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LaVar Ball makes “disrespectful” comments, Big Baller Brand not a women’s company

By Mike Regalado

Mar 4, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Lavar Ball, father of UCLA Bruins guard Lonzo Ball (2), reacts at the end of the game against the Washington State Cougars at Pauley Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 4, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Lavar Ball, father of UCLA Bruins guard Lonzo Ball (2), reacts at the end of the game against the Washington State Cougars at Pauley Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports /
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LaVar Ball once again makes outlandish comments that were seen as disrespectful, this time aimed at women and overweight individuals.

Why do I keep writing about LaVar Ball, perpetuating the character that is the loudest mouth in basketball? To point out that everything he says is purely laughable (the funny thing is that LaVar actually believes what he says).

LaVar is loud and boisterous, this we know, but what we are slowly starting to realize is that he may have a prejudices that are starting to come to light.

You think I’m playin’? A few weeks ago, Ball made some pretty disrespectful and genuinely racist comments about members of the UCLA Basketball team.

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After he stated that UCLA would win an NCAA Championship, and they didn’t, falling to Kentucky in the Sweet 16 instead, he blamed the Bruins’ “white players” for not living up to his claim (the weird thing about the comment is that his son is half white).

Well LaVar was back making “disrespectful” comments with his appearance on the “The Herd with Colin Cowherd” on Fox Sports Radio.

Ball got into it with the show’s reporter Kristine Leahy about his company Big Baller Brand’s first shoe, “ZO2”. When Cowherd asked if he has sold any shoes, Ball replied, “Yeah, a good amount for me.”

Leahy then asked “how many?”, to which Ball whipped back, “stay in your lane”, dismissing the reporter.

The two then got into it with Ball claiming Leahy was a “hater”. Leahy then stated that she believed BBB does not appeal to women (mostly because of the phallic-suggesting label (we all know it’s true)), and implied that if he had women’s apparel, that he would have had a better chance of dealing with Adidas, Nike and Under Armour.

Ball then snapped back again, “yeah, if you have a women’s company.”

So, yeah. That happened. But more happened.

Cowherd talked about how Fox Sports reporter Jason Whitlock commented on how Lonzo Ball put out a rap song to garner some “street cred.” LaVar disagreed and stated simply that Lonzo loves to rap. But then he took the childish route once more, adding, “And going back to Whitlock, I don’t think he can comment on anything but snacks.”

Next: Any team that drafts Lonzo, drafts LaVar

Dear NBA Execs looking to draft Lonzo, this is who you will be dealing with, a narcissistic helicopter parent that has no problem alienating groups of people due to his own personal predjudices… all at the expense of his company. News flash LaVar, if you alienate and disrespect large groups of people, those people will not buy your (overpriced) products and that is not good for your company. You think I’m playin’?