LaVar Ball has made quite the name for himself in the basketball community.
The father of basketball prospect Lonzo hasn’t been mum when talking about his children’s talent, and his comments even landed him a spot on ESPN’s First Take with Steve A. Smith.
In addition to fathering the three boys, LaVar owns an athletic apparel company called BBB (Big Baller Brand), which he think has potential to be huge. Recently, Nike executive George Raveling made headlines after he said that LaVar is “the worst thing to happen to basketball in the last 100 years”. As you would expect, LaVar had a response.
In case you missed it, here’s what he said:
“So I’m the worst thing that happened in 100 years? That’s because everybody been in the darkness for 100 years, but you know how this bothers me? Not at all. Big Baller’s chicken. Big Baller’s barbecue. Call it what you want.
“But George Raveling, you the worst man to be a best man. That’s what I heard. How you gonna go to a guy’s wedding and then stab him in the back? And you say this the worst thing I’m doing is talking and making chicken?
“Let me tell you something, I know I’m on the right step because if nothing like this ain’t happen in 100 years, then guess what? We in a new lane, baby. That Big Baller Brand about to be your competition.”
Say what you want about LaVar, but he’s simply incredible at stirring the pot and gaining media attention. It will be interesting to see how big he can grow his company in the coming years.
(H/T For The Win)
