Kareem: LaVar Ball types turning NCAA into 'huckster show'

Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar kept up his criticism of LaVar Ball on Friday, saying that the publicity-seeking hoops dad is cheapening the college game.

"Everybody knows about his sons because he has been able to hype them," Abdul-Jabbar told Philadelphia radio station 97.5 The Fanatic. "But I don't think that’s good for college basketball. It looks like it's a huckster show. And that bothers me, you know. You have people going those lengths to promote their kids. I don't get it."

The 70-year-old Hall of Famer has been critical of Ball before, saying last month that he doesn't think LaVar is doing his sons any good. Like Abdul-Jabbar, Lonzo Ball starred at UCLA and could also end up playing for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Abdul-Jabbar, who has won more NBA MVPs (six) than anyone else in history, also reiterated his viewpoint that the one-and-done rule is a "travesty" for college basketball.

"One-and-dones doesn't make any sense to me," he said. "To have somebody come and be on campus for six months and play a basketball season, what is that? ... it’s not good for the college game and it hasn’t been good for the pro game. I think they better find a different way of dealing with those issues."

There's a sense that alterations will need to eventually come to both eligibility and draft rules. NBA commissioner Adam Silver has gone on record saying the league is considering ditching the one-and-done rule as early as next season.