Kerr: LaVar is the 'Kardashian of the NBA'
Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr sees the public fawning over LaVar Ball as part of a bigger and more troubling trend.
Kerr compared the Ball family to the Kardashians as part of a larger critique of the media after LaVar slammed Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton.
"Somewhere, I guess in Lithuania, LaVar Ball is laughing. People are eating out of his hands for no apparent reason, other than that he's become the Kardashian of the NBA or something," Kerr said, according to Connor Letourneau of the San Francisco Chronicle.
"That sells, and that's what is true in politics, entertainment, and now sports. It doesn't matter if there's any substance involved in an issue."
The Balls, like the Kardashians, have their own reality TV shows since people seem to hang on their every move. While they receive no shortage of negative public feedback, they still manage to stay relevant.
"This is not a condemnation of ESPN," Kerr added. "It's not. It's a societal issue. It's been going on for many, many years, and it's really, I think, invading the sports world now."