The recent amputation of LaVar Ball’s right foot doesn’t appear to be getting the notorious NBA dad down.
In a recent 11-second clip from his sneaker line, Big Baller Brand, the 57-year-old is seen chuckling and extending his arms towards the camera before gesturing at the void beyond his right shin.
Ball doesn’t quite communicate anything in the video besides his own good spirits. The father LaMelo and Lonzo, as well as their hip-hop artist brother LiAngelo, LaVar’s specific medical issue remains a mystery.
Since his February surgery, Ball has been seen moving around with the help of a scooter, including one social media photo of himself with LaMelo, the Charlotte Hornets‘ star point guard.
He did address fans after the procedure, albeit without offering any specifics.
‘Everyone heard what happened and y’all can take my foot, but you know what you can’t take? That Primby account,’ LaVar said to the camera in reference to TikTok account.
In a recent 11-second clip from his sneaker line, Big Baller Brand, LaVar is seen gesturing at the vacant area beyond his right shin. He had his right foot amputated last month
The surgery did not do anything to wipe the smile off LaVar Ball’s 57-year-old face
Ball has been filming videos for Primby over the past month or so.
He then launched into a chorus of ‘Tweaker’ – his middle son LiAngelo’s viral rap hit.
Off the back of his viral hit ‘Tweaker,’ LiAngelo inked a deal with Def Jam and Universal Music Group for a guaranteed $8million – with the deal potentially rising to $13million – in January.
Additionally, LiAngelo will have his own label – Born2Ball Music Group – and own all of his music.
LaVar attended West Los Angeles college, Washington State and Cal State Los Angeles to play basketball. However, despite his own claims he could have beaten Michael Jordan one-on-one, his college hoops career never amounted to much.
Later he played a year of college football at Long Beach City College before a training-camp invite with the New York Jets in 1994.
LaVar started the Big Baller Brand with Alan Foster in 2016, vowing to use his own sons to market the shoes rather than allowing them to sign lucrative deals with Nike or Adidas.
The brand was later criticized for its prices, which initially went as high as $495. Big Baller Brand also got an F from the Better Business Bureau over a series of customer complaints, much of which involved shipping delays.
BBB ultimately severed ties with Foster amid reported concerns of his criminal past and alleged funnelling of $1.5 million in LaVar’s money to various business accounts.
Foster later sued LaMelo, LaVar and his wife Tina Ball for more than $200 million over allegations of trademark infringement, intentional interference with contractual relations, unjust enrichment and malicious prosecution.
LaVar Ball, 57-year-old father of Lonzo, LiAngelo and LaMelo, recently had his foot amputated
LaVar is famed for his ambitious plans for his sons (Pictured L-R: LaMelo, LiAngelo and Lonzo)
LaMelo Ball has signed with a rival sneaker line, Puma, amid legal battles at his dad’s brand
LaMelo has since signed with a rival sneaker brand, Puma, and filed his own counterclaim against Foster on Wednesday, arguing the ‘Plaintiff abandoned any supposed rights’ over the intellectual property in question: athletic apparel.
LiAngelo famously made national news while visiting China with his now-former UCLA Bruins teammates in 2017. Along with fellow freshman Jalen Hill and Cody Riley, LiAngelo admittedly stole designer sunglasses from a Louis Vuitton store in Hangzhou, where the team was staying ahead of their season opener against Georgia Tech in Shanghai on November 10.
The three spent less than two days in jail before being released and eventually sent back to the United States on November 14.
LiAngelo would ultimately thank Trump for helping secure his release, although LaVar would later dispute the President’s role.
‘Who?’ Ball asked ESPN.com’s Arash Markazi in 2017. ‘What was he over there for? Don’t tell me nothing. Everybody wants to make it seem like he helped me out.’