In a surprise to no one, Lavar Ball was on national television this week, being an asshole again. I’m going to reiterate that there is no one to blame, but ourselves for the rise of Lavar Ball. The Herd especially, it seems like Lavar almost has a reoccurring roll on their show. It’s like he’s basically got his an open invitation. That being said, he is actually just a guest, so he needs to stay in check when he’s addressing my girl Kristine Leahy.
Lavar doesn’t do well with serious questioning and because his shoe didn’t sell shit, in the big scheme of things, he was avoiding questions. Leahy pressed him by asking how many shoes were sold. Instead of answering or evening looking at her, Lavar responded “stay in your lane” and called her “a hater.”
Ball concluded the interview with a veiled threat (which he denied was a threat) when he told Leahy: “I never disrespect women. But I’ll tell you what, if you act like that, guess what? Something’s coming to you, and it’s okay.”
F*ck this dude. Don’t buy his stupid shoes and don’t give him any more attention.
USAToday.com: “If there’s one thing that LaVar Ball is incredibly conscious of, it’s personal brands.
He understands it when promoting his Big Baller Brand, a clothing company built on the skills his sons have demonstrated on the basketball court. He likely at some level understands it when he’s saying outrageous and offensive things to a female reporter while discussing his clothing company on television.
But if there’s one thing Lonzo Ball — one of the top prospects in the upcoming NBA Draft — should understand now, it is this: He needs to distance himself. Wednesday’s interactions with Kristine Leahy on national television are enough to make it clear that the younger Ball needs to bring in a professional to represent him, not his father and not someone who works for a group owned by his father.
The split would be good for both of them: The older Ball could continue his brand as a bombastic self-promoter who also happens to appear hugely enthusiastic — though sometimes to their detriment — of his children. Lonzo could continue his brand as a very good basketball player, a solid teammate, and his own man instead of the echo of his father.”