LaVar Ball has foot amputated following severe medical problem

LaVar Ball, Los Angeles-born businessman, had his right foot amputated, TMZ reported Wednesday.

The condition which led to the operation has not been disclosed. However, LaVar is reported to be in good spirits.

LaVar began his career as a collegiate football and basketball player. In 1995, he played tight end for the practice squads of the New York Jets and Carolina Panthers. However, he is best known as the boisterous father of two professional basketball players, Lonzo and LaMello, as well as rapper LiAngelo.

In 2016, a year before eldest son Lonzo was drafted, LaVar began making exaggerated claims to the media. He guaranteed his son Lonzo would lead UCLA’s basketball team to the NCAA championship, and later said in an interview that he would have won a one-on-one game against Michael Jordan.

After the L.A. Lakers traded Lonzo in 2019 for Anthony Davis, LaVar again made headlines for a series of controversial comments made to ESPN. "I guarantee: Like I say again, it will be the worst move the Lakers ever did in their life and they will never win another championship," LaVar told the network.

More recently he has stepped away from public life to focus on his business venture, Big Baller Brand. The company has served as a promotional vehicle for his sons’ care