LiAngelo Ball, Michael Porter Jr. Roasted Over Absurd Stance On Tipping Culture

LiAngelo Ball skilled a profession resurgence like no different in 2025 when his hit single, “Tweaker,” went viral. In the present day, although, LiAngelo, the youthful brother of NBA star Lonzo Ball, is taking on the web for a very totally different purpose. Throughout a dialog on the “Ball In The Household” podcast, LiAngelo opened as much as his brother and to fellow NBA participant Michael Porter about tipping tradition in the USA, sharing his perception that it is gotten uncontrolled over the previous few years. And whereas some might agree along with his assertion, the movie star is going through criticism for the absurd quantity he claims to tip on each meal, whatever the worth.

On the finish of their newest podcast episode, the fellas spoke about a few of at the moment’s trending matters, together with tipping. In line with LiAngelo, who not too long ago signed a $13 million report cope with Common Music Group, he would not care what his meal prices; he is not tipping greater than $10 to $20.

“I imply, if I am at a restaurant, I will depart a little bit tip,” he stated earlier than responding to the group, who requested the rapper to disclose the most important tip he is ever left.

“I ain’t going to Chipotle and leaving ideas, or McDonald’s — none of that… However I can get, like, a $400 meal, and I am solely giving a $10 or $20 on the way you was on that evening. That’s how I rock, for actual,” he stated.

LiAngelo later revealed that there is all the time a slight likelihood he ideas extra, however solely beneath sure circumstances.

“Except I actually such as you — like, I’m attempting to flatter some sh-t — I will depart a little bit hundo on the market or one thing,” he stated. “I ain’t doing 20%, I’m not gonna lie. It’s both a $10 or $20…You was nice, n—a, you get a $20. You was cool, I will shoot you a $10 only for being there.”

Whereas stunning, LiAngelo wasn’t the one one within the room who felt this manner about tipping service employees, as Porter expressed an identical perception.

“I simply suppose the 20% rule is like… when you’re spending $3K on a meal, you shouldn’t must tip $600, 20%, to me,” he stated earlier than talking about tipping supply drivers.

“If the Uber Eats order is $250, why are you continue to tipping 20% once they’re doing the identical quantity of labor as when you ordered a $20 meal, you already know what I imply? They’re nonetheless simply bringing the meal to you. So I’d say that tipping tradition is unquestionably uncontrolled, to me. However I’m a nasty tipper. I’m not gonna lie,” he added.

Lonzo, a Cleveland Cavaliers participant, lastly chimed in on the dialog and acknowledged that each patron has the proper to tip what they need. Nonetheless, he admitted that he strikes in a different way from the opposite guys round him.

“Normally for, like, dinner and sh-t, like if I take [my girlfriend] out, it is most likely like $600, possibly,” he stated. “Perhaps $800? Twenty p.c of that’s cool, for a superb evening… I really feel just like the waiter makes the evening higher generally. For those who obtained a nasty waiter, not that there are loads of them on the market, they’ll make the evening not nearly as good.”

On-line, social media customers slammed LiAngelo and Porter for his or her statements, questioning their morals and highlighting their monetary standing.

“These are multimillionaires complaining about tipping servers who they’re utterly conscious rely on tricks to make their dwelling,” a consumer commented. “Lonzo the one respectable individual there.”