LiAngelo Ball
| Position: | Tight end |
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth: | October 23, 1968 |
| Place of birth: | Los Angeles, California |
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight: | 320 lb (145 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Canoga Park (CA) |
| College: | Long Beach City College |
| Undrafted: | 1994 |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
LaVar Ball (born October 23, 1968) is an American media personality who attracted public and media attention in 2017 after making a series of incredible claims concerning the careers of himself and his sons. He is the father of Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo, UCLA freshman LiAngelo, and Chino Hills High School basketball player LaMelo. A former basketball and American football player, LaVar is currently the owner of the sports apparel company Big Baller Brand.
Ball played basketball and American football while at Canoga Park High School. He then played basketball at the collegiate level for West Los Angeles College, Washington State and Cal State Los Angeles. He continued to play American football at Long Beach City College for one season. He later had a short professional career with the London Monarchs of the World League of American Football, and as a practice squad member of the New York Jets and Carolina Panthers in 1995.
Following a series of bold statements in the spring of 2017, Ball consistently began making national sports headlines for his statements. His early remarks included saying that his son Lonzo is better than Stephen Curry and claiming that he himself could defeat Michael Jordan one-on-one. He was subject to both praise and criticism as he continued making similar comments, some of which involved his company, Big Baller Brand. Ball has made several appearances on national TV and has routinely drawn attention from major sports media outlets like ESPN and Fox Sports.
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