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LaVar Ball to appear in popular NBA 2K18 video game

LaVar Ball is everywhere these days.

Last week, the outspoken father of Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball made his reality TV debut on the new "Ball in the Family" Facebook show. This week, the man who said he could beat Michael Jordan one-on-one is now in a video game.

The popular NBA 2K franchise has introduced Ball as a character in the "myCareer" mode of this year's edition, which is scheduled for release on Sept. 19.

Ball's larger-than-life proclamations are on full display, as his likeness sends virtual text messages such as "THIS WISDOM COMES FROM THE LIPS OF ZEUS TO MORTAL EARS.