We almost got halfway through February before LaVar Ball made an eye-opening comment that put his son Lonzo in a presumably unwelcome spot.
On Monday, Ball declared that if the Lakers don’t sign his two younger sons, beginning this year with the second-oldest, LiAngelo, then Lonzo will leave the team in two years’ time. It remains unclear if the outspoken patriarch consulted with Lonzo Ball, a rookie point guard who Los Angeles made the No. 2 pick in last year’s draft, before issuing the ultimatum.
It is also unclear why LaVar Ball thinks any of the scenario he painted Monday is realistic, at least in the time frame he was suggesting.