Watch: LaVar Ball and the Influence of Black Sports Dads

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Whether you like LaVar Ball or hate him, at the end of the day, the proof is in the pudding: His son Lonzo Ball can play. It’s refreshing to see a black man speak so fearlessly and…

Whether you like LaVar Ball or hate him, at the end of the day, the proof is in the pudding: His son Lonzo Ball can play. It’s refreshing to see a black man speak so fearlessly and confidently about his son’s abilities, but now it’s time to let his son shine. We predict that Lonzo will definitely be a force in his rookie season.

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In the video above, we pay tribute to some of the other well-known sports dads who buck the stereotype of the absent black father.

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