When Lavar Ball Ruled the World

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  • @andrewphassos6363
    @andrewphassos6363 ปีที่แล้ว +504

    Lavar conducted a trolling masterclass that can simply never be repeated. People go to school for years to try and figure out how to get the public’s attention in marketing, billion dollar companies have countless meetings on how to improve recognition, Lavar just casually had the whole world down his neck basically overnight

    • @calvindomin441
      @calvindomin441 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Glass half full type of guy you are😂

    • @judahchild2612
      @judahchild2612 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      if his sons sucked at basketball lavar wouldn’t of been able to get himself out in the public’s eye. His boys are good at basketball so that was the marketing tactic. I know old heads JUST LIKE LAVAR but they sons weren’t good enough to garnish attention like the ball boys

    • @hmrhuang
      @hmrhuang ปีที่แล้ว +1

      only those who were weak-minded enough to swallow whatever he was pitching, rme. I mean, if you wanted to invest in BBB, that's your call and money, but to pay $400 for a pair of shoddily built shoes is just INSANE to me!

    • @UncleKnobbiesInc
      @UncleKnobbiesInc ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lavar is a first ballot hall of fame circlejerker. The man has talent that you can’t teach

    • @rowland5951
      @rowland5951 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@judahchild2612Go to the barbershop the place is full of them.

  • @21jumpershood
    @21jumpershood ปีที่แล้ว +152

    My favorite lavar moment was telling how he saw his wife was tall and he was tall and he decided with genetics and his aspirations to make his children to the nba won’t be just a dream. I see the vision Lavar and I hope I can do the same

    • @F76CC
      @F76CC ปีที่แล้ว

      I mean....that's what China does. They literally make tall people have kids and put them in basketball programs. And they've had less success as an entire country than Lavar lmao.

    • @Crusher103
      @Crusher103 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I tell some of my friends that same thing. I'm looking for a tall woman, trying to win the genetic lottery. I'm 6'2 so if I can find a +6'0 woman, I'm shooting the club up. That woman getting pregnant. I too see the vision and am hoping to do the same.

  • @prodbxrii
    @prodbxrii ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Remember when Mike Korzemba called Lonzo Curry with a 40 inch vertical 😭

    • @omega8Black
      @omega8Black 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Honestly I will never forget that video title, what a fraud

  • @ikingbandz96
    @ikingbandz96 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Don’t forget about the Molly situation ”you can switch gears with me anytime” then boom 💥 kicked off the show 😂😂

  • @thacool101
    @thacool101 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    Truthfully he's insanely charismatic 😂

  • @demonreacts7816
    @demonreacts7816 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    I think his constant ramblings is one of the reasons Lonzo’s career is looking like a modern day greek tragedy. Especially with how he compared his son to all-time greats, that kinda put a target on his back. Im glad LaMelo isn’t currently facing the pressure Lonzo did

    • @abitbohr
      @abitbohr ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Lonza was developing into an amazing player at Chicago before his injury. They were the best defense in the league when he was on court with caruso.

    • @demonreacts7816
      @demonreacts7816 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@abitbohr I remember Lonzo bein touted as the next Magic when he was on the Lakers. Honestly, Lonzo would’ve been a top 10-20 player if his growth wasn’t stunted thanks to media hype. Injuries only made things worse

    • @F76CC
      @F76CC ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Lavar has 2 NBA sons and a G-league son. Personally that makes him an all time father. Not even MJ got his sons into the NBA lmao.

    • @demonreacts7816
      @demonreacts7816 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@F76CC he ain’t a shit dad, but seeing how he also kinda sabotaged LiAngelo’s chances to play for the actual league a few years back, im not sure bout “all time”

    • @johndebono1870
      @johndebono1870 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think you found the one positive to being drafted by the Hornets.

  • @nvm9040
    @nvm9040 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    Ah 2016-2018 where the golden years for BBB and Lavar

    • @tredagoat14
      @tredagoat14 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Man 2017 was peak Lavar trolling. From his MJ comments, his Steph takes, and his Bron comments. You couldn’t go anywhere without seeing or hearing Lavar in something. He talked his son into becoming the #1 pick and painted that target on his sons back his first go round his rookie year I just remember how Pat Bev took Lonzo lunch money opening night in 2017. I kinda miss Lavar antics on a day to day.

  • @ShadowThe771
    @ShadowThe771 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Who remembers that one TH-cam video titled “Lonzo Ball: Steph Curry with a 30 inch vertical” by Mike Korzemba?
    That’s how much people bought in to the hype that Lavar was spouting.

    • @ainnocent
      @ainnocent ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That video prob hyped up Lonzo more than Lavar ever did lol

  • @Maliktherapper
    @Maliktherapper ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Kristine leahy was saying lavar was abusing and milking his sons before he went on the show. That’s why he said “stay in yo lane”

    • @Maliktherapper
      @Maliktherapper ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Not just cause she criticized his shoes

  • @lakernation26
    @lakernation26 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Bro really did rule the sports media world during the late 10s😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

  • @_mason_4122
    @_mason_4122 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I absolutely love watching these videos can’t wait because I’m at collage rn when there’s nothing to do I just re watch your videos y’all are the best sports TH-cam channel in my opinion

    • @musicandmagic909
      @musicandmagic909 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Don't waste your time. Use college to your advantage, use your free time to network with your fellow students and develop relationships with your professors. Trust me. I squandered a full ride scholarship for stupid reasons and it's my biggest regret. Don't be like me. All the entertainment in the world can wait until you've secured your education.

    • @Alxhapo
      @Alxhapo ปีที่แล้ว

      Tru

    • @Alxhapo
      @Alxhapo ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@musicandmagic909true

  • @peterakin5793
    @peterakin5793 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Whether or not people believe it, I said that Dell Curry was Lavar before Lavar Ball. He definitely had an influence in what teams drafted Steph back in 2009. He wouldn't allow a small market team like OKC, Minnesota and Memphis to pick him.
    From what digging I could find, people thought Curry was better than Rubio and Flynn the moment Minnesota passed up on him, not in hindsight, and ppl think Minnesota made a dumb choice, but it was the same situation as Markelle Fultz and Lonzo. Lonzo wanted to be a Laker even if he was not No.1.

    • @IamDMV
      @IamDMV ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Nahh Bro , Lavar was A whole Different beast .... This dude told us his Son was better than 15-16 Steph 😂😂 told us his son was Magic With a Jumper 😂😂He said his son was better than Lebron Bro 😂😂 like Lavar was a whole Nother level of Troll dude said he was Bigger and Better than MJ 😭😂😂 There's never been a Lavar and they'll probably never be

    • @julianbell9161
      @julianbell9161 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      In the pre social media era, people just had no idea about all the fuckery that fathers and agents would pull to try to get their kids on popular teams. The Vancouver Grizzlies basically had to move because players were refusing to play for them.

    • @IamDMV
      @IamDMV ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@julianbell9161 in Lavars Defense he did all his greatest hits on Old School traditional media which really goes to show just how far this man took it

    • @zachhk6108
      @zachhk6108 ปีที่แล้ว

      But Dell Curry had more success, just look at Steph and Seth’s careers right now compared to Levar’s kids

    • @IamDMV
      @IamDMV ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@zachhk6108 Lavar actually hadore success than Dell Curry at advertising Getting his Kids into the League ,It was a lot easy for Dell cause he was a former player but even then he couldn't get both of his Kids Drafted high ,Seth wasnt even Drafted I believe , despite his brother and father being in the NBA where as Lavar never stepped a foot in the league but was able to do so much advertising and hyping that he got his kids both Drafted 2nd overall in their respective Draft classes... Dell Got his kids in the league But his kids did Alot of the hard work and Ultimately had to earn their spots where as Lavar talked his kids into the League .... Dells kids have definitely been more successful cause they worked themselves into Their success

  • @_AL_2408
    @_AL_2408 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I remember being in high school and watching all chino hills highlights. Also when they beat the living hell outta mater dei

  • @chanendlerbong
    @chanendlerbong ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Those were the days

  • @MusicLover-my6fo
    @MusicLover-my6fo ปีที่แล้ว +38

    At least Lavar was right about his children making the NBA.

    • @cjvaye99
      @cjvaye99 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      hey 2 outta 3 ain't bad 😂

    • @F76CC
      @F76CC ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@cjvaye99depends if you count the gleague as the nba.....if you want to be technical....it's 3 out of 3

    • @Mr-Opium
      @Mr-Opium 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@cjvaye99LiAngelo played on the pistons but only a couple games.

  • @lebradyskywalker5761
    @lebradyskywalker5761 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    He is a good father who stuck with his wife during her breast cancer and was present in his kids life I bet a lot of peoples fathers do not do those things

  • @thexumaker
    @thexumaker ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Honestly Lavar was right more than he was wrong
    - lamelo and lonzo are both all star caliber point guards
    - He said he'd be back and lamelo got drafted third overall
    - Molly was annoying AF
    - Luke Walton may have been one of the worst head coaches we've ever seen
    - NBL was a precursor to the NIL deals
    - Trump pretty much did nothing to help Liangelo
    - Man now lives in a mansion in chino hills and his sons have combined earnings over 300 million
    insane parenting cause if that's a failure I don't know what success looks like

  • @puffdutchtwo
    @puffdutchtwo ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Win the day!!! Man that game last night bro

  • @Querymonger
    @Querymonger ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Always thought he got too much hate, showing up on "worst celebrity parents" lists when the only thing he really did wrong was be annoying. He was trying to hype his boys' careers, so many athletes fathers aren't in their lives at all

    • @moversrus4048
      @moversrus4048 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He tried to put himself in the spotlight too much

    • @dxtremecaliber
      @dxtremecaliber ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@moversrus4048doesnt matter what matter is he supported his sons and hes right all of his kids are in the NBA
      most ppl would love to have a dad like that

    • @julianbell9161
      @julianbell9161 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Say what you want about the guy, but he has not 1, but 2 kids who are notable NBA players. That’s pretty incredible, and I’ve never once ever heard his kids ever say anything negative about Lavar, so you can’t fault him as a father.

    • @greyklopstock7155
      @greyklopstock7155 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It was also the big baller brand stuff that was horrible. Charging hundreds of dollars for these truly awful shoes. People not getting their packages. Truly slimy business piggybacking off of his kids.

  • @jakob9614
    @jakob9614 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I forgot how crazy this media saga was. Lavar Ball really played the media like a fiddle. I mean beefing with THE PRESIDENT OF THE US on twitter, going on prime time TV shows to talk about how he would beat MJ, selling those shoes and getting his son to wear shoes that weren’t ready…
    Dude’s a genius

  • @Ype
    @Ype ปีที่แล้ว

    Live your show. Much love from Poland ❤

  • @Demik.
    @Demik. ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Watching this and 2k24 , it's a good Friday!!!

  • @AuthorMarcAvery
    @AuthorMarcAvery ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I wasn’t prepared to see BBB hot sauce. LMAO.

  •  ปีที่แล้ว

    Seeing Marcin Gortat quoted in this video was a surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one.

  • @legoholic516
    @legoholic516 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lavar definitely did what HE thought would be best for his kids rather then having them decide for themselves

  • @fszron
    @fszron ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He destroyed Lonzo's knee with his training method

  • @andrewvaldez8689
    @andrewvaldez8689 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lavar in them Big Baller Dress Shoes, perfect for your Sundays Best

  • @snowmountainlion
    @snowmountainlion 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    magic with a jumper and steph curry with a 40 inch vertical lonzo got the best hype up ever lol

  • @jaylenmalone7247
    @jaylenmalone7247 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember I was supposed to play chino hill but we lost to de la I was heartbroken I wanted to play them so bad my pops vs lavar in the stands would’ve been live 😂

  • @robertjohnmarcella263
    @robertjohnmarcella263 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    him and Stephen A was pure gold chemistry 100%

  • @torinklutterman3743
    @torinklutterman3743 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The hate bro through on Wisconsin was mad uncalled for💀

  • @ExposetheManosphere
    @ExposetheManosphere ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lol. I was in graduate school from 2014 to 2021, so I didn't pay much attention to sports. But even I knew who he was at the time.

  • @someguy7424
    @someguy7424 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    He never ruled the world, he just annoyed the world.

  • @RealFM25
    @RealFM25 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’ve been a huge Lavar Ball guy for years. I like the way he went about his marketing. Say something crazy like you would win one on one against Michael Jordan and get free publicity. Say what you want, but the guy is a marketing genius.

  • @Mornings
    @Mornings ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Whole world went south after Lavar stopped getting attention dam shame lol

  • @youngair24
    @youngair24 ปีที่แล้ว

    He didn't want the mom in the news

  • @shaun601
    @shaun601 ปีที่แล้ว

    When talking about lavar "stay in yo lane" 😂😂

  • @Jmacatac
    @Jmacatac ปีที่แล้ว

    I already know this video is going to be good and I haven’t even watched it.

  • @lewcrawford8393
    @lewcrawford8393 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's still was impressive that he was able to do it without a major corporation endorsement

  • @BigWillieDillie
    @BigWillieDillie ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That Dave Chappelle reference shows these white dudes a bit cultured💯🤣 keep it up and yall getting a plate at my next cookout

  • @damion1011
    @damion1011 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    “Ball in the family” their reality Tv show was actually really good and entertaining

  • @valoarreguin4126
    @valoarreguin4126 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Damn 7 years already 😭😭

  • @DarkEmoNinja
    @DarkEmoNinja ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hmmm…I’ve been watching a lot of Ball family content recently and then y’all drop THIS?! Something sus is in the air (great video as always tho).

  • @wildtacocat
    @wildtacocat ปีที่แล้ว

    when you guys mentioned the JBA I had like a flashback of how badly that failed lol, and I remember LaVar just being a moron on TV daily and it being all over my feeds what a time, not a good one but it was a time

  • @joshlee6445
    @joshlee6445 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lavar was like if u put Stephen A, Skip, and Don King together. This man was pure entertainment. Lavar x Stephen A was the most entertainment espn ever produced

  • @MarkLaw13
    @MarkLaw13 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    You two lied. That lady criticised his kids and his parenting

  • @xkinged
    @xkinged ปีที่แล้ว

    Lavar Ball is a marketing genius

  • @cameronriley8034
    @cameronriley8034 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The stay in your lane comments came after she made comments on his parenting

  • @marcusjackson3053
    @marcusjackson3053 ปีที่แล้ว

    "stay in your lane" was too much for these fellas. lol

  • @jamman950
    @jamman950 ปีที่แล้ว

    He did suit up in the nfl

  • @ApolloAmbrosius
    @ApolloAmbrosius 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Those poor kids got the basketball equivalent of a pageant mom, probably never even got a choice of what they wanted to do in life

  • @shabba3450
    @shabba3450 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    HE DID HAVE A RIGHT TO SAY WHAT HE SAID TO THAT BROAD.

  • @AmandaabnamA
    @AmandaabnamA ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Those shoes look like cartoon feet 😅😭

  • @Ben-se6vy
    @Ben-se6vy ปีที่แล้ว

    Peak Off-Season Content

  • @Lex-up6mg
    @Lex-up6mg ปีที่แล้ว

    Im glad yall included the part where Gelo was out of jail when Trump started talking. So many youtube videos never mention it.

  • @kandymcgill16
    @kandymcgill16 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    He may have been annoying but at the end of the day Lavar Ball is a goated father.

    • @F76CC
      @F76CC ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It's not even debatable. 2 sons in the NBA and 1 in the G-league. Results don't lie.

    • @GinkgoPete
      @GinkgoPete ปีที่แล้ว

      Idk using your sons as media vessels really isnt a great dad quality

  • @rapz85
    @rapz85 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He was sorta like the Kanye of the basketball world. Least he tried to be.

  • @henrysmith4984
    @henrysmith4984 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lavar is a hall of fame troller

  • @SuperSikarlo
    @SuperSikarlo ปีที่แล้ว

    Why is @upisnotjump in the vid? 😂😂 3:49

  • @jasonbecke
    @jasonbecke ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Should of mentioned he was banned from espn when he allegedly hit on Molly lol

  • @marcioafonso5122
    @marcioafonso5122 ปีที่แล้ว

    He is the Paul Heyman of the NBA

  • @QuartoQuartoWSP
    @QuartoQuartoWSP ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lavar’s only good take was that the only thing Jason Whitlock knew about was snacks!

  • @ColdHoops
    @ColdHoops ปีที่แล้ว

    If everything happened in 2016, Lonzo REALLY might have been considered for the Olympics squad.
    No one can tell me otherwise 😅

  • @SheenNash242
    @SheenNash242 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video was funny asf 😂😂😂 especially 16:17 love the content

  • @yugi20041
    @yugi20041 ปีที่แล้ว

    Those shoes remind me of the futuristic kobe crazy 1s but much worse design . And they look hilarious

  • @adanmxml9226
    @adanmxml9226 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    NEVAAAAA LOSSSSSSSSTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!

  • @KillTakeoff
    @KillTakeoff ปีที่แล้ว

    Stay in yo lane was misogynistic gold😂

  • @ceufrscio707
    @ceufrscio707 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    5:17 10:02

  • @andrewmarsjr9879
    @andrewmarsjr9879 ปีที่แล้ว

    NEVER LOST NEVER LOST

  • @nomercyinc6783
    @nomercyinc6783 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    parents of players mean absolutely nothing to the nba

  • @jay2thaudy
    @jay2thaudy ปีที่แล้ว

    Thought the title was "That time lavar ball RUINED the world" and I mean..that wouldn't be wrong.

  • @StricklyArtFocused
    @StricklyArtFocused 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Kristine Leahy was talking shit about Lavar when he wasn’t there and played victim when he was on air with Colin and herself. She said that his kids only listen to him and wanna play ball because they are afraid of him. Lavar is no saint but he had his reasons for not liking that woman. Another reason she was let go anyways 😂😂🙌🏾🙌🏾

  • @LooseSkrwz1
    @LooseSkrwz1 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lavar Ball is the father of the decade

  • @wojak-sensei6424
    @wojak-sensei6424 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I tell you, I can never be a charlatan at the level of LaVar was. The cringe takes would haunt me for the rest of time.

  • @滋榎本
    @滋榎本 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    LaVar Ball is a man with a lot of problems, but it's amazing that all of his sons are NBA players.

  • @Doc-ch5oz
    @Doc-ch5oz ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The "stay in yo lane" line was actually badass though. He didn't even look at her once lmao

  • @musicandmagic909
    @musicandmagic909 ปีที่แล้ว

    If only every father was as dedicated as Lavar Ball. You're supposed to support your kids like that. Yeah, he seems like a kook, but that's all right.
    If the worst thing that could be said about a man is that he promotes his children too much, then that's the sign of a good man.

  • @mr.nickols1293
    @mr.nickols1293 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just looked at rhe website and it says shoes starting at 695$ and they launched a 900$ pair. Wtf! I had some family members during all the hype order the 300 or 200$ pair of slides and i dont know if they actually got them lol.

  • @bluelionboy2218
    @bluelionboy2218 ปีที่แล้ว

    burger man

  • @slit5415
    @slit5415 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    No no no. The reporter had an attitude with lavar during the interview. And was trying to belittle the sales that big baller brand had made. She asked him “how much have you sold” and he said “stay in your lane”. Like yeah unprofessional on his part. But y’all have to do a better job on reporting that, it seems like a bias option is being based and we can see it coming though

  • @futureflamebeats
    @futureflamebeats 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So he went to school with Dillon brookes

  • @benjonesthe3rd200
    @benjonesthe3rd200 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bishop Sycamore Hot Sauce for sale

  • @snowmountainlion
    @snowmountainlion 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    lavars the goat

  • @sukma6487
    @sukma6487 ปีที่แล้ว

    WORLD aka USA😂

  • @jay2thaudy
    @jay2thaudy ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Kristin Lahey was hella annoying too so I was happy to watch them both embarrass themselves

  • @Joswag
    @Joswag ปีที่แล้ว

    Didn’t he say that Lonzo could be better than MJ?

  • @Tim_Dunkin
    @Tim_Dunkin ปีที่แล้ว

    Lets not forget NBA "legend" Rashad McCants endorced BBB by wearing them in the BIG3...2 delusional mfs 🤣

  • @snowmountainlion
    @snowmountainlion 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    lavar and trump are cut from the exact same cloth how did they not get on lol

  • @snowmountainlion
    @snowmountainlion 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    those original zo2s were so bad, and such a meme .. i feel like that makes them a gem. i feel like they valuable cause of that lol. i would take a pair they worth like 1000+ easy thou

  • @nomercyinc6783
    @nomercyinc6783 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    lavar got missed by covid

  • @giehlemanns
    @giehlemanns ปีที่แล้ว +1

    mom look at me i was here first

  • @chrisyentastic379
    @chrisyentastic379 ปีที่แล้ว

    He really did rule the world, goddamn I hated him so much

  • @foolishgenius
    @foolishgenius ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't like Lavar but let's be honest When he told that lady to stay in her Lane he wasn't talking about her being a woman and to mind her business he was basically saying you don't own a business you know nothing about business don't try to give me advice on something that you don't have

  • @SavoxYT
    @SavoxYT ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Even Lavar couldn't help LiAngelo's career, though. It's pretty clear the NBA just doesn't want him.

  • @RafitoOoO
    @RafitoOoO ปีที่แล้ว

    He's hands down the greatest grifter of all time.

  • @bigal7561
    @bigal7561 ปีที่แล้ว

    I won't remember him

  • @BrandanTheBroker
    @BrandanTheBroker ปีที่แล้ว

    Marketing mastermind, can be annoying af, then again, so was Eminem when I first heard him

  • @burgerdaveee
    @burgerdaveee ปีที่แล้ว

    karl malone could and did post up 13 year olds

  • @Nubern
    @Nubern ปีที่แล้ว

    Do you like Cold War?

  • @mh-rl4sz
    @mh-rl4sz ปีที่แล้ว

    dude make his sons millionaires, or at least push some more millions in their accounts by stealing spot light from other basketball players. Not bad