Recently, the father of star basketball players the Ball Brothers, LaVar Ball, made a statement saying he would have beaten Michael Jordan in a game of one-on-one. During an interview with USA Today, Ball said, "Back in my heyday, I would kill Michael Jordan one-on-one I would just back (Jordan) in and lift him off the ground and call a foul every time he fouls me when I do a jump hook to the right or the left. He cannot stop me one-on-one. He better make every shot ‘cause he can’t go around me. He’s not fast enough. And he can only make so many shots outside before I make every bucket under the rim.”
Since making that statement, Charles Barkley took to ESPN Radio to shut Ball's claims down. Barkley said, "Once I found out he averaged two points a game [IN COLLEGE]. ... Listen, you need to slow your roll. He says I didn't win a championship. I said to myself, 'I need to go back and Google this guy, because maybe I missed the Ball era, when he was dominating and winning championships everywhere else.' Listen, I'm too old and fat to play basketball, but I'll challenge Mr. Ball to a one-on-one. How about that?" Barkley also said, "I don't even know how old he is — he's got to be around my age — but no guy who averaged two points a game can beat me at one-on-one. I'm positive of that."
Ball played one season of college basketball at Washington State University in 1987, and that is what Barkley is referring to. Do you think LaVar Ball's claims are outlandish? Can Ball beat Barkley in 1-on-1?
Source: nydailynews.com
