LA Ballers

I’ve been playing in L. A Ballers for 10 seasons now and have to say it is the most organized league I have been a part of. I’ve played in about 8 different leagues and L. A Ballers has to be one of my favorites.
Competition: I’ve played in two of LAB’s divisions and both have had provided pretty good competition. Just a side note, Divison II and III have a height restriction of 6’2.
Gyms:
Cypress Park — New floors, pretty good natural light, and really clean.
Chevy Chase Rec– Floors are decent, lighting is kind of dim in comparison to Cypress, but has really friendly rims.
Pricing: This is tough to review because it gets cheaper the more seasons your team plays. With that being said, pricing in comparison to other leagues, is on the higher end because you only get 8 games as opposed to your usual 10. However, with the additional features provided by LAB, the price per game turns out to be a fair deal.
Scheduling: This is a bit different in that your opponents are scheduled based on your progression during the season. For instance if you’re 3 – 1, you will mostly likely play a 4 – 0 or 3 – 1 team in your 5^th game. I’m sure it’s done to give all the teams a chance to make the playoffs, but if you have a solid team, don’t worry about it.
Additional features: This is where LAB differs and exceeds over many leagues. On their website
you can track individual stats, team stats, standings, and other good stuff. This provides you and your team insight on upcoming opponents and you can do your own scouting report on key players. Also, they have a Facebook page that has pictures of your games uploaded a few days after you play.
Overall, I have to give L. A Ballers 5 stars as Kevin K., the commish, has created as close to the NBA experience as possible for us rec league players. Kevin is also pretty accommodating with the time slots you play in.

LAB league has made an impact for all basketball lovers. This league serves a purpose and contributes. From the beginning to present day this league has grown and I’m proud to be captain of flop city and being part of LAB.

I have been playing in the LAB league for 5 seasons now. LAB is the most organized and well managed league I have played in. They keep individual and team stats, like. Points, rebound, asst., steals, blocks, fg%, 3pt fg, player efficiency rating, and many more. LAB also ranks players for every category, you can check it out at
. Most of the teams are talented and competitive. The referees are knowledgable and fair. If you have the love to play ball, LAB is where you want to showcase you and your team’s talent. Sign up and see you in the court! —Red Dawgs!!!

This league is now 7 seasons deep and I am fortunate enough, thanks to a good solid team, be the first LAB team to repeat a championship. However, both of our championship were games decided by just 2 points so clearly the competition is still there incase your wondering. Point being, this league has remain consistent in terms of competition and organization. Although the stats on the site started off glitchy, the staff managed to fix the bugs and all the stats/​schedules/​rosters eventually ran smooth and stats were clear.
Gyms: Cypress park — one of those gyms where you either hate it or like it, simple as that. After doing stats for a few seasons myself, common complains would be the weird gym padding/​dusty floors but recently Cypress park has kept it nice and clean.
Chevy Chase park — good small gym thats well maintained. Never really heard too much complains about this gym.
Pricing: With a team of 8 – 9 players, I believe we all payed around $ 75-​$ 80 (8 games + ref/​roster fees) so you be the judge. Before hopping onto this league, I was running in a diff. league where I paid around the same for a 9 – 10 game season instead of 8 @ LAB but that league was poorly maintained and unorganized (dusty gyms, inconsistent scheduling, late refs).
Did I mention they also take single/​team photos too!!!

–Entering my 4^th season and counting.
–Love this league. Fun and very competitive with good sportsmanship between all teams.
–Well organized and keeps track of all stats. They even post pictures of all the games on facebook.
The only complaint I have would be about the Cypress gym. The floor is like an ice rink!

Great league. 3 divisons. each team is guaranteed 8 games.
its also a 6 ft under league – at least for my division.
the only complaint here is the floor at cypress park (one of the two gyms they use). its ridiculously slippery. the floor looks like its in great condition so its probably a finishing issue or theres just maybe too much dust.
any other specifics can be found on their site. i only got invited by a friend to play so ive no idea how much things would cost.
oh and the 5 feet of separation rule exists in this league. and its 1 and 1 when in the bonus.

Word of mouth has definitely helped spread the popularity of this league. LA Ballers is considered a «new» league compared to all the other veteran ones around but it’s definitely rising very quickly. This is my second season in this league and there’s a reason why we’re back. My friends from other leagues have joined this one due to the friendly people who operate the league.
The registration and fees are cheaper then other leagues. We have 7 people on our team which helps ref fees be only $ 5 a person each game. The registration fee is very reasonable; if you have played in other leagues you’ll be very surprised how cheap this one is.
Competition is stacked; alot more newer teams enter this league each season. Referees at this league try their best to call things as fair as possible and aren’t drunk with power.
On a side note, the courts definitely need to be cleaner. I play at other gyms and have trouble maintaining grip on these courts due to how dirty it is. The slippage affects your game and I hope that gets taken care of.
Nevertheless, aside from the court slippage this league is going in the right direction. It’ll definitely gain more notoriety and become a force with a couple more seasons under it’s belt.

A friend of mine invited me to play in this league recently and I have to say it is a really nice league. It is a new league according to my buddy and it really exceeded my expectations. It’s very organized, professional, and am happy I am able to play for such a great league.
There are multiple divisions that caters to the weekend warrior, beginners, or to the hardcore basketball junkies. The fees are reasonable if you get around 8 – 10 people on your squad. The refs are fair and I have never had any issues. This league also provides you with the game ball to play with! Other leagues requires a ball from one of the teams. Its one of those nice leather Spalding T1000 indoor balls. NICE!!!
The website is nicely laid out and is updated within 2 days with game stats and post game summaries. I play just to have fun and if you if you are serious you can check out the game stats to see who you will be playing up against in your upcoming schedule. All the games are scheduled at the start of the season so you can plan your weekends for the entire season. You can also purchase basketball jerseys at this place for $ 15 each. This is a steal compared to other places. The $ 15 also includes numbers on all 4 sides of the jersey.
The people that run the league are young, but are very professional at running things. They are also very friendly. They keep track of the stats much accurately than some of the other leagues I have played in. Also this league take pictures at games and posts them on their facebook page. No other league I know of does this for every game played.
If I have to make a compliant, it would have to be the conditions of the gyms. Some of the gyms where the games are held are a bit worn down, but this is a new league and I am sure they will upgrade to newer /​better gyms in the future.
If you got a team and you want to test how well you guys play together, I would not hesitate to recommend LA BALLERS. It will make your team better in every way.
Lastly, A big special thanks to all the LA ballers staff for making the league happen. I will continue to support you guys for as long as my ankles hold up =)

Best damn basketball league out there! Competition is fierce, basketball courts are nice, stats go up on LA Ballers website day after your game with pics on Facebook! The league price is awesome and you won’t find a better price! Also, the league commissioner is one of the coolest dudes you can know!

Great basketball league, a very committed owner and good people. This league is one of the more cleaner and up to date leagues I have been to.
Pros: love seeing stats of other players and myself to see how the competition is. Whoever takes them pictures got good taste because they know when to take the pic. The power ranking is also intriguing because the teams and based off their actual skill, and not the box score. Both gyms are pretty legit and clean. The competition is great and well structured.
Cons: Not that many. Sometimes the stats are not correct, but a quick email to the commish and it will get fixed. The refs can give bad calls, but that happens in professional and amateur leagues. Pricing is a bit high, but with all the information you get back, it is not too bad.
Also, returning teams get a slight discount and they get first dibs which is a huge plus. For social networkers, this league is also great because it is connected to facebook along with the site itself.
Overall, as state above, I believe this is a great basketball league and there is a reason that the division II bracket has so many teams. It is because of the amount of work this organization put to make it as successful and current as possible.

Ive played in tons of basketball leagues and nothing touches LA Ballers. I first came upon this league when I was seeing numerous childhood friends being tagged in basketball pictures. I got curious and clicked on them and eventually came upon the LA Ballers Facebook page. Upon inquiring upon the league, all my questions were answered quickly and completely by the Commisionner Kevin Kwan. Commish Kwan does an excellent job to explain the rules and does a great job in keeping in touch with all his GMs. His staff does an excellent job in keeping stats and updating the website. This league does a great job in accomodating all talent levels with a D1 and D2 division. Other leagues in LA need to step up their game and look at the great job LA Ballers is doing. Pictures, stats, schedules, are all updated quickly unlike PacRim and other leagues in the area. I would recommend this league to anyone who loves the game.

I came across this league when i was browsing through my facebook newsfeed and saw «action» pics of my boy Anderson. Being the facebook stalker that I am I went through literally dozens of pictures of him playing what looked like organized basketball (sorta).
After I found out those pictures were of him playing in the LAB (LA Ballers) league I immediately termed it a cheap starter version of the Superstar Basketball league in Walnut. However, after some more probing into the league I discovered that they had a website that contained schedules, standings, statistics and even team rosters. I remember thinking at the time this is aiiite most leagues have websites with the above mentioned and then i clicked the stats category and fell in love. In addition to the usual points, rebounds, assists, etc they calculate your PER (Player Efficiency Rating) which is pretty damn unique in my book. As soon as I saw this I decided to sign a 1 year contract with LAB.
First game of the season I expected the usual 2 refs, 1 stat keeper, 1 score keeper but I was pleasantly wrong. We did have 2 refs but it seemed like there was 2 stats keeper and a score keeper that was working along side each other to make sure errors were minimized. In addition, there was a cameraman or camerawoman (depending on which gym you play at) that seemed to be always snapping pics (tag me! heeh). The game went really smoothly and the staff present at the game was really helpful.
The biggest plus to this league is their punctuality. Usually scores are up THAT night, stats are up the day after and pictures are posted maybe 2 days later. It’s really hard to deviate from a regular adult basketball league but LA Ballers makes it seem anything but a regular adult bball league. I love the fact that the staff is so approachable and that communication with them is very viable.
Sign me up for another couple years Commish, with a slight discount please… haha

Love how organized this league is. All the other leagues don’t take advantages for facebook and it makes it awesome. Also they have someone that takes pictures which they tag you via facebook.
The ball used is at the uptmost quality. I love the people working there also. It seems everyone is very friendly, and the people on the other teams are very understanding and good sports.
The fact that the returning teams get a discount gives incentive to come play again, which is awesome.
Good stuff; well organized and friendly environment.

This league is great. Great people and very organized. A lot of effort has been put into this organization.
They have an online website that is well organized and very user friendly. Full stats, rankings, teams, and more are conveniently provided for everyone to enjoy. There is also a Facebook page and is a great way for the organization to communicate with players via updates, pictures, and such.
Stat sheets are done ahead of time to optimize time for warm ups and any other matters in between games. Enjoy the little things.
Quality game ball is provided for play.
Price is good, and returning teams having a discount is a plus.
Gym is a bit small, could be a bit more spacious. One side of the gym’s wall is about 3 – 4 feet from the out of bounds line, giving it a more cramped feeling. Floors could be better, they’re a little slippery.
Considering we’re in the first season, everything is great and has been ran very smoothly.

Best organized basketball I’ve been in so far, with amazing commitment from the league’s founder.
In his inaugural season, the commissioner (Kevin) has already crafted one of the most entertaining leagues around. Why? Because of the amount of information we have available to us.
As a huge basketball fan, I’ve always loved pouring over box scores, comparing players based on their performance in every category imaginable to make the ultimate fantasy basketball team in my leagues.
And now I can do that amongst friends! Every stat (including PER) is included and every player is ranked! I know that most people hit the refresh button over and over again, waiting for the latest stats to be loaded to see their statistical value to the team, while comparing themselves to others. Now you can have numerical evidence to your trash talking. Great!
Another thing he throws in there is power rankings. They’ve created such a buzz that the first thing out of every person’s mouth coming into the gym is: hey dude we got ranked _​_​_​! Which can get some competitive juices going amongst teams. Who doesn’t love rankings? I know that every week I’m thinking: Got to beat this team and get my team to that #1 spot!
On top of that as well, he has utilized social media quite well to keep us all updated. His facebook page includes live scores so we can see the final scores the minute the games are done, and there’s lots of sweet pictures from every game so we can talk about how great our shots look (or how badly we got blocked).
The involvement of the league has really brought out the buzz amongst the players. Nothing like stats, rankings, and action shots to get everyone excited to come to every game. I know I definitely am.
If you want a regular league, this isn’t it.
If you want to feel engaged and pumped on and off the court, there’s no better place to look than LA Ballers. And the best part is the commissioner is only going to get better because he’s constantly looking to improve the final product.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got some advanced statistical scouting to do against our next opponents. I can’t believe they’re ranked _​_​_​_​over us!

This league is well organized and very competitive. The owner is active and very compassionate which is always great to see.
The Good:
–website layout is great and stats are usually updated within 24hours
–great sportsmanship from all players
–great environment
–facebook updates on status of league and other teams
The Bad:
–the gym is a little slippery
–the gym has limited seating and not a ‘designated’ bench for teams
–scheduling has been changing around
Overall a great and fun league for all of LA!