LaVar Ball

LaVar Ball (born October 23, 1968) is a retired American football player. He played professionally with the London Monarchs of the World League of American Football (WLAF) and was a practice squad member of the New York Jets and Carolina Panthers in the National Football League (NFL). A native of California, Ball attended Canoga Park High School in Los Angeles before playing basketball at Washington State and Cal State Los Angeles.

Ball is the father of UCLA basketball player Lonzo Ball and Chino Hills High School basketball players LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball. He drew widespread media attention upon his sons' rise to popularity in 2016 and due to a series of controversial claims he made in 2017. Currently, he is the owner of Big Baller Brand.