The father of reigning National League MVP Kris Bryant, Mike, was asked this week if he had any advice for LaVar Ball, who has been outspoken in support of both himself and his basketball-playing sons.

"The guy is going to ruin it for his kids," Mike Bryant told ESPN 1000 in Chicago. "I mean that in a sympathetic/empathetic way. Let his kids go out there and play and let the rest happen. But to compare him to Michael Jordan and better than Steph Curry, c'mon, that's disrespecting those guys. If I had five minutes with him and I could get him to listen for two of them I think I could get him to think a little bit."

The elder Bryant is outspoken but has learned to "pull back" when appropriate.

"How can you have fun when you're worried about your old man making a fool of himself," Bryant said. "There's ways to do it. I'm not trying to be judgmental. I feel for the kid in this situation. There are too many stories out there that don't turn out well because of stuff like this."