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That's not true at all. If anything, most of you guys are defending him because his name isn't Larry Barnes. There comes a point where you have to admit dude is doing goofy **** regardless of him being a good father. Like why are you calling out plays from the sidelinesif his name was Larry Barnes, a white father, everyone would be praising him
Have you ever been to a HS basketball game? Or a middle school game?
Parent do this **** all the time.
And the race aspect is 100% true, if he was white or even a woman, he would be viewed different. LaVar is annoying to some because he doesn't fit into the usual stereo type the media pushes to folk.
And god forbid young black men that understand how black men are ******** on in the media and society defend other black men. Oh the horror.
You pedaling alternative fact pa
Of course there are parents who overstep their boudaries in amateur sports. I see it all the time. ****, we have a show on TV dedicated to Dance Moms, so I can see why a polarizing figure like Lavar Ball is seen as enticing by the media. I completely get it.
However, when bringing race into the matter, please give examples of others who have done the same and not nearly received the same amount of vitriol as Ball. Where the line gets blurred is that Ball is openly talking trash about guys to his son's superior, talking about other folks' kids, etc. THIS is where I would love to see examples of the folks you think have gotten away with what Ball is doing now. The hot takes are one thing, but he's taking things to a completely different level. Forget Whitlock for a second...he's a herb...you have folks from ALL walks of life, races, etc., completely NOT cool w/ how Lavar Ball is going about business.
Praise him all you want for being in his sons' lives. Nothing wrong with that. He obviously cares abotu his boys. However, he is absolutely not absolved from criticism for some of the stuff he's been doing/saying over the past few months. He's a sideshow, and unfortunately it's a shadow over his kids. Can't discuss Lonzo without bringing up his crazy father.
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