LaVar Ball, well-known father of NBA gamers Lonzo and LaMelo Ball, had his proper foot amputated, in response to experiences printed Wednesday.
Ball, 57, suffered a “serious medical issue” that required the process, TMZ reported. The well being issues that led to the amputation have been unclear.
Infamous for his publicity blitz earlier than his sons have been drafted into the NBA, Ball had largely averted the highlight lately.
Lonzo, 27; LaMelo, 23, and their brother LiAngelo, 26, haven’t publicly commented on their father’s well being. Whereas Lonzo and LaMelo have had profitable NBA careers, LiAngelo is now a breakout rap artist.
Your entire Ball household starred in a six-season actuality collection, “Ball in the Family,” from 2017-2020 on Fb. Along with chronicling the Ball brothers’ rise to stardom, it additionally coated a stroke suffered by their mom, Tina, in 2017.
Earlier than he turned identified for his parenting choices, LaVar performed faculty basketball at West Los Angeles School, Washington State and Cal State-Los Angeles. He additionally had a short stint within the NFL, the place he was signed to the observe squads of the New York Jets and Carolina Panthers however by no means performed in a sport.
