The NBA fined Hornets star LaMelo Ball $100,000 after he made an anti-gay comment during an interview following Charlotte’s win Saturday.
The NBA fined Hornets star LaMelo Ball $100,000 after he made an anti-gay comment during an interview following Charlotte’s 115-114 upset win over the struggling Bucks at home Saturday.
Ball had been talking about the last play of the game, where Grant Williams successfully defended Giannis Antetokounmpo at the top of the key and forced a contested jumper for the win — which missed off the front of the rim.The NBA released a statement with their fine Sunday, saying Ball made “an offensive and derogatory comment” postgame.
Ball, who has dealt with injuries throughout his career after taking the Rookie of the Year award, is in the early stages of a career year, averaging 29.6 points, 6.3 assists and 5.3 rebounds through the first 12 games while helping Charlotte collect a 5-7 record. Since being the No. 3 overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, Ball has played in more than 51 games just once during his career, appearing in 75 games during the 2021-22 campaign and earning the lone All-Star Game nod of his career.Ball logged just 58 combined games across the two years that followed, though, and in 2023-24, he sustained an ankle injury during a January game and missed the rest of the year.following their season-opening win on Oct.
The Hornets face the Cavaliers on Sunday in Cleveland, and they’ll attempt to hand them their first loss of the season.
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