LaVar Ball: Me and Michael Jordan Aren't Playing for Less Than $200M, PPV Only

The Charlotte Hornets selected LaMelo Ball with the third pick in last week's NBA draft, all but guaranteeing LaVar Ball and Michael Jordan will soon be in the same place at the same time.

The good news? That means it's now likelier than ever that LaVar will get his chance to take on MJ one-on-one to prove his greatness.

The bad news? LaVar says it's only happening if you back up the Brink's truck. 

"If you are waiting for it, hear them get in touch with pay-per-view because me and Mike ain't playing for less than $200 million. That's what we say, if you're going to watch Mike Tyson fight at 50, you're gonna watch me and MJ play just one-on-one for pay-per-view only—and it better be over $200 million," Ball told Shannon Sharpe on his Club Shay Shay podcast.

Welp. So much for the potential show.

Ball, who played one year of Division I college basketball at Washington State, famously claimed he could beat His Airness at one-on-one in 2017. Jordan eventually responded to Ball's boisterous talk, understandably dismissing him. 

"He played, I think, college, maybe?" Jordan said then. "He averaged 2.2 points per game. Really? It doesn't dignify an answer, but I'm going to give it to you because you asked the question. I don't think he could beat me if I was one-legged."

LaMelo also offered his take on the issue after being drafted by the Hornets, saying, "we know how it would turn out" if the two went head-to-head.