LaVar Ball’s performance art continues and, at the moment, his favorite target appears to be Michael Jordan. Yes, that Michael Jordan.
Ball called out Jordan on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, saying that he would make the greatest of all-time “cry” and challenging him to a game of 1-on-1. This was, of course, utterly preposterous on the surface but that did not stop Jordan from acknowledging it. During the Q&A portion of his appearance at Michael Jordan Flight School, “His Airness” addressed Ball in saying that he needed to “shut up and let the kids play” while also indicating that Ball couldn’t beat Jordan on the floor “even if [Jordan] was one-legged” at the time.
As you might imagine, Ball wasn’t inclined to let that go and Big Baller Brand’s official Twitter account responded in kind with a challenge and a Crying Jordan meme.
Michael, you vs Lavar | 1 v 1 | you with 1 leg, Lavar with 1 arm. Has to be on Pay-Per-View. Let's make it happen. YOU WON'T. pic.twitter.com/F5jw4Fu1l5
— Big Baller Brand (@bigballerbrand) August 1, 2017
This is an extremely on-brand reaction in that it closes with a “YOU WON’T” challenge at the end, presumably to irk Jordan. Keeping in mind that it would be fantastic theater to watch Michael Jordan play basketball on only leg against LaVar Ball with only one arm, this is an absurd scenario that would absolutely never happen given the way that Jordan (still) maintains his image — not to mention the logistics of the one-leg, one-arm stipulations.
Ball, and his brand creation, undoubtedly knows this but this is another way to stay in the headlines. At this point, LaVar Ball is a master at doing just that and, even if a lot of the attention is negative, the buzz is real nonetheless.
