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15 Minutes of Lame Continues. LaVar Ball, Carolina Panther

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http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/scott-fowler/article140487688.html

Turns out LaVar Ball, now notorious for saying he could beat Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley, respectively, in 1-on-1, was once a Carolina Panther.  He was once on our practice squad and also was with the Jets as an UDFA.  

For a guy who has taken so much flak for his self-aggrandizement, you would think just admitting that you played D1 college basketball and then parlayed that into several practice squad stints on NFL teams and now have a son who is about to be a top 3 NBA pick would be enough.

#offseasonfodder

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2 minutes ago, 15 said:

first of all, that is hilarious. I had no idea he played with the panthers.

 

secondly, all of the people saying he's an attention whore, he's an idiot, yadda yadda yadda - are the same people that feel that way about Kanye West and Donald Trump. these guys do not give a fug about your opinions of them, and are simply marketing geniuses. every time you say Ball's name - he wins. that's another person spreading the word and turning Lavar Ball into a household name. he's building his brand and will become very successful with the help of his kids. if you don't understand what I just said, then you are exactly the type of person he's aiming for. in the words of DJ Khaled: congratulations  , you played yourself.  

You are doing God's work, bless....

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16 minutes ago, 15 said:

first of all, that is hilarious. I had no idea he played with the panthers.

 

secondly, all of the people saying he's an attention whore, he's an idiot, yadda yadda yadda - are the same people that feel that way about Kanye West and Donald Trump. these guys do not give a fug about your opinions of them, and are simply marketing geniuses. every time you say Ball's name - he wins. that's another person spreading the word and turning Lavar Ball into a household name. he's building his brand and will become very successful with the help of his kids. if you don't understand what I just said, then you are exactly the type of person he's aiming for. in the words of DJ Khaled: congratulations  , you played yourself.  

The difference between this guy and a guy like Kanye West is that Kanye's success is his own. This guy isn't "building his brand". He's trying to ride the coattails of his kids. Everyone sees this guy as nothing but a clown. 

You don't seem to understand that fame (or in this case, infamy) doesn't necessarily equate to success if you can't figure out a way to monetize that notoriety. 

The ONLY chance this clown has of launching his brand is if his kid goes on to be an NBA superstar. If Lonzo flames out, so does his brand. That's not a successful entrepreneur, that's just a dick rider who maybe found the right dick to ride.

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He couldn't make it himself athletically and now he's trying to ride his sons' coattails and live vicariously through them. Meanwhile, he's making life even tougher on his son writing all these checks with his mouth that their asses can't cash. Against other elite NBA talent vs. UK Lonzo didn't look like much. He's a very good passer, but looks like a fairly average athlete for the NBA and his shot his garbage. And now due to his Dad's constant yapping, he's going to have every guy in the NBA looking to show him up. Best of luck kid, you're gonna need it.

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At first he seem crazy and I hated the type of parent that he was coming off as but the more I watched him you can't knock the hussle. He had a vision and brand for his kids and yeah it might be pushy to some but it's coming to life.

Then I thought about it, if my kids come to me and say they want to be professional athletes I'm going to make sure they know how much hard work it takes but if they still agree we're going to work at it everyday if they truly want it. 

He talked about the family's BBB brand being a 20 year investment and what do you know now they're about to be millionaires. Does he say crazy things sure, but that's a marketing strategy that's working like a charm. 

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I just found it funny that LeBron got do upset with him . He's working his magic if he's flustering the likes of LeBron and Stephen a Smith alike.

I was actually watching first take the other day and witnessed Ball having a shouting match with Stephen a Smith when he was saying his son will be better than MJ and magic Johnson and will be a billionaire . 

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It all hinges on whether or not his son pans out in the NBA. Without that, no one will remember who this guy is soon. Even if his son does pan out, I give it at least a 50/50 chance that the kid wises up and gets tired of dad leaching off of his success and trying to steal his shine.

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