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SNL brought ‘LaVar Ball’ back to debut his ridiculous new shoes

They even have a rotisserie cooker!

James Dator
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.

While Lonzo Ball was in the middle of posting the best game of his career so far, his dad LaVar was in New York on Saturday Night Live -- kind of.

Keenan Thompson reprized his role as a Ball family patriarch to make bold claims about his kids (as always), explain to the world that he has 12 fingers, and most-importantly: Unveil LiAngelo Ball’s new shoes, the “LiGelo 20s.”

Each shoe costs $700,000, they can only be bought one at a time, have power laces, a Bose 24 speaker sound system, and contain a rotisserie chicken cooker. The list of gadgets was too much for Thompson, who started to laugh during the sketch.

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