told People in<\/a> a statement that their son, LaOne, \u201chas changed our hearts in the best way.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cFamily has always meant everything to us, but becoming parents has given us an entirely new perspective on love, purpose, legacy and what truly matters most,\u201d the couple said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ana Montana and LaMelo Ball are pictured. Ana Montana\/Instagram<\/p>\n
Ball and Montana have been romantically involved since 2023, though the pair had reportedly been linked prior to that.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe has brought so much happiness and meaning into our lives, and we\u2019re incredibly grateful to God for trusting us with such a special blessing,\u201d the couple\u2019s statement to People continued. \u201cWe\u2019re embracing this new chapter with so much love and excitement as we raise and guide our son together.\u201d<\/p>\n
The existence of LaOne had been revealed by Ball\u2019s father, LaVar Ball, in March on the \u201cBall in the Family Podcast with Lonzo & Gelo Ball.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The elder Ball said that he would train up his grandson like he did his sons.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Brice Turang (2) celebrates with teammates after hitting a game winning home run in the ninth inning against the New York Yankees at American Family Field. Getty Images<\/p>\n
\u201cYes indeed. If I raised ya\u2019 three killas\u2019 in the backyard, what do you think I\u2019ma do with a gym in the backyard?\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ana Montana and Lamelo Ball posing on an airport tarmac next to a Charlotte Douglas International Airport shuttle bus and a private jet. Ana Montana\/Instagram<\/p>\n
The nonprofit that the two are launching will help provide women with needed education, emotional support, trusted resources and reproductive health awareness, and they are also looking to launch a grant for women to provide financial support to those going through the IVF process.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is more than awareness, it\u2019s about creating real support, real access and a community where women feel seen, understood and hopeful,\u201d Montana said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There\u2019s another Ball in the bunch.\u00a0 LaMelo Ball and his partner Ana Montana announced that they had welcomed…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":635702,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[236,88,25179,355,99,1625],"class_list":["post-635701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-lamelo-ball","tag-nba","tag-sports","tag-sports-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/635701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=635701"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/635701\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/635702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=635701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=635701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=635701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}