If you haven’t noticed as of yet, most people in the NBA (and the world) are not too fond of LaVar Ball. Add Golden State Warriors Head Coach Steve Kerr to that list. Kerr said that Ball is “The Kardashian of the NBA” and “has zero credibility” in response to the recent comments of Ball [...]
January 9, 2018
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
Oh hey would you look at that, LaVar Ball is back in the news again and he is criticizing those around his son Lonzo when things aren’t going well. Much like the fact that the UCLA Bruins “Had too many slow white guys” when Lonzo Ball was playing there last season, he is now blaming [...]
January 8, 2018
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
LaVar Ball is hyperbole, self-confidence (and delusion) personified. He has been in the news cycle on an almost daily basis over the past year or so as the incredibly outspoken and abrasive father to current Los Angeles Laker Lonzo Ball, with his claims about Lonzo’s and his own talent. LaVar has utilized the media attention [...]
December 21, 2017
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
LaVar Ball isn’t viewed as a very likable guy to many in the basketball world. The classic stage dad (or court dad in this case I suppose) that tries to feed off of the fame of his sons and capitalize on it for his own benfit and fame, even at the detriment to his sons. [...]
December 14, 2017
Anou Enright
Blogs, News, Ryan Bawek
The Los Angeles Lakers would like LaVar Ball, father of rookie Lonzo Ball, to take it easy on head coach Luke Walton. And that, as of now, is an official statement. According to ESPN.com’s Ramona Shelburne, Lakers president Magic Johnson and general manager Rob Pelinka recently sat down with LaVar in hopes of convincing him [...]
December 13, 2017
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Rumors
LaVar Ball wasn’t bluffing when he pulled LiAngelo Ball out of UCLA so him and his younger brother, LiAngelo Ball, could explore their overseas options. As LaVar told ESPN.com’s Jeff Goodman on Thursday, LiAngelo and LaMelo have officially signed with Lonzo Ball’s agent, Harrison Gaines, and will now look to suss out their pro options [...]
December 8, 2017
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NCAA
LaVar Ball has taken his rivalry with Donald Trump to a new level. Because, yes, this little beef apparently has another level. A quick recap: LaVar made some waves with POTUS by refusing to thank him for whatever role he played in helping get LiAngelo Ball and two UCLA teammates out of China after they [...]
December 8, 2017
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Offbeat
LaVar Ball has some thoughtz and feelz about Lonzo Ball’s thoughtz and feelz about the Los Angeles Lakers’ recent five-game losing streak. Shocking, I know. Here’s what LaVar said, courtesy of SiriusXM NBA Radio: “He’s disgusted, he’s not used to losing like this. The #Lakers should build around Lonzo. Why are they sitting him down [...]
December 6, 2017
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Blogs
The Ball family is parting ways with UCLA—and, it seems, the NCAA in general. LaVar Ball told ESPN.com’s Jeff Goodman on Tuesday he would be pulling LiAngelo Ball from UCLA’s basketball program: [tweet https://twitter.com/GoodmanESPN/status/937779457078722565] This decision comes on the heels of LiAngelo being detained for shoplifting while on a team trip in China. LaVar, apparently, [...]
December 5, 2017
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NCAA
Will this weird, and most recently one-sided, LaVar Ball-Donald Trump rivalry/mutual dislike/soap opera ever end? Maybe. But not right now. After promising to send the President of the United States a pair of Lonzo Ball’s signature shoes, the ZO2s, it seems that LaVar has delivered. TMZ Sports caught up with Papa Ball again (because why [...]
December 1, 2017
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Offbeat