LaVar Ball opened up about having his right leg amputated, revealing in an essay published Tuesday in SLAM that diabetes complications led doctors to remove part of his limb. In the lengthy piece, Ball,

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.

Ball said his hospital stay coincided with LiAngelo Ball's song "Tweaker" going viral in January: "Funny how life works sometimes." "I had an infection on my foot that started spreading through my blood due to not paying attention to my diabetes,