‘Who?’ LaVar Ball plays down Donald Trump’s role in getting son LiAngelo home from China after shoplifting incident
Father of one of three UCLA basketball players detained in China speaks after US President claims to have interceded with counterpart Xi Jinping
LiAngelo Ball may have been thankful to US President Donald Trump for helping him get home from China, but his father LaVar Ball was less so.
Asked about Trump’s role in getting the players back to Los Angeles, Ball told ESPN: “Who? What was he over there for?
“Don’t tell me nothing. Everybody wants to make it seem like he helped me out.”
The trio landed at Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday and apologised at a news conference on Wednesday.
However, the players have been indefinitely suspended UCLA after claims they stole items from three different department stores, including sunglasses from Louis Vuitton, near the team’s hotel in Hangzhou.