The elder Ball told CNN that he is not attacking or criticizing the president, but doesn't necessarily feel the need to thank him.
"I don't need to go around saying thank you to everybody. Let me deal with my son and let [Trump] do what he's going to do," LaVar Ball said.
"If I was going to thank somebody I was going to thank President Xi," said Ball, whose oldest son, Lonzo, plays for the Lakers.
Ball said he cannot be sure whether Trump was involved but also inferred that he wasn't saying Trump was not involved.
"I don't care and I don't know. If [Trump] said he helped, that's good for his mind," he said. "If you helped, you shouldn't have to say anything."

Two egotistical blowhards showing how idiotic they can be.