June 16 (UPI) -- Lavar Ball, the outspoken father of NBA point guard Lonzo Ball, criticized the Los Angeles Lakers for trading his son to the New Orleans Pelicans.
Lavar Ball told ESPN that trading Lonzo, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, will be the "worst move the Lakers ever did in their life." Los Angeles agreed to trade Ball, shooting guard Josh Hart, forward Brandon Ingram and three first-round picks -- including the No. 4 overall pick in Thursday's NBA Draft -- to the Pelicans for center Anthony Davis.