Posted on 11/18/2017 9:36:34 AM PST by jazusamo
LaVar Ball, whose son was one of the three UCLA basketball players detained in China on shoplifting charges last week, said who? when asked about President Trumps role in getting the players released.
"Who?" Ball told ESPN when asked about Trump's role. "What was he over there for? Don't tell me nothing. Everybody wants to make it seem like he helped me out."
Ball, the CEO of the sports apparel company Big Baller Brand, downplayed Trumps role in securing his son LiAngelo Balls release.
His son, along with two other players, was arrested and accused of shoplifting from a Louis Vuitton in China during his teams weeklong trip to the country.
"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.
"Everybody gets stuck on the negativity of some things and they get stuck on them too long. That's not me. I handle what's going on and then we go from there."
Trump took credit for the players release in a tweet on Wednesday and asked if the players would thank him because they could have spent "10 years in jail."
"Do you think the three UCLA Basketball Players will say thank you President Trump?" Trump tweeted. "They were headed for 10 years in jail!"
The players held a press conference later that same day during which they apologized and thanked Trump for his help.
"To President Trump and the United States government, thank you for taking the time to intervene on our behalf," player Cody Riley said. "We really appreciate you helping us out."
The three players are suspended indefinitely from the team.
Your son is obviously a black privileged thug. As youre CEO of a big mega Corp he obviously wasnt poor.
As a CEO of a big megacorp maybe you shouldve taught him about stealing from others because Im sure you dont like it when people still your jackets.
What ARE you teaching your son anyway?
“No wonder his sons believe its OK to STEAL”
Exactly right. In father’s own words:
Like I told him, ‘They try to make a big deal out of nothing sometimes.’
You can see where the son gets it.
Saw this poor excuse of a “father” on a skit on Monday Night RAW..he made a fool out of himself. His son was sitting there, I think even he was embarrassed..trust me, this is NOT the first time his kid has stolen from a store, just the first time he’s been caught
“Theyre what? Thats right, theyre THIEVES.”
Absolutely!
“His IQ is no lower than your typical white liberal.”
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Agreed. You certainly make a valid point.
I would also take into consideration, who his client base is. They probably tend to be the kinds of folks who don’t like Trump....so he has to play to them.
I don’t think it’s the same situation that Michael Jordan has, like when he said, “Republicans buy shoes too.” I don’t think you’re seeing a lot of Republicans buying this guy’s stuff.
Phew. What an immoral, incoherent “comment”. The bell curve in action!
I sincerely wish those players had been put in jail in China for a year to teach them to appreciate our great country.
Someone should probably point out to this moron that UCLA no doubt hears about everything he says.
His suspended son should be telling him to put a sock in it!
And now we know way his son is such a scofflaw.
and they wonder why we hate them
Or at least waited till they thought to actually address Donald Trump.
This guy really is a POS, no wonder his kid is a thief. I can only tell you that if the President intervened in Saving my child from certain Death in a communist prison, if he was my sworn enemy I would repent and thank him from the bottom of my heart, being as gracious as one could possibly be!
POTUS should have ignored the whole fiasco and told the Red Chinese to "do with them what thou will"
Well said...LaVar is too ignorant to realize the gravity of the situation or doesn’t care because of his sense of entitlement, probably a combination of both.
Imagine the money the Chinese would have made from a Pay Per View execution of the foreign thieves. Call them spies and shoot them.
Too bad the dishonest MSM practically hid President Trumps very successful Asian Trip.
And if Trump hadn’t negotiated their release, this would be the first jackass trashing him for not caring about U. S. Citizens in trouble abroad.
Whether Trump achieved the release or not, it’s very clear he raised the issue at the highest level of government.
This sad creature hasn’t got the mental faculties to appreciate that.
You’re dead on the mark.
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