LaVar Ball Wears A Kippah – ‘My Girl In High School Was Jewish’
LaVar Ball. Image by Getty Images
By Jeffrey Boxer July 25, 2017
LaVar Ball: outspoken father, obnoxious basketball coach … and honorary member of the tribe?!
At a recent autograph signing, the Ball patriarch broke out into a huge grin when a Jewish fan in a kippah asked if he wanted to “switch caps.”
“I used to have one of those,” Ball told the room. “My girl back in high school, she was Jewish. When she gave me this, I was like, ‘where’s the rest of it?’”
The outspoken father of Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball also took the opportunity to show off his knowledge of the Jewish people.
‘L’chaim!’ he said while posing for the photo, before adding, “I love Hanukkah, eight days.”
I hope you appreciated this article. Before you go, I’d like to ask you to please support the Forward’s award-winning, nonprofit journalism during this critical time.
Now more than ever, American Jews need independent news they can trust, with reporting driven by truth, not ideology. We serve you, not any ideological agenda.
At a time when other newsrooms are closing or cutting back, the Forward has removed its paywall and invested additional resources to report on the ground from Israel and around the U.S. on the impact of the war, rising antisemitism and the protests on college campuses.
Readers like you make it all possible. Support our work by becoming a Forward Member and connect with our journalism and your community.
Make a gift of any size and become a Forward member today. You’ll support our mission to tell the American Jewish story fully and fairly.
— Rachel Fishman Feddersen, Publisher and CEO
Join our mission to tell the Jewish story fully and fairly.
