LaVar Ball & Big Baller Brand Inc.

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  1. hood b. goode

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    Worst sports dad since Todd Marinovich. Writing checks that his three boys may not be able to cash.:facepalm:

    This dude all up in hte press claiming that his kids are gonna be the next GOATs

    Comparing his kids to Jordan and everyone on down. Claiming that right now, Ball go could to the Warriors, Curry to UCLA, and Warriors would be better...and Bruins worse. Theres gonna be some retribution for this shyt
     
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  2. Cheshire Bridge

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    Lonzo ball's father has a questionable level of intelligence.
     
  3. RoyalShocker

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    What is Curry going to do? Slap him really hard while he's shooting?!?
     
  4. 20/20/20/20

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    Put steph curry on UCLA now? Yeah they would totally not be any better
     
  6. Joe_Pesci

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    apparently Lavar Ball is also the president of the homeowners association for their neighborhood
     
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  7. laxjoe

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    He's got a point.

    I'd love to see what Steph could do in college right now
     
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  8. BrickTamland

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    Would watch a CBB game featuring Curry.
     
  9. Boo MFer!

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    Will Grier and Tate Forcier's fathers scoff at this take.
     
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  10. laxjoe

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    Shabaz Muhammads dad was a worse UCLA dad in recent memory of I'm not mistaken
     
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  11. laxjoe

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    But by the time the third one comes through, I hope it was all worth it for UCLA
     
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  12. ZeroPointZero

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    shit by then Daddy Ball will have Alford by the balls (no pun intended) so bad he'll probably have them fully implementing the Chino Hills offense
     
  13. Daniel Ocean

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    Well he is right.
     
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  14. Eric The Viking

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    The dad is an attention whore, and his kids give him a platform for more attention. This story isn't uncommon in sports.
     
  15. Bert Handsome

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  16. lechnerd

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    First time I watched steph in college Davidson was playing UNC. All I remember is he nearly single-handedly beat the Tarheels. He was incredible in college.

    Edit:

    Filthy:

     
  17. Truman

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    puff daddy imo.
     
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  18. Truman

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    From what Ive seen of that offense - it's just his sons cherry picking down the court.
     
  19. IanBoyd

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    That Curry vs Blake Griffin duel on opening week of the CBB season was one of the best college basketball games I've ever seen.
     
  20. snowfx2

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    Yeah he served jail time, and lied about Shabazz's age. I loathe pretty much any of these parents holding back their sons one or even two years in high school for purely athletic reasons. LaVar is definitely living through his sons. I mean he specifically married a woman that played college basketball.
     
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  21. Gambler

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    Whatever team drafts him will have to deal with daily daddy drama for the length of the contract. That shit would get old.
     
  22. Pharoh

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    One would hope that for a father, your son getting to play basketball for money would be the finish line.
     
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  24. Shiggityshwo

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    same, the move he put on our best defender at 1:30 in that video will forever be ingrained into my memory
     
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  25. Arkadin

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    What sort of retribution are you thinking will happen?
     
  26. Corky Bucek

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    One where Steph teams up with Ashton Kutcher and Punks Lonzo and his brothers.
     
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  27. RoyalShocker

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    Basketball is cool and all, but it's pretty fucking soft. It's not like he's an RB and his dad claimed he was going to run over that faggot Ray Lewis.
     
  28. Mister Me Too

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    Sounds like he's ready to be a NY Knick.
     
  29. Corky Bucek

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    You seem a tad upset over this Shocker

    Just a friend telling a friend
     
  30. RoyalShocker

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    I'm not upset, you're upset.
     
  31. spagett

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    My jaw dropped
     
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  32. Joe_Pesci

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    he calls himself Big Baller http://www.slamonline.com/blogs/on-the-come-up/ball-bros/#hBmHPLVFIJRgRS8B.97
     
  33. BudKilmer

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    Is that an above ground pool? :laugh:
     
  34. spagett

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    Says a lot about South Central LA that they would let him live this long.
     
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  35. Tobias

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    hate to see supposed blue blood ucla selling the program out to a dildo like this
     
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  39. devine

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    I can't wait till that kid doesn't grow or develop
     
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  40. al1

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    Lonzo is really good. This fool might end up being right. Feel like John Locke from Lost
     
  41. rodmansrage

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    nothin says "baller" like an above ground pool.
     
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  42. Daniel Ocean

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    You fucking racist CACs going make this into a big deal. Eli and Elway both refused to play for teams but hey that's okay.
     
  43. 941Gator

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    Ummm, ppl gave Eli a lot of shit about that lol. Also I would say refusing to play for a team is weak, but refusing to play for any team except lakers is weaker.
     
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  44. Daniel Ocean

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    Shut the fuck up you racist SOB
     
  45. spagett

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    I'd demand to play for the Cubs even if I was a 48th round draft pick - I feel him on that one.
     
  46. UncleJesse

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  47. dahldennsull

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    was there :smugdog:

    twas amazing, best basketball game I've ever attended in peson
     
  48. Mister Me Too

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    Gary Washburn: Lonzo Ball, the quiet and skilled UCLA guard poised be an NBA franchise cornerstone
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    Lonzo Ball is a young man of few words. He speaks hoop. His court vision is immense. His basketball IQ would get him into Cambridge. His maturity is stunning, and he could be the next great Celtic.

    For most of the next four weeks, college basketball takes center stage in the sports world, which is normal procedure, except in Boston, where there is more concern about David Price’s arm or Big Papi’s replacement.

    Yet those Celtics fans who are truly interested in what the home team will do with the Brooklyn pick, potentially No. 1 overall, will need to pay attention to the NCAA Tournament and UCLA specifically, for which Ball is the starting point guard, floor leader, and perhaps the best player in America.

    Ball, a 6-foot-6-inch, 190-pound freshman from Chino Hills, Calif., has been compared to Jason Kidd and Magic Johnson. He is going to enter June’s draft, and the skilled but quiet 19-year-old is tabbed as an NBA franchise cornerstone.

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    Ball is the oldest of three brothers. The younger two, LiAngelo and LaMelo, also have committed to play at UCLA. Lonzo has been in the headlines of late, and it has little to do with his on-court exploits.

    While Lonzo is a whisper-quiet throwback, his father LaVar has roared to anyone who will listen that his son will be an all-time great, even saying that he is currently better than two-time NBA MVP Stephen Curry. And he’s serious. LaVar Ball is an entertaining man who has raised three basketball prodigies, and like many parents, some delusional, he believes his sons are extraordinary.

    In terms of Lonzo, he may be right. Ball is averaging 14.6 points, 7.7 assists (breaking the Pac-12 freshman record), and 6.1 rebounds for the No. 3 Bruins. He has single-handedly resurrected a program that was 15-17 last season, saving coach Steve Alford’s job. And unlike Kidd at the same level, Ball is a premium shooter, making 42 percent of his 3-point attempts this season.

    “Look at what he did tonight,” Alford said after a recent win against Washington State. “We played him at the [power forward] spot. We played him probably 15 minutes of the second half and he probably did the best job on [6-foot-10-inch, 230-pound forward Josh] Hawkinson. He just makes remarkable plays. He just makes everybody else better. I’ve said all along, he can beat you by getting four field goals, he can beat you by getting 14 assists. He’s just very special that way.”

    And LaVar Ball has no issue with touting his eldest son.

    “Whatever team he goes to, he’s going to do wonders for that team,” LaVar told the Globe. “Whether it be the Lakers, Celtics, Phoenix, anybody.”

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    As a youth coach, LaVar said he helped to build his sons into top players by placing them on the worst teams with the worst players. He said he figured that if Lonzo could win with marginal players, he could win with good ones. Playing with those of lesser talent taught Lonzo leadership and accepting responsibility, LaVar said. When you lose, it’s your fault. When you win, it’s because of your teammates.

    “If you can win with people that can’t play, that makes you special,” LaVar said. “Anybody can win when they’ve got all the best players. So that kind of made him [better] for whatever situation he was in, to always be the underdog. Give me whatever you want to give me; I’m going to do my best to help this team win.”

    When asked about his unselfish style, Lonzo said it was his nature. “If you’re a point guard you should get your teammates involved before you,” he said. “That’s how I’ve been playing my whole life. It’s been a pretty smooth transition [to college]. Guys are a little bit bigger, a little bit stronger, but the basketball’s the same.”

    There was little emotion or expression when he talked. Ball is focused on the next game. There is no hint of pressure that perhaps his father’s words have generated. Maybe because he doesn’t feel it.

    “As soon as they came out of the womb and were mine, I knew they were going to be special,” LaVar Ball said of his sons. “I played my boys [with kids] seven or eight years [older]. My boys ain’t scared of nothing. You just play hard. Everybody is not built for this, but my boys are built for this because basketball is having a passion.

    “People say I’m putting pressure on Lonzo. Lonzo knows what I’m about and I know what he’s about. There’s no pressure in basketball. It’s not life-threatening. Instead of going to the movies, go watch the Ball brothers play. Me and my wife, we are not needy, we don’t need anything. There’s no pressure on him.”

    LaVar Ball said because he was able to raise his sons comfortably in an affluent Los Angeles suburb, Lonzo has no burden to have to help support his family. He can concentrate on playing.

    “I can see it now,” LaVar said. “Come on, Lonzo, I need you to make some money so I can move out of Chino Hills because this swimming pool and these hills are killing me. There’s no pressure. If what I’m saying makes a team not draft Lonzo, guess what? He ain’t supposed to be there anyway.”

    While LaVar Ball said he would prefer Lonzo play on the West Coast, and preferably for the Lakers, he said he hasn’t studied the draft lottery or the teams likely involved.

    “He’s going to be a Laker and I am going to speak it into existence,” LaVar Ball joked. “He’s the first pick and he goes to the Lakers. Or Boston could have the first pick and their guy Markelle [Fultz of Washington], and then the Lakers get the second pick and pick my son. I just hope he’s a Laker, that’s all. That would be my preference.

    “But let’s say the Boston Celtics get him and don’t let him go, OK, that’s fine with me. As long as he’s playing basketball, my son is going to be happy. He just wants to play.”


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  49. Shu

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    I kinda like Big Baller.

    No fake about that guy.
     
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