LaVar Ball, the outspoken father of highly rated NBA draft prospect Lonzo Ball, has offered a novel explanation for his son’s failure to win the national championship with the UCLA Bruins: because the team has too many “slow white guys”.
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Read moreBall, who has talked up his son’s talents this season with a series of eyebrow-raising remarks, suggested that Lonzo was hampered by a hamstring injury in the Bruins’ Sweet 16 loss to Kentucky, and said Lonzo’s team-mates were unable to help him out.
Ball Sr told the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin: “Realistically you can’t win a championship with three white guys, because the foot speed is too slow.” Bruins starters TJ Leaf, Bryce Alford and Thomas Welsh are white.
He continued: “I told Lonzo: ‘One of these games you might need to go for 30 or 40 points.’ It turned out that was the one game. Then once they get to the Elite Eight, they’re right there.”
The Bruins lost 86-75 to Kentucky, and Lonzo Ball, projected to be a high pick in this summer’s NBA draft, was overshadowed by Kentucky freshman De’Aaron Fox, who scored 39 points in the game. Lonzo managed just 10, but Ball Sr said: “People thought [Lonzo] was giving up, but he popped his hamstring. He said: ‘I was trying to run, but my hamstring was pulled.’ But he’s never going to make excuses.”
The Balls have made headlines this season thanks to Ball Sr’s penchant for sensational talk. LaVar Ball, in true overbearing dad mode, said his eldest son was going to be better than Steph Curry, and claimed he wanted a $1bn sponsorship deal for his three basketball-playing sons. Lonzo’s younger brothers, LiAngelo and LaMelo, who are still in high school, are set to follow Lonzo and play for UCLA.
Lonzo Ball has filed paperwork for the draft and has hired an agent after just one season at UCLA – and he wants to play for his hometown Lakers. He said on Thursday: “I’m a family dude. All my family’s in LA, so to be able to play in front of them, you know, I think that would mean more to me.”
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/apr/07/lavar-ball-ucla-bruins-slow-white-guys
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Read moreBall, who has talked up his son’s talents this season with a series of eyebrow-raising remarks, suggested that Lonzo was hampered by a hamstring injury in the Bruins’ Sweet 16 loss to Kentucky, and said Lonzo’s team-mates were unable to help him out.
Ball Sr told the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin: “Realistically you can’t win a championship with three white guys, because the foot speed is too slow.” Bruins starters TJ Leaf, Bryce Alford and Thomas Welsh are white.
He continued: “I told Lonzo: ‘One of these games you might need to go for 30 or 40 points.’ It turned out that was the one game. Then once they get to the Elite Eight, they’re right there.”
The Bruins lost 86-75 to Kentucky, and Lonzo Ball, projected to be a high pick in this summer’s NBA draft, was overshadowed by Kentucky freshman De’Aaron Fox, who scored 39 points in the game. Lonzo managed just 10, but Ball Sr said: “People thought [Lonzo] was giving up, but he popped his hamstring. He said: ‘I was trying to run, but my hamstring was pulled.’ But he’s never going to make excuses.”
The Balls have made headlines this season thanks to Ball Sr’s penchant for sensational talk. LaVar Ball, in true overbearing dad mode, said his eldest son was going to be better than Steph Curry, and claimed he wanted a $1bn sponsorship deal for his three basketball-playing sons. Lonzo’s younger brothers, LiAngelo and LaMelo, who are still in high school, are set to follow Lonzo and play for UCLA.
Lonzo Ball has filed paperwork for the draft and has hired an agent after just one season at UCLA – and he wants to play for his hometown Lakers. He said on Thursday: “I’m a family dude. All my family’s in LA, so to be able to play in front of them, you know, I think that would mean more to me.”
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/apr/07/lavar-ball-ucla-bruins-slow-white-guys
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