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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 […]

Soon to be NBA Rookie De’Aaron Fox recently recounted his reasons for playing his best basketball when facing off against UCLA and fellow future draftee Lonzo Ball in this year’s NCAA tournament. Fox didn’t forget an earlier matchup between the Kentucky Wildcats and the UCLA Bruins which resulted in the Wildcats’ 42-game win streak being […]

First were overpriced sneakers, now actual sports memorabilia. Ever-so polarizing personality LaVar Ball, father of top NBA Draft prospect Lonzo Ball, has now found another possibly lucrative business venture: trading cards. ESPN’s Darren Rovell received word that Ball signed a deal with Leaf Trading Cards to have 200 cards autographed by the Big Baller Brand mastermind. Each […]

Only a month away from the 2017 NBA Draft, a group of soon-to-be pro basketball players took on the chance to thank their dads prior to Father’s Day in a Foot Locker ad, telling anecdotes about their times growing up and what it took to make it this far into their careers. Then we have Lonzo Ball […]

LaVar Ball is never shy to speak his mind to any media outlet willing to broadcast his message. In his latest loud-mouthing, he asserted his opinion once again on who he wants his son Lonzo Ball to play for once selected in this years NBA draft. “Team-wise, the Lakers are a better fit,” LaVar Ball […]

For all the logic-defying noise that LaVar Ball has made these past several months, his claim that the great Michael Jordan could not beat him one-on-one during his prime years tops it all — by far. The founder of Big Baller Brand, his family’s apparel business, has become a fountain of sound bites for the […]

In the last few months, much has been made about the outlandish statements from LaVar Ball mainly about his son Lonzo through the media. It didn’t take long for him to provide another quite confident stance regarding his two other sons LaMelo and LiAngelo’s future in college and the NBA, according to Jeff Goodman of ESPN. “All my […]

In the last few months, LaVar Ball has become a prominent topic of conversation around the sports world because of his numerous bodacious statements about his Big Baller Brand company and oldest son Lonzo Ball. It has brought many different perspectives from in and around the league to weigh on the situation. During a recent […]

Being a father of an NBA player, Mychal Thompson understands his role in the life and career of his son, Klay Thompson. Despite having the role of color commentator for the Los Angeles Lakers, and having the opportunity to speak regularly about the game, the older Thompson refrains from commenting a lot about the Golden […]

Top draft prospect Lonzo Ball is scheduled to work out with the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday, with both camps pinning their hopes on a productive affair. With less than three weeks to go before the lottery, the Lakers will have a close look at the popular choice for the second overall pick. However, Luke Walton […]

Despite being the obvious choice for the No. 2 pick in this year’s draft, the Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly still debating on whether to select Lonzo Ball or not. With less than three weeks to go before the lottery, the team’s top brass are continuing to weigh their options and are also considering other players […]

A big topic of conversation leading up to the 2017 NBA Draft later this month is LaVar Ball‘s involvement with his son Lonzo Ball’s life. The latest to weigh in on the situation was NBA Hall of Famer Jerry West, who stated in an interview on the Dan Patrick Show on Thursday morning that he […]

With all the controversial and provocative comments LaVar Ball has made over the past couple of months, many have been left wondering if he did it all on purpose to bring more attention to his sons, or if he is just out of his mind and is way too obnoxious. Now, it has even reached the […]

LaVar Ball is one of the most controversial figures in world basketball right now. He had a series of controversial statements about not only basketball, but women as well, and right now, all the talk is about his shoe company, the Big Baller Brand. The brand with only one shoe right now, the ZO2’s made for […]

Big3 league creator Ice Cube made headlines last week when he issued a challenge to LaVar Ball. He dared Ball to make a shot from the league’s four-point shot distance, and should he convert, promised to buy 10 pairs of the Big Baller Brand’s ZO2’s, which has a retail price of $495 each. A few days […]

The NBA Draft is under a month away, and for Los Angeles Lakers fans hoping their favorite team drafts UCLA star Lonzo Ball, it can’t come quickly enough. While many do want Ball, others don’t want to deal with the headache that is his outspoken and seemingly crazed father, LaVar Ball. According to Darren Rovell, […]

Lonzo Ball is entering the draft as one of the more highly-touted prospects in recent years. But no thanks to his father’s desperate attempts to catch attention, much of the spotlight has been hogged by LaVar Ball. The former UCLA standout finds himself in a unique situation wherein his father is part of almost every […]

There is no doubt about Lonzo Ball being a talented basketball player who has the potential to be an NBA star someday. However, with the numerous bold and controversial statements his father, LaVar Ball, has been saying the past couple of months, there is growing belief that his draft stock may get affected as teams […]

Although LaVar Ball has mostly made a lot of headlines for his absurd claims and controversial statements, one thing that cannot be denied is his passion for his sons and belief that they can all be great professional basketball players. Now, he has drawn high praise for it and even earned the respect of Jeanie […]

In the last few months, LaVar Ball has become a prevalent face in the sports media world that could be fairly argued as being more publicly known than his own son, Lonzo Ball, at this point in time. His constant presence in the Los Angeles media scene has become a topic of discussion in its […]

Lonzo Ball is a household name nowadays, partly because of his father, Lavar Ball, being extremely outspoken whenever he gets the chance on national television. Ball will most likely be a top-3 pick, and if everything goes according to his father’s plan, he will end up on the Los Angeles Lakers. Let’s take a look […]

With the Los Angeles Lakers holding the second overall pick in this year’s draft, one of the biggest scenarios hovering around the team has been the possibility of taking UCLA point guard Lonzo Ball. However, there have been many questions surrounding what kind of impact his father, LaVar Ball, will have on Lonzo’s fate in […]

As his Big3 league is continuing its buildup before kicking off on June 25, Ice Cube showed off that he can knock down a 30-foot shot, which will be part of the new league’s scoring and will be equivalent to four points. He took to his Twitter account and posted a video of him where […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are preparing to invite draft prospects for workouts, hoping to find out what they can contribute to their team before selections must be made. One of them is UCLA standout Lonzo Ball, who many believe is the obvious choice for the second overall pick should Markelle Fultz go off the board […]

If the very high asking price of $2 billion for a shoe deal was not enough, LaVar Ball has made it known that his family’s Big Baller Brand has now increased the cost of how much a shoe company needs to pay to close a deal with them. The outspoken former professional football player recently […]

Baller Brand, a hip-hop and basketball-inspired clothing line hailing from Buenos Aires, Argentina, is claiming LaVar Ball and his family stole their brand name, adding the word “Big” to it to differentiate the two, but going with the same concept. Despite the two brands having a different logo and approach, Baller Brand has been around since […]

Since the Los Angeles Lakers grabbed the second overall pick in this year’s draft earlier this week, the rumor mill has been centered on the team taking UCLA product Lonzo Ball with the selection. However, there is the pressing question of whether his father, LaVar Ball, will affect his draft status. Lakers team president Magic […]

The Los Angeles Lakers earlier this week had luck on their side with the NBA Draft lottery landing the No.2 overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. It has put them in the position to potentially select former UCLA star point guard Lonzo Ball at the spot. However, his father, LaVar Ball’s most recent actions has put into […]

Fox Sports 1’s The Herd with Colin Cowherd co-host Kristine Leahy wants her TV network to stop buying into LaVar Ball‘s call for attention and inviting him for interviews. Leahy offered her sincere thoughts on Ball after a heated exchange between the two on Tuesday’s show, asking Fox to reconsider its approach toward Ball, who is hoping to […]

Philadelphia 76ers rookie Ben Simmons‘ sister, Olivia, isn’t a fan of LaVar Ball and she’s not afraid to show why on social media. Following the FOX Sports 1 interview on The Herd with Colin Cowherd where Ball went back-and-forth with co-host Kristine Leahy, Simmons couldn’t help but fire shot after shot at the boss of the Big […]

They say that imitation is the greatest form of flattery, and LaVar Ball might be gushing right now after Kevin Durant’s recent interview. The Big Baller Brand founder recently made news, like he always does, after his controversial exchange with FOX Sports reporter Kristine Leahy. In the said scene, LaVar Ball whipped out the now-infamous […]

The loud-mouthed father of NBA top-three prospect Lonzo Ball, LaVar Ball, went on Fox Sports 1’s The Herd with Colin Cowherd only to draw praise to himself, his Big Baller Brand, and disparage co-hosts Kristine Leahy and Jason Whitlock of Undisputed. When the issue of the exorbitant prices for the new sneaker line of the ZO2’s came […]

The always-controversial LaVar Ball went on FOX Sports 1’s show The Herd with Colin Cowherd and was his usual self-glorifying persona, this time claiming his family’s brand — Big Baller Brand — is not one for women. In a heated discussion with Cowherd’s booth partner and moderator Kristine Leahy, Ball was adamant that his brand wasn’t a […]

In the last few months, LaVar Ball has become the center of the attention with his constant presence in the sports media world. It has in many ways overshadowed his son, Lonzo Ball, in the process. During an appearance on ESPN’s “His & Hers” podcast with Michael Smith and Jemele Hill on Wednesday, NBA Hall […]

After watching the NBA Draft Lottery through a home gathering at their native Chino Hills, the Ball family celebrated as the Phoenix Suns drew the No. 4 overall pick despite having the second-best chances at getting the No. 1 overall selection. The father, LaVar Ball was particularly ecstatic after the Los Angeles Lakers garnered the […]

With the order of the picks for the 2017 NBA Draft now known following Tuesday night’s draft lottery, the focus can now shift to the possible selections for the teams placed at the top. One of the names that will certainly gain much more traction over the next month leading up to the draft will […]

The Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night let out a huge sigh of relief after it was revealed that they would keep their top-three protected first-round pick by landing the second overall selection in the 2017 NBA Draft. At the same time, this also provided LaVar Ball with even more confidence that his son, Lonzo Ball, […]

Finishing just short of the postseason, the Detroit Pistons will be part of the NBA Draft Lottery. But since the Pistons were very close to making the playoffs, they most likely won’t receive a high draft pick due to the odds of the selection process. However, if the Pistons do get a high pick, they reportedly will […]

During his last season at UCLA, Bruins guard and potential NBA lottery pick Lonzo Ball received some unfortunate news – his mother had suffered a stroke. Ball received this news not from his father LaVar but via a text message from a relative. The way his son heard about the news understandably infuriated LaVar Ball. […]