LeVar Burton is not LaVar Ball, okay Twitter?
Their names are incredibly similar, but only one is the beloved host of Reading Rainbow (LeVar Burton) while the other is the outspoken father of Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball and UCLA guard LiAngelo Ball (LaVar Ball). LaVar "My Son is Better than Steph Curry" Ball was on CNN Monday night, and during an interesting interview with Chris Cuomo, defended LiAngelo, who was arrested with two teammates last week in China for shoplifting. He also commented on his feud with President Trump, which started when LaVar "Shoplifting Is Cool When My Son Does It" Ball downplayed Trump's role in getting the players home from China, causing Trump to tweet, "I should have left them in jail!"
Unfortunately for LeVar "I Starred in Roots" Burton, a bunch of Twitter users thought he was LaVar "I'm Trolling All of You" Ball, and they started sending him angry messages — one man told LeVar "I Taught You How to Read" Burton that he is a "has been actor with a thief for a son and Trump is the president of the United States. Get the picture?" For the record, LeVar "I Should Probably Consider Changing My Name" Burton's Twitter handle is @levarburton, while LaVar "All Publicity Is Good Publicity" Ball can be reached at @lavarbigballer.
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