The war of words between Donald Trump and LaVar Ball does not appear to be ending anytime soon, after being a much talked-about topic over the past few days. Now, it's The White House's social media director’s turn to fire a shot directed at the founder of Big Baller Brand, as he took to his Twitter account to let everyone know what he thinks of him.

Dan Scavino Jr. posted a strong message for LaVar Ball, calling him a “wannabe” Lakers coach, and ungrateful to the POTUS, despite knowing that his son wouldn’t have been released in China if not for Trump.

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Ball made a lot of news once again recently, when he opted not to thank or even give credit to Donald Trump for helping LiAngelo Ball to leave China after getting arrested for alleged shoplifting. It was reported that Trump called Chinese president Xi Jinping, and asked for help to allow the younger Ball and his two teammates from UCLA to leave the Asian country.

It remains to be seen how LaVar Ball will respond to Scavino, but with his outspoken nature, it can be expected that he’ll come up with his response very soon.