President Trump's electronic war of words with LaVar Ball, the father of one of those UCLA basketball players nailed for shoplifting in China, has escalated. Daddy Ball has refused to thank or credit the President with helping getting his son home. Trump was in China on his Asian trip when the 3 were arrested and personally asked the President of China to allow them to return to the U-S. Trump tweeted WEDNESDAY " It wasn't the White House, it wasn't the State Department, it wasn't father LaVar's so called people on the ground in China that got his son out of a long prison sentence-IT WAS ME. Too bad! LaVar is just a poor man's Don King, but without the hair, Just think, LaVar, you could have spent the next 5 to 10 years during Thanksgiving with your son in China, but no NBA contract to support you. But remember, LaVar, shoplifting is NOT a little thing. It's a really big deal, especially in China. Ungrateful fool!" The gauntlet's down, LaVar1