Earlier on Wednesday, The Athletic’s Richard Deitsch dropped a bombshell when he reported LaVar Ball will no longer be a guest on any ESPN platform moving forward after he made an inappropriate comment to host/moderator Molly Qerim during an appearance on First Take earlier this week.
“LaVar Ball’s comment to Molly Qerim Rose was completely inappropriate and we made him aware of that,” ESPN said, per TMZ Sports.
Turns out that may not have been true at all.
Either ESPN delayed the banishment or they completely forgot, because LaVar Ball was on ESPN radio on Wednesday morning and was reportedly offered a position.
LaVar Ball’s rep Denise White would soon take to Twitter and claim “fake news” on the LaVar Ball scandal.
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She told everybody that would listen.
It never really made any sense for ESPN to shoot themselves in the foot for a guy who brings nothing but ratings to the network.