While many have been critical of LaVar Ball's headline-making ways, Kentucky head men's basketball coach John Calipari expressed a different view Tuesday.
In an interview with TMZ Sports, Calipari praised LaVar's involvement with his son, former UCLA guard and top NBA draft prospect Lonzo Ball: "I was so far removed, I don't even know what that means. I know he's involved. But fathers being involved aren't always bad for these kids."
The elder Ball has been outspoken with regard to Lonzo, as well as his younger sons LaMelo and LiAngelo, both of whom are committed to play at UCLA.