You knew this was going to happen. If Kentucky beat UCLA in the Sweet 16, everyone on Twitter was going to use it as an opportunity to make fun of LaVar Ball, the brash and outspoken father of Bruins guard Lonzo Ball. That ended up happening, as the Wildcats took UCLA down, 86-75.
Twitter’s jokes about LaVar had to surpass a pretty high bar for them to be funny, especially because he’s drawn the ire of the web before. Even Tony Allen knew that it was going to be a long night for the most famous sports dad in America right now.
I know the Lavar Ball Memes in the chamber 🙄
— Tony Allen (@aa000G9) March 25, 2017
Despite the high expectations, the internet rallied together and managed to have a ton of fun at LaVar’s expense.
https://twitter.com/TylerRickyTynes/status/845482561728106497
Remember when LaVar Ball said "If Steph Curry was on UCLA he'd shoot them OUT of the game"…. pic.twitter.com/hSBDvOyV7m
— CC (@TheActualCC) March 25, 2017
Where can Lavar Ball go? pic.twitter.com/rzg1hvK0xN
— Wells P (@Wells_P) March 25, 2017
https://twitter.com/fivefifths/status/845482863952826368
#MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/fsyVtThWUi
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) March 25, 2017
One person made it a point to remind us all that UCLA hoops has been in the news over the last week or so for another reason. Bruins head coach Steve Alford has been linked to the Indiana job, and seeing as how his two younger sons are also headed to UCLA, one person thinks LaVar may want to help Alford get out of town.
LaVar Ball is going to personally drive Steve Alford from UCLA campus to Bloomington, Indiana after that game.
— Ben Maller (@benmaller) March 25, 2017
Another reminded us that LaVar guaranteed that the Bruins would win the championship earlier this year, which some people took as an opportunity to make jokes.
LaVar Ball guaranteeing UCLA will win the NCAA Championship #NeverForget #ComeSeeMe pic.twitter.com/vqeLh3i6Nc
— Gifdsports (@gifdsports) March 25, 2017
https://twitter.com/PCF58_MLG/status/845485212909928448
https://twitter.com/ericvdunn/status/845485375854428160
Oh, on that last note, there were a lot of jokes about the performance De’Aaron Fox had against the Bruins. While Lonzo came into the game as the player that a lot of people pegged as the best draft prospect, Fox lit him up, scoring an NCAA freshman record 39 points in the victory.
LaVar Ball on De'Aaron Fox: “He can’t mess with Zo…I don’t know if he’d be in the top five of the draft"
Fox: Hold my Gatorade. pic.twitter.com/koW55VWtEk— Tyler Thompson (@MrsTylerKSR) March 25, 2017
https://twitter.com/tjbeisner/status/845474521977114625
Steph Curry? Lavar may want to worry about De'Aaron Fox.
— Evan Daniels (@EvanDaniels) March 25, 2017
It’s important to remember that Lonzo didn’t ask for any of this. While he didn’t have his best game (10 points, 8 assists), Ball is going to end up looking really bad due to his dad’s outspoken personality. It’s possible to feel for him due to the loss and still think that all of these jokes about his dad are hilarious.
