ESPN’s “First Take” just turned into a war zone.
In a moment that had sports fans laughing, yelling, and shaking their heads all at once, LaVar Ball went full throttle on national TV — claiming he could beat MICHAEL JORDAN one-on-one and that his son Lonzo Ball is better than Steph Curry… even before proving anything in the NBA.“NEVER LOST!”

That’s the line LaVar kept repeating — despite never having played in the NBA — while Stephen A. Smith, visibly stunned, shouted back:

“The BLASPHEMY coming out of your mouth! You can’t be serious!”

LaVar didn’t flinch.
He doubled down on his takes, saying Steph Curry would get “shot out of the game” if swapped into UCLA, while Lonzo would lead Golden State to victory.

And then, in the most viral moment, he declared:

“I made Lonzo! I picked a beautiful wife, and I planned it from Day One!”

DELUSIONAL OR GENIUS?

Is LaVar Ball just a loudmouth dad riding his son’s coattails? Or is he a marketing mastermind who’s rewritten how we talk about basketball prodigies?

Stephen A. may have met his match in volume, but fans are split:

🤬 “LaVar is embarrassing his kid.”

🤔 “He’s doing what any dad would do — just louder.”

💡 “He’s not crazy… he’s just playing the game better than anyone.”

THE BIGGER QUESTION:

If Lonzo doesn’t become the next Magic Johnson (as LaVar predicted), will LaVar be the reason?
Or is the world just not ready for a father this loud, this confident — and possibly, this strategic?

Drop your take:
Is LaVar Ball a legend in the making, or a living meme sabotaging his sons’ careers?