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Twitter Was Just As Confused As You About That LaVar Ball Interview On CNN

Twitter Was Just As Confused As You About That LaVar Ball Interview On CNN
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By Sydney Scott · Updated October 24, 2020
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There’s a bizarre beef brewing between former reality star Donald Trump and the NBA’s most outspoken dad LaVar Ball. And things took an even more bizarre turn when Ball stopped by CNN to chat with host Chris Cuomo about the new beef.

Ball has refused to thank the president, who says he helped son LiAngelo and two other UCLA basketball players get back into the US after being detained in China on suspicion of shoplifting.

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On Monday, Ball appeared on CNN, where he spoke with Cuomo about Trump. Ball maintained that he doesn’t “have to go around saying thank you to everybody,” while launching into one of the most confusing interviews ever. 

Of course, viewers took to Twitter to talk about his discussion with Cuomo, an interview that included quality gems like, “Did you thank the doctor for bringing you into this world?”

https://twitter.com/Montel_Williams/status/932978392051453952

 

https://twitter.com/tokthadon/status/932992535919595520

 

Most accurate portrayal of Lavar Ball’s CNN interview https://t.co/rjNhaGEA8V

— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) November 21, 2017

 

I went about as long as I could go ignoring the existence of LaVar Ball but I caved and this interview is amazing. I'm so confused.

— green man (@real_green_man) November 21, 2017

 

The most bizarre interview I've ever watched was this @ChrisCuomo and Lavar Ball...it was exhausting yet hilarious. i'm so confused as to what just happened lol

— That 80's Chic (@ElectrKPrincess) November 21, 2017

 

The LaVar Ball/CNN interview was fascinating and embarrassing and confusing and exhausting and impossible to stop watching ... all at once.

— Bryce Miller (@Bryce_A_Miller) November 21, 2017

 

@ChrisCuomo this interview with Lavar Ball is exhausting to watch. #CNN

— Pamela JayCee (@Pzahti) November 21, 2017

Trump has yet to fire back about the interview but expect to hear something soon. If there’s anything the former reality star loves more than golfing at Mar-a-Lago, it’s firing off ill-thought out tweets.