BIRSTONAS, Lithuania -- LaVar Ball says Los Angeles Lakers coach Luke Walton has lost the team.
Ball, who woke up at 5 a.m. local time Saturday morning to watch his son Lonzo Ball return for the Lakers, expressed his frustration with Walton in an exclusive interview with ESPN.
"You can see they're not playing for Luke no more," LaVar said from the spa resort in Birstonas where he is staying while his two youngest sons get ready to make their professional debuts. "Luke doesn't have control of the team no more. They don't want to play for him.