LaVar Ball faced a lot of criticism after he made an inappropriate on ESPN's First Take. The show's mediator Molly Qerim attempted to get the show back on track after Ball made a suggestive comment towards her, but it's clear she wasn't too happy with his behavior. ESPN subsequently banned Ball from appearing on the show going forward, and NFL free agent Dez Bryant has criticized Qerim for her reaction.
"I'm late but I just seen the ESPN video of you and LaVar Ball," he wrote. "Just being real... You owe that man an apology straight up... I didn't even sense foul play from him... You dramatically overreacted... Mature women like Doris Burke need those jobs." The married Qerim joked about calling ESPN's human resource department before the end of the episode.
ESPN later released a statement: "LaVar Ball's comment to Molly Qerim Rose was completely inappropriate and we made him aware of them."
Ball himself seemingly shrugged off the situation.
"How I'mma be banned and I don't work for them," he said in an interview after the controversy. "I'mma be banned from ESPN? I got my own show."
Ball also said that his comments held "no sexual intent." When Qerim said she was "switching gears" on First Take, Ball responded, "You can switch gears with me anytime."
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