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!"
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