LaVar Ball's interview with Chris Cuomo on TagsCNN Monday was a hell of a thing.
The infamous basketball father appeared on CNN to talk about his ongoing feud with President Trump over the release of his son from China — and the discussion began with a contentious exchange and then escalated throughout the segment.
SEE ALSO: CNN fiasco reveals heated battle between AT&T and TrumpFirst, the backstory:
LaVar Ball is the father of Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball, whose two younger brothers are also famous for being good at basketball (and for being members of the Ball family). The elder Ball is like a lot of parents you meet at little league games who can't stop shouting about how good their kid is, except Ball's kids are actually good and instead of shouting from rusty bleachers, LaVar often shouts from ESPN as a commentator.
And while Lonzo Ball is in the NBA, the Ball child that's currently dominating the news cycle is LiAngelo, Lonzo's younger (but not youngest) brother, who plays basketball at UCLA. Before the season began, LiAngelo and two other teammates said they shoplifted during a team trip to China.
They were arrested on Nov. 8, accused of stealing designer sunglasses, and detained in their Hangzhou hotel for several days. They were finally released and traveled home to the U.S. after Trump spoke to China president Xi Jinping. They were also suspended from the team.
On Friday, when LaVar was asked about Trump's involvement, he responded, "who?"
Trump did not like this, and of course he kept the conversation going on Twitter over the weekend.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
Finally on Monday, LaVar went on CNN to chat with Chris Cuomo about the ordeal. And let's just say the two have different reference points for a discussion about the Trump-China-LiAngelo affair.
Here are some of the most "fun" quotes, below.
This is only good because it's LaVar doing his own version of The Donald.
One wonders why LaVar doesn't tweet. He generates a ton of ESPN headlines as it is, so you'd have to imagine that, with a Twitter account...
"President Argues With Father of Lakers Point Guard on Twitter" would be a very 2017 headline.
Here, the elder Ball wanted to make it clear that he does not view Trump as the white knight of the situation.
While the sentiment sounds fine to me, Trump was far outside his lane the moment he entered the Republican presidential primary as a former reality TV star that no-one initially expected to win.
I'm not entirely sure Cuomo will be able to deliver that message in person, but maybe he knows someone over at Fox who can say it on air so the president will see it.
Contingent No More
There's more to 'Naatu Naatu' at the Oscars than you think
The pitfalls of being Too Online during the coronavirus
Why are celebs donning blue ribbons at the Oscars?
The State of PC Gaming in 2016
Greetings amid coronavirus: Don't even bump elbows
'Luther' creator Neil Cross on why tech is a terrifying tool for villains
Wordle today: Here's the answer, hints for March 15
Amazon Pet Day: All the best deals
It's confirmed: 'The Last of Us Part II' will span multiple seasons of TV
Skype is finally shutting down
Greetings amid coronavirus: Don't even bump elbows
Australians are poking fun at how Tom Hanks eats his quarantine Vegemite
Jared Kushner apparently got coronavirus advice from a Facebook group
10 Tech Predictions for 2017
Chilling Italian obituary pages show the rising dead from coronavirus
Inside the red zone: Photos show dramatic impact of Italy's coronavirus lockdown
Microsoft brings its Bing AI chatbot to a sidebar in its Edge web browser
Is it 'Thunderbolts*' or *The New Avengers'?
Biden addresses nation as tech VCs fear monger over Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse
BTS' parent company is making NFTs, and fans are furiousWhat Does “Dickensian“ Really Mean, Anyway?What Does “Dickensian“ Really Mean, Anyway?100 Years of Design on the LandHow to Build a Better Time CapsuleRaisins have the internet divided, thanks to a viral TikTok videoListen: A Tribute to Amiri Baraka by Heroes Are Gang Leaders5 Forgotten Christmas Ghost StoriesHandball Federation gets rid of bikini uniform rule after accusations of sexismGoogle mandates disclosures for political ads that feature AILove in a Cold Climate by Sadie SteinOn Set with Matthew BarneyThe Morning News Roundup for December 11, 2014On Set with Matthew BarneyThe Morning News Roundup for December 15, 2014SantaCON Is Coming, and We All Must SufferAn Absolute Truth: On Writing a Life of ColtraneStaff Picks: James Hoff, Blanche McCrary Boyd, and MoreThreads search is now widely availableRaisins have the internet divided, thanks to a viral TikTok video Guy Pearce thinks we're right to be scared by artificial intelligence Facebook appoints its first black board member, Kenneth Chenault of Amex Timothée Chalamet was reportedly wrong about contract silencing him on Woody Allen Facebook adds notification channels to WhatsApp for Android Oreo 8.0 Widower found out his late wife played a joke on him with a request to water the plants Dutch people are sharing terrifying storm footage from the Netherlands Unlucky sister faces our biggest fear when a roach lands on her mouth 'Fire and Fury' rights purchased with eye towards TV series Lady returns sandwich because apparently it wasn't cut equally Lupita Nyong'o has written a children's book to change the way kids see beauty Tom Hardy's 1999 mixtape has resurfaced online The long, strange history of the backlash against women in tech Lifehack: Delete Twitter from your phone, because it sucks 'Harry Potter' first edition worth £40,000 among super rare books stolen from warehouse City advertises for a graphic design job, and damn they need help Facebook updates News Feed ranking 'trusted sources' to stop fake news Microsoft announces release date for 'Age of Empires: Definitive Edition' Michael Wolff's claim of Trump having an affair is pure showmanship Twitter to notify users who engaged with Russian propaganda accounts Amazon Alexa app update brings assistant capabilities to smartphones