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LaVar Ball, the outspoken father of NBA stars Lonzo and LaMelo Ball and rapper LiAngelo, recently opened up about the health issues that led to a portion of his leg being amputated to SLAM magazine.

LaVar Ball wrote a first-person account for Slam magazine of his experience with diabetes complications that resulted in him having part of his right leg amputated. (Natasha Campos / Getty Images ...

LaVar Ball has offered his first extensive interview since he had his right leg partially amputated, and now the famous basketball dad is sharing why it was required. In lengthy essay he penned ...

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LaVar Ball has detailed why he underwent recent surgery to remove his right foot. “Due to not paying attention to my diabetes … I ended up having to get my foot amputated,” LaVar, cofounder ...

I ended up having to get my leg amputated. First, they cut off a couple of toes. Then they cut off my foot. Then they said, 'We gotta go almost knee-high for another surgery,'" Ball wrote.

The father of Lonzo, LaMelo and LiAngelo spoke with Slam to share more about his experience of undergoing a partial right leg amputation. LaVar shared that he got an infection in January that ...