{"id":320569,"date":"2025-04-15T23:16:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T04:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/lavar-ball-facetimed-gelo-heartfelt-convo-over-rap-career-from-hospital-bed"},"modified":"2025-04-15T23:16:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T04:16:41","slug":"lavar-ball-facetimed-gelo-heartfelt-convo-over-rap-career-from-hospital-bed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/lavar-ball-facetimed-gelo-heartfelt-convo-over-rap-career-from-hospital-bed","title":{"rendered":"LaVar Ball FaceTimed Gelo, Heartfelt Convo Over Rap Profession From Hospital Mattress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Lavar Ball<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Heartfelt FaceTime W\/ Gelo About Music<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-titlecase h2\">&#8230; From Hospital Bed Before Foot Amputation<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n            Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2025-04-15T16:13:04-07:00\">April 15, 2025 4:13 PM PDT<\/time>\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"58.0554283097\">\n<section id=\"cb-f9b6714dcf4b1b2748c2eb85efe96625\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-be7d93da-7972-4c77-93cd-efc987d27339-724601060-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-be7d93da-7972-4c77-93cd-efc987d27339-724601060-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ball Heartfelt\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/07\/16by9\/2025\/04\/14\/07def21b9caf4cc38b73d31bdb6b566c_md.jpg\" alt=\"lavar-ball-liangelo-ball-kal-04-14-2025\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f9b6714dcf4b1b2748c2eb85efe96625--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c7cb7633a30584b03dfe1e7936d43045\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"27.5018450185\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/lavar-ball\/\"><strong>LaVar Ball<\/strong><\/a> was keeping tabs on his son&#8217;s rapid rise in the rap game despite his recent serious health issues &#8230; &#8217;cause the famous pops had a special FaceTime with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/liangelo-ball\/\"><strong>Gelo<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>from his hospital bed in between multiple surgeries that led to the Big Ballers&#8217; foot being amputated.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c7cb7633a30584b03dfe1e7936d43045--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-28a98784b0a220d8281c22c17e2a79e8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28.2071713147\">\n<p><strong>TMZ Sports <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/02\/19\/lavar-ball-foot-amputated\/\"><strong>broke the story<\/strong><\/a> earlier this year &#8212; LaVar<strong> <\/strong>had his right foot amputated after complications from an infection &#8230; and in a video of his chat with his middle son, it&#8217;s clear his love and pride for his family helped him during the rough time.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-28a98784b0a220d8281c22c17e2a79e8--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-9bfd833c3ce11a0db2e2bf2f1cda7398\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>The 57-year-old shared the video with us &#8230; which shows Gelo excitedly telling his dad about all the updates with his music career, including landing a set at Rolling Loud in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-9bfd833c3ce11a0db2e2bf2f1cda7398--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6101298e1cb669bba00a52022e49529b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--sports \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250219_bd05727e424049a2b9414b2fc7e73bda\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:844c5b18-13c3-46d2-9dbb-1054ae3c3e5b\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/bd\/4by3\/2025\/02\/19\/bd05727e424049a2b9414b2fc7e73bda_md.jpg\" alt=\"lavar ball chair sub\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>                 <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6101298e1cb669bba00a52022e49529b--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-8c93bed124ac2264191cde2022178991\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s what I&#8217;m talking about, son,&#8221; he said. &#8220;S*** is over and you still got hoop on the back end. Ain&#8217;t no n**** got no s*** like that, dog.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8c93bed124ac2264191cde2022178991--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e84a2c26b30ea8d7434a3bf17b7a1c0e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"27\">\n<p>&#8220;Get me a prosthetic leg up there and be bouncing on one leg.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e84a2c26b30ea8d7434a3bf17b7a1c0e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e797a76b262dd0891ae9c2fc6b3b0512\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30.0210526316\">\n<p>While it&#8217;s unclear exactly when the video was shot, you can hear the raspiness in LaVar&#8217;s voice. During an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/03\/18\/lavar-ball-foot-amputation-diabetes-complications\/\"><strong>interview<\/strong><\/a> with SLAM Magazine, Ball said he went under the knife three different times to fix the potentially life-threatening problem &#8212; and got four separate blood transfusions.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e797a76b262dd0891ae9c2fc6b3b0512--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-27dec43259448b747500138ebb1e7bb9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>&#8220;It made me think, &#8216;Man, just kill me and let me go about my business,'&#8221; he said. &#8220;It made me think that maybe it&#8217;s time for me to shut it down.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-27dec43259448b747500138ebb1e7bb9--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2ce9fb3f8aa0fdf63f6528ff9fecbb24\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--sports \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250415_d302e07337544a1db366bd41506e7792\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:844c5b18-13c3-46d2-9dbb-1054ae3c3e5b\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/d3\/4by3\/2025\/04\/15\/d302e07337544a1db366bd41506e7792_md.jpg\" alt=\"lavar ball and liangelo ball getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2ce9fb3f8aa0fdf63f6528ff9fecbb24--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-15b4c926d819878712ac746951a7e6fe\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29.6390243902\">\n<p>Despite the health battle, it&#8217;s clear LaVar was able to put the stress and worry aside temporarily as he listened to Gelo talk about linking up with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/lil-wayne\/\"><strong>Lil Wayne<\/strong><\/a>, who eventually hopped on his &#8220;Tweaker&#8221; remix.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-15b4c926d819878712ac746951a7e6fe--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-fa56aaa8fbfe1851f47792214b376198\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"32.1040723982\">\n<p>LaVar has not been seen out in public much since the procedure. His youngest son, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/lamelo-ball\/\"><strong>LaMelo<\/strong><\/a>,<strong> <\/strong>shared a photo of the two when the Hornets were in town to take on the Lakers, saying, &#8220;It was only right&#8221; to check in on his pops.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-fa56aaa8fbfe1851f47792214b376198--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-24fa99f6b8e1e85bc8b56e1355df518e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--sports \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250220_a669522a3efe4b7e8fdd74e8c36f79b3\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:844c5b18-13c3-46d2-9dbb-1054ae3c3e5b\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/a6\/4by3\/2025\/02\/20\/a669522a3efe4b7e8fdd74e8c36f79b3_md.jpg\" alt=\"lamelo and lavar ball insta 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>                 <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-24fa99f6b8e1e85bc8b56e1355df518e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-4aedc5ab71e89dab786b07b1231e7f38\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>The leader of the Ball fam is now hoping that what happened to him is a lesson for others &#8230; encouraging people to get routine appointments with their doctors.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-4aedc5ab71e89dab786b07b1231e7f38--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d66ce5c5a81488e2a0b38dd0bcfe8ce9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"34\">\n<p>&#8220;Get your checkups,&#8221; LB said, &#8220;Do what you&#8217;re supposed to do. If you don&#8217;t have insurance, go to urgent care. Because I&#8217;m going to tell you this, a little amputation and a little of this, it could all have been prevented.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d66ce5c5a81488e2a0b38dd0bcfe8ce9--><\/p><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/04\/15\/lavar-ball-liangelo-ball-hospital-facetime-call-foot-amputated\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lavar Ball Heartfelt FaceTime W\/ Gelo About Music &#8230; From Hospital Bed Before Foot Amputation Published April 15, 2025 4:13 PM PDT Play video content [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1075,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-320569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1075"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=320569"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320569\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":320571,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320569\/revisions\/320571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=320569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=320569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=320569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}