LaVar Ball Says He's Going to Send Donald Trump ZO2s to 'Calm Down a Little Bit'

LaVar Ball said he's going to send United States President Donald Trump a pair of Big Baller Brand ZO2s, the signature shoe of Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball, "so he can calm down a little bit" after they feuded about the release of LiAngelo Ball from China last week.

On Saturday, TMZ Sports passed along comments from the elder Ball, who joked Trump will "ease up" after he puts on the new shoes:

Trump has sent out a series of messages on social media directed toward Ball for not thanking him after the president claimed he was the reason LiAngelo, as well as UCLA teammates Cody Riley and Jalen Hill, were allowed to leave China after being arrested on shoplifting charges:

Ball said during an interview with CNN's Chris Cuomo he wasn't sure why Trump was so focused on receiving a thank you.

"If you help, you shouldn't have to say anything," he said. "Let him do his political affairs and let me handle my son and let's just stay in our lane."

Meanwhile, the Apex Marketing Group estimated the exchanges between Trump and Ball generated $13.2 million in free advertising for the latter's Big Baller Brand, per Darren Rovell of ESPN.

"I must be good," Ball responded when asked about that figure by TMZ Sports.

The ZO2 Prime Remix shoes the outspoken patriarch said he'll send to Trump carry a retail value of $495.