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LaVar Ball’s brief interview in China

LaVar Ball leaves the restaurant of a Shanghai hotel Wednesday, the day after his son LiAngelo was reportedly arrested for shoplifting with two UCLA teammates.
LaVar Ball leaves the restaurant of a Shanghai hotel Wednesday, the day after his son LiAngelo was reportedly arrested for shoplifting with two UCLA teammates.
By The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Nov 8, 2017

LaVar Ball was at UCLA’s team hotel Wednesday morning and granted an interview that was broken up after one question.

Ball, the famed basketball father and entrepreneur, is the father of UCLA freshman LiAngelo Ball, who was one of three UCLA players reportedly arrested Tuesday morning in Wangzhou, China, for shoplifting.

Why was Ball's interview so short? Read more on myAJC.com.

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