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LaVar Ball opens up about condition that led to amputation: 'Don't feel sorry for me'

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

"I'm the Big Baller. I’m hard to kill," Ball said.

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informal

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English

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