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[QUOTE="DoctorBombay, post: 2229218, member: 626"]
Not sure I get your point. Of course it happens in sports and the many examples show that its definitely nothing new. The "shocking" part is when a man says his 14-year old amateur golfing son will be the greatest of all time, or a tennis Dad says his 2 pre-teen girls will take over tennis and win more championships than anyone before them. Now, just because both those statements ended up being largely true, didn't make them uncontroversial at the time they were said!
Lavar Ball is saying that Lonzo is better than 2-time MVP Steph Curry, or that the Lakers will make the playoffs next year just because his son is on the team. Even if all that does happen, its a controversial and shocking statement RIGHT NOW.
Also, Richard Williams and Earl Woods made plenty of controversial statements outside the realm of sports, particularly in regards to race. Lavar Ball may be more obnoxious or calculating about his schtick, but he definitely qualifies as "shocking and outrageous", IMO.
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