LaVar Ball says ridiculous things on a daily basis and, by this point, the entire basketball world knows it. That backdrop, at least in some respect, provides some cover for the absurdity of Ball suggesting that he and his son, LaMelo, could beat Shaquille O’Neal and his son, Shareef, in a game of 2-on-2 basketball.
LaVar Ball says he and LaMelo would kill Shaq and Shareef 😵 pic.twitter.com/C6cxHqyb2o
— Overtime (@overtime) July 16, 2017
This is, quite obviously, ludicrous based on the plain size of Shaq and it isn’t as if the younger O’Neal is a slouch either, as he is a four-star prospect from the Class of 2018. While Ball’s comments could have died quietly, they certainly won’t now as the Hall of Fame center elected to respond in a tremendously entertaining way via Instagram video.
Yes, that is a 7-foot basketball legend wearing a wig and lip syncing while bobbing his head and, well, just letting loose.
Shaq’s caption is probably the most relevant part of the video from the perspective of LaVar Ball, as he indicated he would “superglue this wig to [his] head forever” if the O’Neal family lost the theoretical 2-on-2 battle. Also, Shaq got in a shot at LaVar’s basketball game with a reference to his (very) meager high school scoring average, which is just too easy for any legitimate NBA player being challenged by a prospect’s father.
It might be difficult to avoid watching this video on repeat, simply because Shaq’s charisma and the generally off-the-wall nature of it are captivating. The big takeaway, though, is that LaVar Ball legitimately challenged Shaq on a basketball floor, and the Big Aristotle didn’t take kindly to that sentiment.
