Shaq Calls Out LaVar Ball for Price of Lonzo's New Shoes

Shaq called out LaVar Ball for the price of Lonzo's $495 debut shoes.

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On Thursday, constantly-trending LaVar Ball trended once again after unveiling the debut shoe from his Big Baller Brand, the ZO2 Prime, which is coming out for the shockingly high price of $495. Here's a look in case you haven't seen them yet:

Big Baller Brand unveils Lonzo Ball signature sneaker -- "ZO2 Prime" -- for $495. pic.twitter.com/mfe3y5tzNq

— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) May 4, 2017

Not surprisingly, that exorbitant cost was met with some online derision, because even though LaVar lost a lot of support when he said he could've "killed" Michael Jordan in his prime, he's still here to stay for a while.

One of those calling out Ball was none other than Shaq, who happens to offer up his own line of affordable sneakers, which are about 1/30th the price of the ZO2's.

Hey @Lavarbigballer real big baller brands don't over charge kids for shoes. pic.twitter.com/N2U0VPXXyt

— SHAQ (@SHAQ) May 4, 2017

In addition to Shaq, a bunch of less famous people made pretty much the same point:

LeBron XIV ($175) + Durant KD9 Elite ($150) + Curry 3Zero ($119.99) = $444.99
Big Baller Brand Lonzo Ball ZO2 Prime = $495

— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) May 4, 2017

Which one would you cop? #lonzoball pic.twitter.com/FB2s1XQWhu

— DAN (@danWorthington) May 4, 2017

$495 for Lonzo Ball's shoes is the worst deal ever and I'm saying that as a fan of a team that is paying Joakim Noah $18 Million per season

— Knicks Memes (@KnicksMemes) May 4, 2017

This is like that car that Homer Simpson designed for his brother https://t.co/OZGw9SdL91

— Kevin Cooney (@KevinCooney) May 4, 2017

Even Michael Jordan didn't make you choose his shoes over rent. #BigBallerBrand #Lonzo1s pic.twitter.com/ih27cpxTvw

— Useless Comparisons (@Useless_Comps) May 4, 2017

Lonzo & LaVar: "It's $500 for these Big Baller Brand Air Balls!" pic.twitter.com/v3HD7dOjRJ

— Legends (@LegendsofCH) May 4, 2017

If we were you, we'd hold off on buying that Big Baller Brand stock for just a minute.

 

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