Hornets All-Star point guard LaMelo Ball has been fined $100K for issuing a derogatory slur during a televised postgame interview, the NBA has announced in a statement (Twitter link).
Ball was speaking after a heroic 15-point fourth quarter individual effort helped Charlotte secure a 115-114 victory over the reeling Bucks on Saturday (video link).
Across his 12 healthy contests, the 6’7″ pro is averaging a career-best 29.6 points per game on .440/.364/.875 shooting to go along with 6.3 assists, 5.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals per night.
The 23-year-old made just 7-of-20 shots from the field in Saturday’s victory, but compensated with a steady diet of free throws. He shot an immaculate 11-of-11 from the charity stripe and finished with a game-high 26 points. Ball also chipped in nine rebounds and six assists.
Charlotte has gotten off to a steady 5-7 start, good for the East’s No. 8 seed, under new head coach Charles Lee, who won a championship with the Celtics last year under Joe Mazzulla. Next up for the Hornets is a road date with the undefeated (14-0) Cavaliers on Sunday.
What was the comment??
link to youtu.be
I didn’t hear it, myself.
“We loaded up, no homo”
That’s what Ball said.
Lol what a loser. Begs the question whether he says “homo” after other stuff.
we loaded up, no homo. That’s what we wanted, put a hand up and then live with the results.”
That’s just too much.
When will these idiots learn to not say crap like that? It’s immature and stupid. It just shows what type of person he is.
Exactly mature grown adults say pause it’s much more professional
Facts
He was better off saying “No Diddy”. Lol
Now I might be speaking out of turn here, but these Ball brothers all miiiight have the emotional intelligence of a 6 year old, as they were raised by a father who has an extremely low emotional IQ.
nah
Lonzo has never said stupid s**t and his BBIQ is through the roof.
Ignore the troll, he was actually describing himself
Say “No Diddler” next time.
100k is very excessive but the league is making an example out of him
Yes I’m sure it’s going to end homphobia in the NBA.
“Homophobia”… it’s so funny to me being able to tell who’s actually been involved in organized sports and who hasn’t based on how sensitive they are. It was a joke. Keep your hair on.
Your laughter is so brave
I’ve read waaaay worse on here.
100k for that… seriously?!?!?