The trend continues with another NBA coach slamming LaVar Ball for his insensitive remarks toward Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton. This time, L.A. Clippers head coach Doc Rivers expressed his view on Ball's inflammatory comments towards Walton on Monday night.

Via Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints:

According to Jeff Goodman of ESPN, Ball had quite the words to describe how he felt about the state of the Lakers and Walton's job as head coach.

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“That’s a good team. Nobody wants to play for him. I can see it. No high-fives when they come out of the game. People don’t know why they’re in the game. He’s too young. He’s too young. … He ain’t connecting with them anymore. You can look at every player, he’s not connecting with not one player.”

There has been a recent uproar on the issue with many head coaches going after ESPN for consistently finding stories about LaVar Ball. This has resulted in the NBCA (National Basketball Coaches Association) making a statement regarding the matter.

Yesterday’s article by Jeff Goodman of ESPN.com regarding Luke Walton was a salacious one-sided story lacking journalistic integrity. The article attacked Coach Walton on the basis of one person’s unsubstantiated opinion. The story failed to provide quotes or perspectives from any players, or from Lakers management, either named or unnamed, verifying the claims made in the story. The article lacks any of the basic fundamental benchmarks and standards of reliable journalism. It is reprehensible and insulting both to our Coaches and to the standards of ESPN.

It remains to be seen if any action will be taken on both sides. If this problem escalates, there will certainly be any form of intervention from the league.