With a third overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, Charlotte Hornets picked up the lame ball. That makes him the second player from the B-family to be selected near the top of the NBA Draft, giving his father Lavar a chance to rule out his feud with team owner Michael Jordan.
For those who may have forgotten, there was a time when Lavar Ball was one of the biggest names in American sports despite not participating in any of it. His eldest son, Lonzo’s UCLA, gained national fame with his athletic company, the Big Baller brand, and the NBA in the NBA.
Ball’s patriarchal approach to coming to various sports shows was like a wrestling incentive, meaning that on a weekly basis, at least one quote from Lavar went viral. Most notably, he announced that he would beat Michael Jordan in a one-on-one match if given the chance.
Here is the full quote he gave USA Today back in 2017.
“In my last days, I would kill Michael Jordan one by one. I would just land him back (Jordan) and take him off the ground and call him foul when I jumped to the right when he made me full. Left. Can’t stop. He made every shot better. “Because he can’t go around me. He’s not fast enough. And he can only take a lot of shots before I make every bucket under the rim.”
It took about a month or so, but eventually Jordan responded, probably due to the fact that he couldn’t flip into a sports channel without seeing the man’s face during that time. He assured that his answer would be given loudly and clearly in front of a large group of people: there was no possibility that Ball Lay would have scored a run.
“You got to understand the source. I think he played a college ledge, maybe?
“He averaged 2.2 points per game. Really?
“It does not deserve a response, but since you asked the question I will give it to you.
“I don’t think he could beat me if I had one leg.”
Chances are this won’t really happen. First of all, Lavar made his claim worthy with the fact that he could beat Jordan on his athletic prime, which is probably 53 years behind him. He later tracked his words back, probably on the off chance that Jordan’s competitive spirit decided to back up and go with the challenge.
“Look at everyone, man. Everybody saying, ‘You know, I think Wilt Chamberlain is better than vegetables; I think sc sker is better than Robertson LeBron.’ Now the story is that Lavar is better than Michael Jordan, ”Ball was told at the Riley Big Show on ESPN 850WKNR in Cleveland.
“Common, I didn’t even play basketball at Monk and they’re talking about me and Michael Jordan. That’s what I’m talking about. He tells me he hits me with one foot. Well, guess what: I hit him one. I can beat it by hand. Now we both feel like we can’t play there. “
-No-court war won’t happen, it says a lot about the cultural impact of the Lavar Ball that it is still an integral part of her child’s draft story, even after a long silence.