LaVar Ball, the outspoken CEO of Big Baller Brand and father of three basketball-playing sons, is opening up about a major health battle that resulted in the amputation of his right foot. In an interview with Slam magazine,

LaVar Ball first gained national attention in 2016, as the loquacious former athlete began predicting that all three of his sons would play in the NBA, going as far as to compare his eldest son, Lonzo, favorably to four-time NBA champion Steph Curry.

Ball said his hospital stay coincided with LiAngelo Ball's song "Tweaker" going viral in January: "Funny how life works sometimes." "I had an infection on my foot that started spreading through my blood due to not paying attention to my diabetes,