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The big con: LaVar Ball has made a living off the backs of his children
LA Times ^ | Nov. 22, 2017 | Bill Plaschke

Posted on 11/21/2017 10:37:16 PM PST by Eddie01

Just in time for the holidays, LaVar Ball has been good enough to advise us on one way to obtain a pair of his company’s odd $495 sneakers.

Steal them?

The father of UCLA freshman basketball player LiAngelo Ball has spent the last week telling the world his son and fellow Bruins Cody Riley and Jalen Hill didn’t really do too much wrong when they were caught shoplifting in three stores during the team’s recent trip to China.

They were detained, confined to the country beyond their scheduled departure, released with the help of two presidents, publicly admitted their wrongdoing and are serving an indefinite team suspension.

But according to the family patriarch, a man whose publicity-seeking craziness has been excused because he is a good father, theft isn’t that big of a deal.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: bigballer; illiterate; ingrate; lavar; miscreant; punk
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To: xander

I see what you did there.


21 posted on 11/22/2017 5:12:26 AM PST by Buckeye Battle Cry (Beer! Because you can't drink bacon!)
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To: raybbr

Must make family gatherings uncomfortable with Serena’s husband.


22 posted on 11/22/2017 6:32:55 AM PST by Tench_Coxe
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To: nickcarraway

At what point does Lonzo cut off his father?


23 posted on 11/22/2017 7:18:32 AM PST by Hotlanta Mike ("You can avoid reality, but you can't avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.")
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To: raybbr
He reminds me of the Williams sisters’ father. Everything is about race and how unfair white people are

BINGO! To this day, I can't stand either of the Williams girls and root for them to lose. Venus isn't as bad but I can't stand Serena with her fake humility. Lonzo may be a nice kid but his father is seriously tarnishing his image with all his BS.

24 posted on 11/22/2017 8:11:36 AM PST by luv2ski
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To: DoodleDawg

Trump is also saving face in front of Xi.

I expect Xi and China to make life difficult for Lavar’s new retail shops in Shanghai and Hong Kong.


25 posted on 11/22/2017 8:20:12 AM PST by Eddie01
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To: Eddie01
Trump is also saving face in front of Xi.

By getting into a Twitter war with the likes of LaVar Ball? Yeah, that'll impress him.

26 posted on 11/22/2017 8:27:16 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: raybbr

true


27 posted on 11/22/2017 8:31:47 AM PST by a little elbow grease (...... bless all who understand and aid the pain of struggling animals)
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To: DoodleDawg

Yes. Punching back.


28 posted on 11/22/2017 10:02:22 AM PST by Eddie01
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To: Eddie01
Yes. Punching back.

Against a moron? Where is that impressive?

29 posted on 11/22/2017 10:09:08 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: DoodleDawg

You’re opinion.

LaVar has come to represent all that’s wrong with the Black Urban Culture.

Trump isn’t just fighting back against LaVar, he’s fighting back against a racist culture of entitlement and criminal behavior.

Wait... there’s more.

https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3607124/posts


30 posted on 11/22/2017 10:13:56 AM PST by Eddie01
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To: Eddie01
Trump isn’t just fighting back against LaVar, he’s fighting back against a racist culture of entitlement and criminal behavior.

No, he's fighting LaVar Ball. Don't build more into it than there is.

31 posted on 11/22/2017 10:15:43 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: DoodleDawg
You're wrong.


32 posted on 11/22/2017 10:25:16 AM PST by Eddie01
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To: Eddie01
Just in time for the holidays, LaVar Ball has been good enough to advise us on one way to obtain a pair of his company’s odd $495 sneakers.

Looks like they are overpriced by $494.98.

33 posted on 11/22/2017 10:27:55 AM PST by ssaftler (NFL? We don't need no stinking NFL!)
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To: Eddie01
You're wrong.

Sure.

34 posted on 11/22/2017 10:29:38 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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