<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/michael-jordan-t85627" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michael Jordan</a> is arguably the greatest basketball player of all time and often the superstar all basketball players looked up to as kids. Of course, there’s an endless debate about who’s the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/sports/what-does-the-goat-mean-in-sports-20201229-0009.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GOAT</a> between him and<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/lebron-james-t92259" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LeBron James</a>, but that’s another story.
What we could be sure of is that it’s unusual to hear someone downplaying what MJ has accomplished during his legendary career. However, it looks likeLaVar Ball had no problem in doing that to praise his son LaMelo.
LaVar is known for being proud of his kids, but this time he took it to the next level.LaMelo Ball is clearly one of the most interesting prospects in the league and his father believes he’s talented enough to not need advice from the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/chicago-bulls-t101422" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chicago Bulls</a> icon.
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<h2>LaVar Ball downplays adviceMichael Jordan could give to LaMelo</h2>
“How often does he seek out advice from Michael Jordan? Never!” LaVarBall said, as quoted by AhnFire Digital. “What advice he gonna give him? You tell me what advice he gonna give him.
“When the last time he won a championship? And the game has changed. What’s he gonna tell him?” LaVar continued. Well, this wouldn’t be the first time one of his comments makesnoise. But his take on such a respected player is still surprising.
LaMelo is having a great season with the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/charlotte-hornets-t95447" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Charlotte Hornets</a> regardless. In his second year in the league, the 2020 first-round pick is averaging 20 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 8.3 assists per game.
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Hornets' LaMelo Ball's father LaVar takes huge shot at Michael Jordan

Hornets' LaMelo Ball's father LaVar takes huge shot at Michael Jordan - Bolavip US

Every now and then, someone puts a microphone in front of <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/2020-nba-draft-lamelo-ball-father-mocks-him-for-signing-with-puma-202" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LaVar Ball</a> and the result is… something. He’s become one of the most infamous and hilarious figures around the <a href="https://us.bolavip.com/nba-t19117" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NBA</a>, even before his sons <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/lonzo-ball-explains-secret-behind-stephen-curry-success-20210505-0002.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lonzo</a> and LaMelo made it to the league.
The Ball patriarch has had his fair share of dubious remarks throughout the years. His overstatements about his sons made a lot of people doubt their talents, although they’ve done a great job of shutting down those narratives.
But LaVar’s delusional comments aren’t going anywhere, it’s just that people aren’t paying him attention anymore. Gladly for tabloids and those who enjoy a good laugh, 95.7 The GAME called him in to do an interview and we got to <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/2020-nba-draft-nba-fans-go-crazy-over-possibility-of-seeing-michael-jordan-playing-lavar-ball-1-on-1--20201118-0015.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hear about him again.</a>
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<h2>LaVar Ball Is Still Convinced He Could Beat Michael Jordan 1-on-1</h2>
This time, LaVar addressed his infamous comments on him being able to beat both LeBron James and Michael Jordan in a 1-on-1 game. Unsurprisingly, he still thinks he could pull it off with ease:
“There’s no way he can beat me one-on-one. I was 6-foot-6, 270 [pounds] and benching 500 pounds. One-on-one? You’re going to need some help… I don’t care if you’re George Washington or Jesus, you can’t beat me one-on-one,” the Ball patriarch said.
That’s something I’d pay to watch, for sure. The funniest part about LaVar’s remarks is the fact that he averaged a whopping 2.2 points per game during his tenure at Washington State University before his failed attempt to become an NFL player.
Some will call him crazy, some will say he’s a marketing genius. Maybe he’s something in-between. The truth is that he’d do anything for his sons and that having two of them in the best basketball league in the world means he may have done something right.

LaVar Ball doubles down on his take: He can beat Michael Jordan 1-on-1

LaVar Ball doubles down on his take: He can beat Michael Jordan 1-on-1 - Bolavip US

It’s safe to say that Lonzo Ball has failed to live up to the expectations that surrounded him when he made the<a href="https://us.bolavip.com/nba-t19117" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> NBA</a> as a second-overall pick. Then again, he’s trending up and has proven to be an elite defender and playmaker.
That’s why he’s in a bit of an uncomfortable position right now. He’s injury-prone and not much of a scorer so teams will be wary of overpaying for him, yet he’s too good not to take a risk on him going forward.
Whatever the case it is, his father LaVar Ball just wants to see him get traded away from the <a href="https://us.bolavip.com/new-orleans-pelicans-t100705" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Orleans Pelicans,</a> as he believes that they’re ‘changing the way he plays the game’ and he just can’t stay there anymore.
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<h2>LaVar Ball Says Lonzo Can’t Stay New Orleans, Demands A Trade</h2>
“No! No, he can’t stay in New Orleans. Come on, man. Come on, listen … Lonzo’s always been a playmaker. Why are you trying to change him into a defensive specialist that stays in the corner and shoots 3s? And you’re trying to change Zion and Brandon Ingram who all through their careers have never been playmakers. They’re scorers! Now you want to put the ball in their hands and be playmakers? Go score the ball and do what you do and guess what? They’re gonna have a hard time trying to win every game if the playmaker ain’t making the right plays,” LaVar said on ESPN LA 710.

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The Ball patriarch added that he doesn’t know whether he’ll be traded or not but urged the team to do it because he simply doesn’t like the way his son is playing under Van Gundy’s system:
“Oh, I don’t know what they’re gonna do. I don’t know what they’re gonna do. I hope he be traded though. Here’s the thing: I don’t like watching him play like he plays [right now],” he concluded.
<h2>The New York Knicks Want Lonzo Ball</h2>
Lonzo and the Pelicans couldn’t reach an agreement on a contract extension and he’ll be a restricted free agent at the end of the season, and according to Marc Berman of the New York Post, the<a href="https://us.bolavip.com/new-york-knicks-t92326" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> New York Knicks </a>are doing their due diligence on him:
“The Knicks are looking to make a move at the March 25 NBA trade deadline for an upgrade — preferably for backcourt help. Though Rockets combo guard Victor Oladipo is available, Pelicans pass-first point guard Lonzo Ball is higher on Leon Rose’s list (…) The Post has learned the Knicks, with plenty of cap room, would be heavily on Ball’s radar as a restricted free agent,” Berman said.

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Lonzo has repeatedly stated his desire to play with the Pelicans’ young core but whether the Pelicans view him as a building block going forward or not is yet to be seen. The Knicks are inclear need of a playmaker and he’d get a chance to prove his worth at the Madison Square Garden.

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