After the Los Angeles Lakers selected Lonzo Ball with the second overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, they had to navigate through his father LaVar Ball’s comments.
Through it all during the 2017-18 NBA season, the most controversial statement came when Ball’s father claimed head coach Luke Walton had lost the team during their nine-game losing streak.
Since then, the eldest Ball has stayed relatively quiet until now. With LiAngelo Ball declaring for the 2018 NBA Draft and expected to work out for some teams including the Lakers, the 50-year-old was extremely critical of the team’s trainer, Gunnar Peterson.