LaVar Ball’s Amputation Sheds Light on a Health Crisis

LaVar Ball’s Amputation Sheds Light on a Health Crisis

Widely known as the father of two pro basketball players and a successful rapper, LaVar Ball has never been shy about promoting his sons — or himself. Because he keeps a very high profile, questions arose when Ball disappeared from the sports scene earlier this year because of an undisclosed illness.  But this week, in an essay published in SLAM magazine, Ball disclosed that he had been hospitalized and his right leg was partially amputated “due…