LaVar Ball sent President Donald Trump a pair of Big Baller Brand ZO2s — the signature shoe of Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball — after feuding with the president about the release of Ball's other son, LiAngelo, from a jail in China, TMZ reported.
"I sent Trump his shoes," the elder Ball told the outlet at Staples Center after Lakers vs. Warriors. "He should have them — unless they took 'em!"
Bleacher Report said the Ball patriarch confirmed the gift of sole.
The outspoken head of the Ball family previously told TMZ he hoped the Big Ballers would help Trump "calm down a little bit" after their public feud over the release of LiAngelo and UCLA teammates Cody Riley and Jalen Hill during the team's trip to Shanghai.
After the athletes' release, Trump sent a series of tweets taking credit for helping the trio avoid prison. But LaVar Ball disputed if credit was due to the president.
Trump fired back, calling the elder Ball an "ungrateful fool."
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