LiAngelo Ball signs $13milllion record deal eight years after being 'freed from Chinese prison by Donald Trump'
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LiAngelo Ball's new song 'Tweaker' has become a viral sensation - and now the former UCLA and G-League basketball player has scored a massive new record deal. According to ESPN's Shams Charania, Ball has inked a deal with Def Jam and Universal Music Group for a guaranteed $8million - with the deal potentially rising to $13million.
![[Donald Trump took credit for Ball and his teammates being freed from a Chinese prison]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/13/20/94051039-0-image-a-82_1736800684986.jpg)
Additionally, Ball will have his own label - Born2Ball Music Group - and own all of his music. Ball's new song, released under the name G3 Gelo, has racked up over 15million listens on Spotify since being posted to the music streaming platform on January 3.
![[Ball is seen speaking to the media after being arrested for shoplifting in China while at UCLA]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/13/20/94050847-0-image-a-80_1736800412074.jpg)
And the track is also proving to be a massive hit with NBA players, as his brother Lonzo was seen dancing to the song the Bulls locker room. His youngest brother LaMelo and his Hornets teammates were also tasked with filling in the lyrics of the song's chorus during a video from the Hornets' social team.
The Cleveland Cavaliers were also seen playing the song in their locker room right after it came out. LiAngelo Ball is seen warming up for the Greensboro Swarm of the G League in 2022. Donald Trump took credit for Ball and his teammates being freed from a Chinese prison.
Ball is seen speaking to the media after being arrested for shoplifting in China while at UCLA. Ball's status as a hit rapper comes eight years after he and two UCLA teammates were detained (and briefly imprisoned) in China for suspicion of shoplifting before a game there.
