LOS ANGELES — LaVar Ball downplayed his son’s shoplifting incident in China, as well as President Donald Trump’s involvement in getting LiAngelo Ball and two other UCLA basketball players back to the United States earlier this week.
“Who?” LaVar Ball told ESPN on Friday, when asked about Trump’s involvement in the matter. “What was he over there for? Don’t tell me nothing. Everybody wants to make it seem like he helped me out.”
“As long as my boy’s back here, I’m fine,” LaVar Ball told ESPN. “I’m happy with how things were handled. A lot of people like to say a lot of things that they thought happened over there. Like I told him, ‘They try to make a big deal out of nothing sometimes.’ I’m from L.A. I’ve seen a lot worse things happen than a guy taking some glasses. My son has built up enough character that one bad decision doesn’t define him. Now if you can go back and say when he was 12 years old he was shoplifting and stealing cars and going wild, then that’s a different thing.”
Now that the three basketball players are out of China and saved from years in jail, LaVar Ball, the father of LiAngelo, is unaccepting of what I did for his son and that shoplifting is no big deal. I should have left them in jail!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 19, 2017
Shoplifting is a very big deal in China, as it should be (5-10 years in jail), but not to father LaVar. Should have gotten his son out during my next trip to China instead. China told them why they were released. Very ungrateful!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 19, 2017
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LaVar Ball is a thug and a low life. Trump should have left the trash stealing thugs in China and they would have had long jail terms. LaVar making up excuses, stating that stealing is no big deal. This shows one, what a low life you are, LaVar thug!
You can take the man out of the ghetto, but not the ghetto out of the man. There are several LeVar Balls that have been elected to represent their districts of the same mindset that stealing or shoplifting is no big deal. Just a milder form of social redistribution of the wealth. When they become successful and it is they to get shoplifted by outright theft on the streets or in similar socially reflected government taxation, the damage has already been done and the lessons learned too late. America is about three decades too late. Just look what kind of socially confused humans now reside in the house and Senate, elected and reflected of the secular inspired criminal mindset of unjust government redistributed honestly earned wealth into the hands of those who never earned it, and therefore respect not the human life forces expended to earn wealth. They should have been allowed to return only AFTER some months in a Chinese jail, but this never seems to happen any more, especially to grown adults who entertain America in childish sports and games, used like the Roman emperors to divert a failing society from the inevitable corruption within, now so evident it can no longer be ignored, and should never be excused. Don’t blame the politicians, blame the LaVar Balls whom so may of us have now been socially mind manipulated to become.
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Exceptionally well stated and AMEN!
With a father like this, no wonder the kid is a common thief.
And exactly HOW DOES he feel his kid got released if IT WASN’T from Trump intervening? Does he feel the chinese just released the kid out of the warmth of their own heart?
Send LaVar to China to do his sons time. Let him find out what President Trump really did for those three by getting them back here. Have LaVar spend the time for all three.
A most excellent suggestion!
And when pops starts whining “HEY TRUMP, BRING ME HOME” i hope trump said “HEllzz no.. you wanted it with nothing from me, NOW live with it!”
The old adage comes true…. Like father, like son.
Ghetto genes prevail in this family.
LaVar Ball is the epitome and shinning example of a saying I was told as a kid: God really did create an half of horse, that half without a head. If he spent half the time teaching his son the values of life rather than all the time he spends running his mouth and trying to gain personal notoriety from the backs of his son’s he “might” amount to something. But I for one don’t see that happening. There’s only 1 person in LaVar Ball’s life and that is LaVar Ball.
Never heard of him before, and am not impressed with him since I heard his name. It sounds like he is the one who should be in jail…
This coming for a thug who groomed his kids to be basketball players and one on the lakers so he could enrich himself in nice home and cars . This is an example of how some people who have no life use their kids who have more talent in their little finger then you a hole dad and i bet his kids call him a a hole in their head
Agreed, a real low life.
Anopther one of The KKKKKKKK (Klueless Krazy Kolin Kapaernick Kommie Kriminal Knuckle-dragging Kneelers)
Just further proof that blacks have no problem being criminals. Like father, like son. The black culture is riddled with low life criminals. They will be back in jail or prison sometime in the future. This a major reason why law abiding Americans despise blacks and their culture.
When most of their rap music IDOLIZES crooks and gangs, what do you expect!?
I’m black and do have a problem with blacks committed crime. I have a problem with whites comitting crime. In fact I have problem with anyone committing crime. I guess I don’t fit into that broad statement of yours blacks having no problem being criminals. That’s like saying all whites are racists. When you make statements like that this the reason why we black conservatives get flack from left wingers. They look at us and wonder why would we be involved with an organization that has individuals like you making statements like that. White culture is riddled with lo life criminals as well, am I right? Just as Asians, hispanics etc. just stop making idiotic statements like that please. If you’re not a racist it should be easy. I for one do not assume all whites are racists because it’s idiotic to think so. So it’s easy for me not to make such statements.
Problem with your argument weight, is the #s are on our side..
Blacks account fo 17% of the population. 7.9% of that, are blacks are adult males. YET BLACK Males account for over 65^ of the crimes.. White’s make up for what, 47% of the population (still a majority), and males make up 46% (last i checked) of the total white population. YET white males are responsible for what, less than 35% of the crime.
ADD TO THAT with the sheer # of fake claims of racism in the past 3 years, where its been PROVEN the blacks (or muslims) making those claims were found to have been the one BEHIND THEM.. How are we to know how many whites actually commit racist crimes?
Man, you got a big brush with your stupid comment!
Who was that directed to. Me, Weight or John?
who is this thing LaVar Ball? What is his claim to fame? I get the impression that he is a professional rioter and break into stores and stole things. He obviously, exercised his “righteous indignation” as an admirer of Rodney King…
LaVar Ball apparently is still a shoplifter, if he thinks it is not big deal to steal. He must not like his son if he wanted his son to spend 10 years in a Chinese prison.
Trump should have left him in China and then watched LaVar spend a whole bunch of Million $$’s to try to get him back home.
Ball and President Trump should shut their mouths and take the win.
See, NOTHING is ever good enough, nothing is ever appreciated. No matter what it is never enough.
Trumps tweet is right, he should have left them there.
Amen, Todd. Ball should get an award for being the ultimate representative of the entitled class. With a father like this, no wonder the boy is a thief. What an ingrate, big mouth, low life, idiot, ungrateful, etc. etc.
People like Ball are what keeps their kind below the level of ever improving themselves. They have no morals, no decency, and don’t have a clue why they are rejected by society! Kids learn from their parents. Ball says, “It’s no big deal to steal. It could have been a lot worse.” If someone mutilates another human being and cuts off his leg, according to Ball, it’s no big deal! The victim was left with 3 other limbs! What a loser mentality! Parents need to start teaching their kids HONESTY! Look at the poor kid that went to N. Korea on a tour. He thought it was ok to steal a poster. Uh, Not! He ended up losing his life. Too many snot-nosed kids have been spoiled in this wonderful Land of Freedom. The freedom to steal, cheat, lie (all come from the same root of dishonesty) is NOT accepted in many countries. It should not be accepted here! But with parents like Ball who teach their kids that “It’s no big deal” it’s no wonder we have so many thugs around us. Don’t blame Trump or another country for the stupity and immorality of the fools that show the world what they’re made up of. It’s called Garbage! Sounds like Liberal mentality. No common sense, no morals, no decency. Then they try to blame everyone around them for their problems!
And how does Dad know his kid has not stolen or done worse before??
USUALLY thieves are not caught on their first attempt.. and by the time they hit their late teens/early 20s a thief has five finger discounted quite a lot of stuff.. BASED on my experiences that is.
Apparently pop thinks theft is a right. Probably he ingrained that in his kids. Low lifes like him don’t seem to understand they have no rights outside this country. Get caught in Mexico and see what happens.
IIRC ther is a novel, called “Crime, the new black entitlement (can’t remember the author of it yet). Maybe pops read that book and thought it was a how to guide..
Unless we have reason to believe American citizens abroad are being treated unfairly, why do we ever intervene on their behalf? If they commit a criminal act and we know it, let them take the punishment.
Remember a few years back when they were going to “cane” that American and we all freaked out? I watched the caning on TV. They strapped the guy up in public and gave him a few love slaps. That was it? That’s what all the fuss was about? It might be a huge embarrassment over there, but the actual punishment was the furthest thing from cruel I’ve ever seen. I’ve taken worse abuse from good friends.
If the guy was a thief, let him spend some time in a Chinese jail. By bailing him out it makes it look like we’re all thieves protecting each other.
I agree. Unless we believe the charges aer fake, which was not the case here, we should do all we can to bring them home.
HOWEVE if the claims are real, and we know they will be treated fairly in accordance with that country’s laws, WHY SHOULD we ‘give up XYZ’ (which is often what happens) just to bring them home. 99% of the time to NOT SERVE ANY time in jail for the crimes they did commit.
What a lowlife father, no appreciation when someone gets their sorry child out of jail, but then they were probably never taught to be moral or upright, just superstars and that will probably kibosh with such sorry material. Just another bunch of sorry *** hustlers that will never amount to much, too busy feeling that everyone owes them.
Seriously, is anyone surprised by this? The chance that his father would be a conservative in L.A. is very low. I’m actually more surprised the shoplifters themselves have not badmouthed our President. The Democrats have created people like this, and have given them just enough table scraps to keep them in the tent. All so Democrats can get votes and remain in power. It’s really sick.
While a bad decision may not define your son, it may dictate his future.
It is unfortunate the kid’s father in an ingrate. Perhaps the attitude of the father does define the father. (I am saddened the kid was raised in a house that condoned theft.)
This is a case where the boys should be kicked out of college, never given a chance to enter the NBA and the parents should be locked up.
He will fit right in with the NBA thugs. Just another reason to not watch that circus.
I wonder. Does the NFL Or the nBA have more thugs and low lives in it?
LaVar shows a disgusting disregard for civil behavior and lack of understanding just how deep a hole his kid dug for himself. With a father setting an example like this, it is no surprise that Bam Bam Boy decided to help himself to some shiny swag without paying for it. #I’M ENTITLED!!!
Trumps involvement in the release of the three basketball players was one of the very few mistakes he has made as president in my opinion. He used valuable political capital to achieve their release.
It seems fairly clear that they committed a crime and should have been subject to the Chinese justice system, regardless of how their system compares to our own. The players should have been left there to face the music, regardless of how minor a crime we consider shoplifting. Furthermore, by their actions, they made the United States look bad. That is an inexcusable crime.
It’s my understanding that they were caught on video taking the stuff and should suffer some consequences for their actions. However, in the past it has been American policy to ask for our citizens to be release and returned to the US. Most times our government does this at the lower levels of diplomacy out of the public eye and generally is not successful and does not pursue the matter when a crime has been committed. Our diplomats will monitor and do everything they can to ensure fair and humane treatment of citizens locked up abroad but we can not interfere with the justice system of another country anymore than they can interfere with ours. Mr. Ball has no clue just how lucky his son got or how big a deal it is for the President to get involved. He should just say thank you and be happy that his son came home. This should be a wake up call that every country has their own justice system and Americans need to be careful when they travel abroad.
Isn’t that an oxymoron though? IF WE have no right to interfere in another country’s justice system, WHY THEN DO We ‘do all we can to get our citizens who are caught breaking those country’s laws, to be brought back home”??
Shoplifting (stealing) is what he seen his father do, that’s why he think’s it’s no big deal?
Go back to the Ghetto where you belong. The president should have left your son in China
how would you like that?
President Trump should have left the thieves in jail in China. But, then again, did you expect more from Democrats????
What these current day athletes fail to realize is that their actions were not even necessary.
They play for one of the most celebrated NCAA D1 basketball organization’s of all time UCLA.
If there was a pair of sunglasses that they wanted all it would have required was a quick contact with one of MANY “boosters” involved with the program.
They still get the shades they want,
They still don’t have to pay for them, and they don’t lose the time their committing a serious
crime cost them.
Not the best to start their 15 min. of fame situation.
Learn how to play the “celebrity game” the right way guys.
You’re not there yet, by a long shot.
You 3 got a lot of learning to do.
Heck, i am sure one of their numerous hangers on and idolators would have had no problem buying them the glasses..
President Trump, call President Xi and have him send a couple of marshalls to pick up LiAngelo to spend his 5-10 years in a Chinese prison. According to lavar, ‘it’s no big deal.’
Who names their child LiAngelo, Shanaynay (Nay Nay) or was it LaQueefa (Queefie)?
trump should have let the low life rot in China but then they would have complained about that also. Just another way of protest.
I agree. Trump would have been damned either way he went..
Ghetto people with ghetto mentality making excuses for their criminal lives. This is why their neighborboods are the way they are….and everything else they touch.
Stole glasses? I heard early on that it was Louis Vuitton bags. But, coming from China, they were probably fakes. And the pop is a classic Hillary voter.
Would this man rather his son still be in jail? How did they think they could go into a store and steal at will? They stuck out like a sore thumb (a foot taller than everybody else) and made things bad for themselves. They could very easily have been jailed for a year or more in a tough environment. What a terrible father he has been to think that theft is not a bad thing. He sums up the problems within the black community.
Trump is a fool. He should never have gotten involved in this. Why? What was his incentive? There are probably a ton more worthy Americans or Tibetans rotting in a Chinese prison that he could have raised his voice about.
Let these hoodrats rot. Maybe the Chinese can teach them about discipline and respect for the law that their hoodrat father could not. So unpresidential. First inserting himself into this issue. Then seeming petty by asking for gratitude. Then bantering with a piece of garbage.
Perhaps they could still be sent back to do their time. Send LaVar with them. He sounds like he could use some contemplative time behind bars.
For those who are criticizing Trump for setting these kids free, I’d like to see THEM in a Chinese prison and tell Trump to stay out of it! Trump is a man with a kind heart. He felt sorry for those morons and used his power to do something about it.
I think the other posters were right though, in that there are more than likely a LOT MORE Deserving folk in prison, that trump could have shown ‘he cared for’ than these 3 layabouts.
Dad is complete! Yes, Dad is a COMPLETE ***, and looking to extend his 15 minutes of Thug Life. Looks like his son has watched his Dad in action! I don’t know what business he is trying to start, but i can assure you it will be bankrupt soon with his ungrateful attitude.
Thug…nice choice of words.
“I’ve seen a lot worse”? Sounds like dad is saying that HE’S done a lot worse himself and what happened in China was small change. Apparently dad thinks the American slap on the wrist is what junior would get in China. He knows very little about reality…hardly surprising coming from a man who begins his statement with “don’t tell me nuthin'”. At least we know now where junior learned his ethics and morality. Sorry but basketball skills will only take you so far…
Obviously, the shoplifting apple didn’t fall far from the rotten tree. The father has raised his son to have no values, no shame.
And how did the father in a country with free schooling come to speak his single language, English in such a faulty way, like some foreigner who can be excused when speaking a second language: “don’t tell me nothing”. Don’t tell him indeed, about grammar, about honesty, about gratitude, about manners.
My white dad talks that way. He gets upset and says “I don’t want nothing.” You’re attributing this to his race obviously though.
Really shoplifting,?? If the trio were shoplifting you can bet it wasn’t the first time they just took their Little “ENTITLED” selves to the store to PICK up what they want, NOW NOW. The country where all things electronic are made. How do you be that stupid. Not that they ever want to work for it then go and purchase it. The black community wonders why there are no big stores in their community area. Really simple store’s can’t stay open and make a profit when 1/2 their customers come in to PICK up what they are ENTITLED too, NOW NOW and never pay for it. Why do all the homes have burglar bars on the windows, not to keep the residents inside.
Great points, woftam!!
This website is where racists go to let off their racist steam? Black neighborhoods were created by the white man…don’t you understand that? It’s easy to understand if you had an open mind.
are you frikken kidding me?? Black neighbourhoods were created by whites? How do you figure that?
>> don’t you understand that? <<
Explain it to us, troll.
And we know at least _one_ thing he didn’t teach his son.
wonder if the people that steal from his store will be told it is no big deal, or if Ball will
have his stores with video surveillance and security so that no big deals like shop lifting don’t happen.