LaVar Ball is consistently one of the most interesting men in the entire sports industry thanks to his constant hot takes about his sons and their relation to other notable players in the NBA. Ball thinks his sons are better than everyone, even if they haven't actually accomplished anything. For instance, Ball is a big believer in his son LaMelo who has yet to be drafted into the NBA.
During a recent episode of the "Load Management" podcast, Ball spoke about LaMelo and how he is already more popular than the likes of Zion Williamson. As LaVar explains, Melo has played overseas and is considered to be a global star, whereas Williamson is supposedly only known in North America.
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“Melo’s (aura) is better. Because Melo is worldwide,” LaVar said. “You take Zion to Germany or Lithuania or Latvia or Estonia or London, they don’t know who he is. You take Melo over there, you know who he is. Like I said, take him over there and see. Ask who Zion is, they’ll look at you crazy like ‘Who is Zion?’”
This is certainly a bold take but when you consider it's coming from LaVar, you really can't be all that surprised. Perhaps when all is said and done, he will be right but for now, his take is questionable at best.
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