LaVar Ball, the father of one of three UCLA players who were released by Chinese authorities, appeared on CNN and was asked why he would not thank President Trump. (Amber Ferguson/The Washington Post)LaVar Ball — hoops patriarch of the family that produced Lakers rookie Lonzo and standout prospects LiAngelo and LaMelo — is cranking up his beef with President Trump. But when LaVar Ball downplayed Trump’s effort last week in an interview with ESPN, the president shot back via Twitter. “He tweeted that cause he’s mad at me, ‘I should have left their asses in jail.’”“I don’t have to go around saying thank you to everybody,” Ball said. “I’m not just saying thank you to anybody for nothing,” he said.

Source: Washington Post November 21, 2017 06:51 UTC