LaVar Ball
American sportsman
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| 2020 | After Trump lost the 2020 United States presidential election, LaVar Ball suggested Trump's defeat was a result of their ongoing personal feud. |
| 2020 | LaVar Ball appeared on the 'Club Shay Shay' podcast, suggesting a $200 million pay-per-view one-on-one match against Michael Jordan. |
| December 3 2020 | Bleacher Report posted a simulated NBA 2K21 one-on-one match between LaVar Ball and Michael Jordan, with Jordan winning 22-3. |
| June 20 2019 | Ball made an appearance on ESPN's First Take to discuss his son Lonzo's trade, making a potentially sexually suggestive comment to host Molly Qerim, which resulted in ESPN stating they would no longer have him appear on their programs. |
| March 2019 | Lonzo Ball cuts ties with Big Baller Brand manager Alan Foster after allegations of financial misconduct, effectively ending the brand's primary business operations. |
| February 25 2019 | LaVar Ball declared he would not vote for Trump in the 2020 Presidential election during a continued dispute over the China incident. |
| 2018 | After the JBA season concluded, LaVar Ball initiated an international season for the league to compete against other nations' young basketball teams, aimed at increasing exposure. |
| August 5 2018 | LaVar Ball publicly called President Trump a racist in response to Trump's comments about LeBron James and Don Lemon, and encouraged his sons to be politically active when necessary. |
| August 3 2018 | LaVar Ball coached the Western Conference All-Star team in the JBA's inaugural All-Star Game. The West team defeated the East 202-189, with LiAngelo winning the All-Star Game MVP Award. |
| July 9 2018 | LiAngelo Ball joined the JBA team alongside his brother LaMelo, after going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft. |
| June 2018 | LaVar Ball mentioned he could take on Kobe Bryant one-on-one, primarily due to Kobe's injury. |
| June 13 2018 | LaVar Ball ended his public criticisms of Luke Walton, acknowledging him as a good coach who needed time to figure things out during the previous season. |
| May 4 2018 | LaMelo Ball was announced as a member of the Los Angeles Ballers team in the JBA. |
| May 1 2018 | Ball announced plans to bring his youngest son LaMelo into the JBA to help establish the league and rebuild his reputation after issues in Lithuania. |
| April 25 2018 | LaVar announces he is pulling his sons off the Vytautas team and returning to the US for the 2018 NBA draft. |
| March 3 2018 | Following an ESPN report suggesting Trump had no involvement in the China incident, LaVar Ball sarcastically tweeted questioning Trump's role in his son's release. |
| February 2018 | LaVar Ball organized the Big Baller Brand International Tournament, a round-robin competition where Vytautas competed against teams from various countries. |
| February 15 2018 | LaVar and his son Lonzo competed against each other on Lip Sync Battle, with LaVar winning the episode. |
| January 28 2018 | LaVar was named head coach for the final game of the Big Baller Brand Challenge Games. |
| January 23 2018 | LaVar served as an assistant coach during the fourth game of the Big Baller Brand Challenge Games for the Vytautas Prienai–Birštonas. |
| January 13 2018 | Lakers owner Jeanie Buss publicly showed support for Luke Walton via Twitter, alongside general manager Rob Pelinka and Magic Johnson, in response to LaVar Ball's ongoing criticisms. |
| January 9 2018 | LaVar brings his sons LaMelo and LiAngelo to play for Vytautas Prienai–Birštonas in Lithuania, creating a five-game Big Baller Brand Challenge Games exhibition series. |
| 2017 | LaVar's wife Tina suffered a stroke, which left her dealing with aphasia. |
| 2017 | Forbes labeled LaVar Ball 'one of the most polarizing figures in sports today'. |
| December 20 2017 | LaVar Ball announced the creation of the Junior Basketball Association (JBA), a league funded by Big Baller Brand as an alternative to college basketball, with plans for 8 teams and 80 players earning between $3,000-$10,000 monthly. |
| December 12 2017 | The Lakers' front office met with LaVar Ball, requesting he tone down his criticisms of the head coach and create a more positive environment for his son. |
| December 11 2017 | LaVar's sons LiAngelo and LaMelo were signed with the Vytautas Prienai–Birštonas of the Lithuanian Basketball League. |
| December 4 2017 | LaVar creates the Gelo 3 shoe brand for his son LiAngelo after his suspension from UCLA, priced at $395. |
| December 4 2017 | LiAngelo Ball withdrew from the UCLA basketball program, following his father LaVar's desires, after being suspended indefinitely by the university. |
| November 2017 | Ball criticized Luke Walton again in an ESPN post-game interview following an overtime loss to the Golden State Warriors, suggesting Lonzo's teammate Julius Randle should have passed to Lonzo for a potential game-winning play. |
| November 2017 | LaVar Ball publicly criticized Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton for his coaching approach towards his son Lonzo Ball, claiming the coaching was making Lonzo appear 'soft' after a loss to the Phoenix Suns. |
| November 20 2017 | Ball appeared in a 20-minute interview with Chris Cuomo on CNN, continuing to refuse to thank President Trump for his son's release. |
| November 17 2017 | LaVar Ball publicly responded to President Trump's comments about helping release his son, dismissing Trump's involvement and stating 'Who? What was he over there for?' |
| November 7 2017 | LaVar Ball's son LiAngelo and two teammates were arrested for shoplifting from a Louis Vuitton store in Hangzhou, China, while the UCLA basketball team was preparing to play in Shanghai. |
| October 3 2017 | Ball removed his son LaMelo from Chino Hills High School to personally train him, prompting USA Today columnist Nancy Armour to label him the 'worst sports parent ever'. |
| September 1 2017 | Big Baller Brand announces LaMelo Ball's signature shoe, the Melo Ball 1 (MB1), priced at $395, which raises questions about NCAA eligibility. |
| August 31 2017 | The reality show 'Ball in the Family' exclusively premiered on Facebook. |
| July 2017 | Deadline Hollywood reported that Facebook would release a reality television show featuring the Ball family. |
| July 28 2017 | As coach of the Big Baller Brand AAU team, Ball controversially requested the replacement of a female referee at the Adidas Summer Championships in Las Vegas, leading to his ejection from the game and criticism for his sexist comments about the official. |
| May 17 2017 | LaVar Ball appeared on The Herd with Colin Cowherd, engaging in a controversial interview where he was accused of sexist remarks towards female host Kristine Leahy, refusing to look at her and telling her to 'stay in her lane'. |
| May 4 2017 | Big Baller Brand announces its first shoes, the ZO2, priced at $495, sparking widespread criticism from athletes and sports commentators. |
| April 20 2017 | George Raveling, Nike's global basketball sports marketing director, calls LaVar Ball 'the worst thing to happen to basketball in the last hundred years'. |
| March 2017 | LaVar begins promoting Big Baller Brand on national TV, comparing it to major shoe companies like Nike and Adidas. |
| March 2017 | LaVar claimed that Lonzo was a better player than Stephen Curry, drawing criticism from sports commentators. |
| March 25 2017 | LaVar Ball made controversial comments about UCLA's white players after the team's loss to Kentucky in the NCAA tournament, suggesting they were too slow to win a championship. |
| March 13 2017 | LaVar Ball controversial claimed in a USA Today interview that he would 'kill Michael Jordan one-on-one' in his prime, which led to widespread media mockery. |
| 2016 | LaVar Ball co-founds Big Baller Brand sports apparel company with Alan Foster. |
| December 14 2016 | LaVar Ball predicted that all three of his sons would be one-and-done prospects for the NBA draft. |
| November 26 2016 | LaVar Ball guaranteed on TV that UCLA, led by Lonzo, would win the 2017 NCAA Division I Tournament. |
| August 2016 | The Ball family was featured in an article by SLAM magazine, increasing their public profile. |
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