Lavar Ball has the same type of attention getting overbearing personality as our president (who also has no problem sharing his unfounded opinions). Ball is costing his kids money at this point, as they have not even got into the league and they already have a negative stigma from their dad's antics. Sponsors are going to be afraid to deal with the Balls. It really is selfish behavior. The focus should be on his kids, not him, but his ego is so big that he cannot get out of sons' way.
Nalod wrote:Lavar likely cost his son a bit of money on endorsements.
He has encroached on his son's brand with his words and the more he defines his public persona, the more doubt companies will have about his son's.
The man is a bit egocentric.
+1. Hopefully the kid will learn the old adage..."We don't get to choose our parents, but we can't let them define us"
Who else thinks this is part of his father's strategy to get him to fall to the Lakers?
I've often heard NBA players say its a man's league. This kid is gonna have to make it on his ability, but his father is doing him no favors with these outlandish statements. His dad's statements are flat out racist. They are just as bad as Al Campanis stating that black players can't swim or whatever b.s. he said years ago.
GustavBahler wrote:All Lonzo has to do is to publicly separate himself from his father's comments. He does that and I believe the damage will be minimal. He has to show the NBA that he's a grown man with his own opinion. Otherwise teams are going to worry about having to deal with his asshole father, if they weren't already. Its his son's turn, he should just STFU.
Its not easy to step up and be a man at 18 years old. Not just in his life... to the world market. It's not easy. The dad is already selling merchandise. The father has a massive ego. Classic narcissist.
I'm sure Lonzo's agent will be advising him. I wouldn't be surprised if his agent loves Lavar and wants him to keep it up. Anyway.... it's tough to see this play out. At tyre end of the day Lonzo is a child. His brothers are still in high school.
This guy is an idiot..The more he is quoted in the press and we talk about it, the more it fuels his idiocy...
holfresh wrote:This guy is an idiot..The more he is quoted in the press and we talk about it, the more it fuels his idiocy...
agreed ive seen some players say dumb things but this might top it. It reminds me of what isiah said about Larry bird in the 80s
EnySpree wrote:GustavBahler wrote:All Lonzo has to do is to publicly separate himself from his father's comments. He does that and I believe the damage will be minimal. He has to show the NBA that he's a grown man with his own opinion. Otherwise teams are going to worry about having to deal with his asshole father, if they weren't already. Its his son's turn, he should just STFU.
Its not easy to step up and be a man at 18 years old. Not just in his life... to the world market. It's not easy. The dad is already selling merchandise. The father has a massive ego. Classic narcissist.
I'm sure Lonzo's agent will be advising him. I wouldn't be surprised if his agent loves Lavar and wants him to keep it up. Anyway.... it's tough to see this play out. At tyre end of the day Lonzo is a child. His brothers are still in high school.
Lonzo doesn't have to disown his father. If asked about these comments, all he has to say is that they won as a team, and they lost as a team. That would be a good way to not only keep his stock up, but boost it as well.
Granted it isn't easy at that age, but he wouldn't be the first young NBA baller to politely check his parent(s).
TheGame wrote:Lavar Ball has the same type of attention getting overbearing personality as our president (who also has no problem sharing his unfounded opinions). Ball is costing his kids money at this point, as they have not even got into the league and they already have a negative stigma from their dad's antics. Sponsors are going to be afraid to deal with the Balls. It really is selfish behavior. The focus should be on his kids, not him, but his ego is so big that he cannot get out of sons' way.
Well put
fishmike wrote:http://bleacherreport.com/articles/27023...I really didnt think his father's antics would scare me away from what a great prospect he is, however this is really bad. Might want to just pass on this circus.
That's some racist azz shyt right there.
The man just has no class, plain and simple.
He's an asshole and unfortunately ESPN and lot of other networks have given him a voice. He raised some talented kids, by no means does that mean he deserves a seat at the table.
Low class statement after low class statement.
It's his sons responsibility to denounce what his father says and shows he has his teammates back. Otherwise he just serves as a mouth piece for his father.
It would be a great thing for charity to put him on a court with MJ and watch him be dismantled and embarrassed on live tv. Hopefully that would allow the media to blacklist the guy and stop making everything he does front page news
The New York media would love this guy and have a field day with all the articles they'd come out with. Can you imagine this guy and Dolan sitting next to each other at the Garden? lol
Did he just take a shot at his sons. They are white too.
