you know what, you can loosen up and call me lavar now. we've been on this a long time, i consider us friends. >> i do feel like we've gotten to know each other. i feel like we have a little bit of a bond here. a little bit. >> i'm going to call you, hey chris. >> you can call me chris whenever you want. my friends call me mo. you can call me mo. i'll give you that. >> why they call you that? >> cuomo. that's why. >> i want to know your real name. i don't want to be talking about, you talk about mo. >> it's not that deep, lavar, it's cuomo, don't overthink it. >> oh, that's where the mo came from. >> yeah. >> chris mo? >> no chris cuomo. >> oh, chrome-mo like google. that's your hip-hop name in the hood. >> lavar ball thank you for coming on cnn tonight. i appreciate you taking the time. >> chris mo, thank you for having me on here, man. i appreciate you. >> i'm laughing at something else, i wasn't laughing at you.