LaVar Ball reportedly banned from all ESPN platforms going forward

ESPN has finally had enough of LaVar Ball. At least for now.

In the wake of Ball’s inappropriate comment directed at ESPN’s Molly Qerim Rose, he has been at least temporarily banned from all ESPN platforms, Richard Deitsch of The Athletic confirmed on Wednesday.

There will be no LaVar Ball on any ESPN platform heading forward — at least as of now. Asked if Ball will be used as an on-air guest, an on-the-record source for digital, or a background source for ESPN, an ESPN spokesperson said,"We have no plans moving forward."
— Richard Deitsch (@richarddeitsch) June 19, 2019

Ball was on ESPN’s “First Take” Monday when he was asked by Qerim Rose if he could shift gears, to which he replied, “You can switch gears with me anytime.”

Lavar Ball really just made this comment to Molly Qerim on live TV. Props to Molly for the way she handled it. #FirstTake pic.twitter.com/BIP6Kwc777
— Dave Barabas (@barabas_dave) June 17, 2019

Widely condemned for his remark, Ball said afterward that he wasn’t trying to say anything untoward to Qerim Rose. However, he has a history of making inappropriate remarks toward women on live television.