TPM posted:baseballmom posted:Where is character? Those kids didn't just wake up one day to STUPID...That's a trait they've been nurturing for awhile! There's no excuse, but somewhat defective parenting, imo. Somehow they missed the lessons on right & wrong, if indeed, it was ever taught.
As one mom to another, way to go! What kind of parents do these kids have? If it were mine, he would know you don't mess around when you are representing your school and country. If he did, he would wanna stay there because he would be in a hell of a lot of trouble with his mom and dad.
Father Ball was on the trip doing business for his shoe line. This sounds like a business deal was struck.
Our country looks bad enough to the rest of the world. Chinese think we are fools as it is.
Let's stop making excuses that they are just kids. Most kids with parents who parent know better.
This trip was a lot bigger than Lavar Ball, his mouth and Big Baller sneakers. Alibaba sponsored the trip. It was in conjunction with Aliaba having the advertising rights for the premier of the PAC 12 Network being broadcast in China starting with the basketball season. What the PAC 12 sees in the deal is exposure for the colleges in the conference for international students (high priced tuition). So the players also embarrassed the PAC 12 and Alibaba.