LaVar Ball has been the subject of criticism for most NBA fans due to his outspoken behavior. Now, the issue isn’t only on him, but to the media doing interviews on the Ball family patriarch as well.
According to Sam Amico of AmicoHoops, several NBA head coaches want the reporters who interview LaVar Ball to have their credentials revoked. This happens after LaVar heavily criticized Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton.
Several NBA coaches plan to ask media relations staffs to revoke credentials of basketball writers who interview LaVar Ball, league sources tell AmicoHoops. Ball was critical of Lakers coach Luke Walton in comments made to ESPN.
— Sam Amico (@AmicoHoops) January 8, 2018
LaVar Ball says that the players don’t want to play for Walton anymore. He then continued his criticism by pointing out Walton's age, implying that he was still too young to be a head coach, being only 37-years-old.
The father of Lonzo Ball concludes his statement by saying that he isn’t anymore connecting with his players. The frank father is known for giving out outrageous comments and having an uncanny behavior.
One of the heavy criticisms laid out on him is about his decision to pull out his sons LaMelo and LiAngelo from the traditional amateur basketball programs in the United States to professionally compete in Lithuania. President of the NBA Coaches Association and Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle strongly disapproves of LaVar’s behavior.
According to Carlisle, ESPN tarnishes the trust their readers have on them because they published an article that damages their fellow coach’s reputation. Carlisle went on saying that Luke Walton didn’t deserve those comments.
Meanwhile, the Lakers seems to be pretty cool with the situation, saying that he isn’t bothered by LaVar Ball's comments. As long as Lonzo does his part for the Lakers, then Walton doesn’t see any problem.
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