LaVar Ball, father of Los Angeles Lakers rookie point guard Lonzo Ball, has made headlines yet again.

While in Lithuania with his two youngest sons, LaVar sat down for an interview with ESPN’s Jeff Goodman  and criticized Lakers head coach, Luke Walton.

“Guys look like they don’t want to play but, that’s what I said, they probably want to play for him as hard as they can but, it’s going on what I see,” said Ball.

Ball’s middle son, LiAngelo, was suspended indefinitely by UCLA for his legal trouble in China so, LaVar pulled him from the University entirely. LaVar also pulled his youngest son, LaMelo, from Chino Hills citing issues with the new direction of the basketball program.  Both boys signed deals at the end of 2017 to play for the Lithuanian basketball team Prienu Vytautas.

Back stateside, players and coaches around the league have come to Walton’s defense.

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma said, “it’s just a lot of white noise, in a sense. Luke is my guy, you know, I love playing for him. Sure most of us love playing for him too.”

Golden State Warriors coach and friend of Luke Walton, Steve Kerr said that LaVar Ball has become the “Kardashian of the NBA.”

Kerr expressed feeling horrible for Luke saying, “I’ve never had to talk to a parent who’s upset about playing time. I’m sure there are plenty out there, but they don’t have a voice in the NBA. But for whatever reason, we’re giving this guy a voice and Luke’s got to deal with it. It’s a shame.”

Undoubtedly, LaVar Ball waging war against Luke Walton puts Lonzo Ball between a rock and a hard place but, the rookie point guard aimed to give the media a neutral answer.

“I’ll play for anybody,” said Lonzo to Tania Ganguli of the Los Angeles Times. “My job is to play basketball. I don’t decide who coaches.”

The Lakers organization did not immediately respond to the suggestion that Luke Walton had “lost the locker room,” but Lakers owner Jeanie Buss and Lakers team president Magic Johnson later tweeted their individual support for coach Luke Walton.

The Lakers previously met with the Ball patriarch in an effort to get him to temper his criticism, but if this recent criticism confirms anything about LaVar Ball; he is strong in his opinions and insistent that those opinions are heard.