The Ballers are a team on American Ninja Warrior's team competition franchise. The team consists of captain Lorin Ball, Paul Kasemir, and Meiling Huang.
Team Ninja Warrior 2[]
The Ballers made their first appearance in Team Ninja Warrior 2, with Lorin recruiting Paul Kasemir and Meiling Huang for the roster. They first competed in Episode 6 against the Real Life Beasts:
- Lorin Ball lost the first race against James McGrath,
Season 2, Episode 11- Sneak Peek, Erica Cook vs. Meiling Huang - Team Ninja Warrior
- Meiling Huang won the second race against Erica Cook,
- But Paul Kasemir lost the anchor run against Drew Drechsel.
They went up against the Labreckfast Club in the knockout round:
- Lorin lost the first race against Noel Reyes,
- Meiling lost the second race against Jesse Labreck,
- But Paul won the anchor run against Jon Alexis Jr. who fell on the Ring of Fire,
- This forced a sudden death match where Paul and Jon had a rematch, but Paul won the sudden death race.
They proceeded to the relay showdown where they went up against the Real Life Beasts again, but Paul fell on the Dueling Salmon Ladders during the race and The Ballers were eliminated from the competition.
The Ballers did get to compete in Episode 8 as a wildcard. They first went up against The Wings in Round 1:
- Lorin won the first race as David Yarter fell on the Swinging Spikes,
- Meiling won the second race as Melanie Hunt fell on the Swing Jump,
- Paul also won the anchor run against Thomas Stillings.
Season 2, Episode 13- Meiling Huang Takes a Giant Leap - Team Ninja Warrior
They ran as the top bracket in Round 2 where they went up against the Superhero Squad:
- Lorin won the first race against Sean Darling-Hammond,
- Meiling Huang won the second race against Rachael Goldstein,
- But Paul lost the sudden death match against Jamie Rahn,
- Lorin then ran in the sudden death race but fell on the Ring of Fire and lost the race, and The Ballers were eliminated from the competition once again.
American Ninja Warrior: Ninja Vs. Ninja[]
The Ballers returned to compete in the spin-off, American Ninja Warrior: Ninja vs. Ninja. They first competed against Team Alpha in Episode 6:
- Lorin won the first race against Brent Steffensen who fell on the Floating Tiles,
- Meiling won the second race as Sydney Olsen fell at the Tick Tock,
- But Paul fell on the Flying Monkey Bars and lost against David Yarter,
- But The Ballers managed to win the relay race that came after.
They went up against the Lab Rats in Round 2:
- Lorin fell on the Rumbling Dice and lost the first race against Chris Wilczewski,
- Meiling fell on the Floating Tiles and lost the second race against Michelle Warnky, and
- Paul lost the third race against Brian Wilczewski and the Ballers were eliminated from the competition.
The Ballers did get to compete in Episode 11 as a wildcard again. They competed against Three Wishes
- Paul Kasemir won the first race against Geoff Lancaster,
- Meiling won the second race as Brittany Hanks fell on the Floating Tiles,
- But Lorin lost the third race against Thomas Stillings,
- The Ballers did however, win the relay against Three Wishes and the Ballers advanced to the playoffs.
S1,E15 Sneak Peek- Paul Kasemir Vs. JJ Woods - American Ninja Warrior- Ninja Vs. Ninja
The Ballers competed in Episode 15 against Team Ronin in Round 1:
- Paul Kasemir won the first race as JJ Woods fell on the Hanging Staircase,
- Meiling Huang, however, lost the second race against Meagan Martin,
- Lorin Ball won the third race as Flip Rodriguez fell on the Floating Tiles,
Lorin Ball Vs. Flip Rodriguez (S1 E15) - American Ninja Warrior- Ninja Vs. Ninja
- But the Ballers did lose the two relay races that followed and they got eliminated from the competition once again.
