closing the distance until he's right in your space, a playful, challenging smirk playing on his lips. "Hey. I'm LaMelo. Melo's fine. What's your name?"