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Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving knows all about being a highly-touted college player and lottery pick, and he couldn’t help but offer some advice to the father of a player in a similar position. Irving thinks LaVar Ball, father of …
The Los Angeles Lakers could end up in a position to draft Lonzo Ball this summer, and their new president of basketball operations insists the former UCLA star’s father will not factor into the team’s decision. When asked about all the …
The Ball family and their company Big Baller Brand released Lonzo’s first official pair of sneakers last week, and the price tag accompanying them left the basketball community in stitches. Despite that, LaVar Ball insists people are snatching …
Chino Hills High School has a new basketball coach, and he took the job without reaching out to the school’s most high-profile parent. Dennis Latimore, who played college basketball at Arizona and Notre Dame, is the school’s new coach …
LaVar Ball may just have a couple more feuds with prominent basketball figures on his hands. In a tweet on Thursday, Hall of Fame center-turned-TNT analyst Shaquille O’Neal called out Ball over the $495 price tag for son Lonzo’s signature …
If John Calipari has a negative opinion of LaVar Ball like so many others in the basketball world, the Kentucky coach is not going to share it. TMZ caught up with Calipari at the BTIG charity event in New York City on Tuesday, and the coach was asked …
We’ve heard a little less from LaVar Ball now that UCLA’s season has concluded, but there will still be a window for him to talk as the NBA Draft nears. LaVar’s son, Lonzo, is expected to be a top-five pick and potentially could go …
LaVar Ball did not get his sons’ high school basketball coach fired, at least according to him. Ball had clashed with Chino Hills High School coach Stephan Gilling over the course of the season, and the coach told ESPN he was relieved of his …
Lonzo Ball will not be getting an endorsement deal from any of the three major shoe and apparel companies. Ball’s father LaVar said that Nike, Under Armour, and Adidas are all passing on deals, with sources for the companies confirming that to …
LaVar Ball is reportedly not causing problems for son Lonzo’s draft stock. According to ESPN’s Jeff Goodman, no NBA general manager he’s spoken with would hesitate to draft Lonzo on account of his controversial father LaVar. …
If there was any question about whether LaVar Ball could hurt the earning potential of his sons with all the idiotic remarks he makes, a comment from one of the most influential people at Nike this week should remove all doubt. While being honored at …
LaVar Ball is at it again, and this time the father of UCLA superstar Lonzo Ball has made headlines for some remarks he made about his sons “white guy” teammates. On Thursday, LaVar said there are two reasons the Bruins were eliminated in …
Much like LaVar Ball, Mike Bryant — the father of Chicago Cubs MVP third baseman Kris — has been his son’s biggest fan from day one. Bryant, too, has been a bit too outspoken in the past, but seeing how Ball behaves around his son …
LaVar Ball has made headlines countless times in the past several months for his outlandish remarks, but perhaps the father of UCLA basketball star Lonzo Ball is simply angling for his next business venture. According to TMZ, Ball is “actively …
There are some people that LaVar Ball does have positive things to say about other than his sons. One of them, apparently, is UCLA coach Steve Alford. Ball, whose two younger sons have both committed to UCLA, is pleased that Alford is not leaving for …
When you’re as loud and vocal as LaVar Ball is, you have to be prepared for the ridicule when you’re associated with failure. So it’s no surprise that Ball, the father of UCLA point guard Lonzo, was the target of some memes after …
