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Brown Bag it, Baby
It doesn’t seem like all that long ago that LaVar Ball and his Big Baller Brand were being relentlessly mocked for selling $500 sneakers. The ridicule still exists, but for a much different reason now. At one of their pop-up shops over the …
Dez Bryant weighed in on the LaVar Ball “First Take” controversy from last week, and he doesn’t believe Ball was wrong. Early this week, Bryant tweeted at ESPN host Molly Qerim to tell her she “dramatically overreacted” …
ESPN is done with LaVar Ball, at least for now. In light of the latest Ball-related controversy, an ESPN spokesperson told Richard Deitsch of The Athletic that the network had “no plans” to use the Ball family patriarch as an on-air guest …
LaVar Ball made an inappropriate remark to ESPN’s Molly Qerim during an appearance on “First Take” Monday morning, and the network says the patriarch of the Ball family has been made aware that the comment was not appreciated. At …
Lonzo Ball has already had the privilege of calling LeBron James a teammate for a season, and he will soon be playing alongside a young superstar who many believe will be the next LeBron. Lonzo’s father LaVar clearly isn’t viewing it that …
LaVar Ball does not seem to be taking the trade of his son well at all. LaVar was at the Drew League in Los Angeles to watching his youngest son, LaMelo, play on Saturday when news that his son was traded to the New Orleans Pelicans broke. Ball was …
LaVar Ball did not have the best reaction upon learning his son had been traded to the New Orleans Pelicans, according to one observer. Los Angeles-area high school sports reporter Dylan Stewart tweeted that LaVar was at the Drew League Saturday to …
It’s been a bit, but LaVar Ball is back to making his usual grandiose proclamations about his basketball-playing sons. After LaMelo Ball dropped 25 points in the Drew League on Saturday night, the Ball family patriarch was feeling bullish, …
Gregory Alan Foster, the former business manager for Big Baller Brand, is being investigated by the FBI for potentially defrauding the Ball family, according to a report from the Los Angeles Times. Foster, who had known the Ball family since Lonzo …
One of basketball’s most colorful personalities is vouching for another. In an interview this week with TMZ Sports, retired former NBA All-Star Metta World Peace spoke on controversial figure LaVar Ball and gave an interesting take on what the …
Lonzo Ball has been making some big changes lately and appears to be distancing himself from the Big Baller Brand, but that does not mean his relationship with his father has changed. Ball announced on Thursday that he and his agent have mutually …
Lonzo Ball has seemingly been distancing himself from the Big Baller Brand in recent weeks, but his father LaVar is trying to throw cold water on all of the talk that the company is in big trouble. Lonzo has given numerous signs that he is splitting …
Rumors of Big Baller Brand’s demise may have been greatly exaggerated. LaVar Ball said Friday that Big Baller Brand was still “good” despite the association of family friend and co-founder Alan Foster, who is accused of stealing up …
Charles Barkley is not a fan of LaVar Ball and made that clear once again. Barkley appeared as a guest on ESPN’s “Get Up” show Wednesday morning and talked about Lonzo Ball breaking ties from Big Baller Brand, the apparel company …
Things seem to be unraveling for the Ball family’s business interests. According to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne, the Ball family has privately considered shutting down Big Baller Brand and all other business ventures involving former partner …
LaVar Ball is at it again. Only a few days removed from ripping the Los Angeles Lakers, head coach Luke Walton and superstar LeBron James amid trade rumors involving his son, guard Lonzo Ball, LaVar is once again taking aim at the franchise and its …
