LaVar Ball became one of the most polarizing figures in college basketball this year thanks to his big mouth and willingness to appear on any media that gave him a platform to speak on. He trashed other NBA Draft prospects while talking up his own son Lonzo to everyone that would listen.
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He's also trying to get his own brand of basketball gear off the ground by wearing his "Big Baller Brand" clothing everywhere he goes. That might have been what sparked a Nike executive to absolutely destroy Ball in some criticism:
Wow, veteran Nike exec George Raveling on LaVar Ball: “The worst thing to happen to basketball in the last hundred years.” #sbjwcs
— Michael Smith (@SmittySBJSBD) April 20, 2017
While Ball has been obnoxious and difficult to listen to all year —- and it's not going to get better as he has two more sons going through UCLA soon —- it's probably not quite fair to say that he's the worst thing to happen to basketball in 100 years. There was the cocaine-abusing and poor image of the league in the late 1970s that almost killed the game. But Ball running his mouth is definitely getting quite tiresome.
[h/t Bleacher Report]
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