De’Aaron Fox’s father says LaVar Ball should ‘go back and watch film’ of their sons

The Lonzo Ball and De’Aaron Fox feud is catching fire just days before the 2017 NBA Draft. Usually its LaVar Ball, Lonzo’s father, who’s quoted with a boisterous plug backing his son or knocking his competition. But in a Bleacher Report feature, it’s Aaron Fox, De’Aaron’s father, who has something to say about Lonzo.

“My son already ate his ass up twice,” Aaron Fox said about Lonzo, according to Bleacher Report’s Jonathan Abrams. “[LaVar] can say what he wants to say. I just tell him to go back and watch the film. That’s it.”

Ball and Fox are both projected as high-lottery picks in Thursday’s draft, and those scouting them have likely seen film of the two going head-to-head for Kentucky and UCLA in a regular season game, and, most recently, in the Sweet 16.

In a December matchup, Ball got the better of Fox as No. 1 Kentucky was dethroned on a 14-point, seven-assist, and six-rebound night for the Bruin. Fox scored 20 points, but on just 8-of-20 shooting.

On the big stage, though, it was quite a different story. In the Sweet 16, Fox won the game and the duel, dropping 39 points on 65 percent shooting to Ball’s 10 points on 4-of-10 shooting.

“All that yap, yap, yapping, I don’t even got to respond to that,” Aaron Fox said. “We played them twice. Twice his son got outplayed. I always tell [De’Aaron], let your game speak for it. You ain’t got to talk. You ain’t got to fuss.”

Fox and Ball are both similar in their demeanor on the court. They are admittedly quiet despite their lightning speed, quick passing, highlight playmaking, and rising stardom. Yet their offcourt fanbases (namely their fathers) are making a case for Ball vs. Fox to setup as a rivalry of the future.

It was in March that LaVar admitted Fox reminded him of John Wall, but stated that he wouldn’t take him with a top-5 pick in the draft. “I don’t know if he’d be in the top five of the draft for me. I want a bigger, stronger guy,” Ball said.

Ball and Fox have both earned the rights to their names being called early on in the draft on Thursday. That’ll mark day one of a potentially long, entertaining rivalry between two of the best young court generals in the world. It’s crazy to think another point guard, Markelle Fultz is the favorite to hear his name first.