In the last few months, LaVar Ball has become a prominent figure in the media with much criticism thrown his way.

During an interview on 97.5 The Fanatic on Saturday, Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar stated that he believes Ball is hurting the collegiate basketball game centering on one-and-done players.

“One-and-dones doesn’t make any sense to me,” he said. “To have somebody come and be on campus for six months and play a basketball season, what is that? It’s strange and it’s not good for the college game, and it hasn’t been good for the pro game.”

The one-and-done situation has been a part of the collegiate basketball scene for the last several years with many players in the league making the jump. In turn, this in many cases has prevented schools from building sustainable teams. It also belittles the importance of education with these players only being in school for half a year.

It is quite a different time from Abdul-Jabbar's era where players typically play three to four years before making the jump to the NBA. In fact, the six-time league MVP stayed for three seasons at UCLA.

As for Lavar, he has heard it all over the last several months. His strong presence over his son, Lonzo Ball, has drawn plenty of criticism and much of that has some strong credence to it.

All in all, there are arguments for both sides of the fence for the issue and Abdul-Jabbar is clearly for more years at the collegiate level being required for NBA hopefuls. It's something that should eventually be addressed by the NBA at some point in the near future.