Over the last couple months, LaVar Ball has become the man the media loves to hate.
The loquacious father of newly drafted LA Laker Lonzo Ball has engaged in Twitter trolling, gotten into tiffs with Charles Barkley, and also claimed to be better than Michael Jordan. He and his son passed on lucrative deals with major shoe/apparel brands and launched their own Big Baller Brand. All of that has made him a household name and the fans in Brooklyn during the NBA Draft showed their appreciation
The fans LOVE LaVar Ball pic.twitter.com/4Q9edAhXk8
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) June 23, 2017
Love him or hate him, there is no denying that LaVar Ball is good for the sport of basketball. Now it will be interesting to watch the dynamic between him and Magic Johnson out in Los Angeles.