NBA fines LaMelo Ball $100k for offensive comment during post-game interview

Adam Zagoria: Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball has been fined $100,000 for making an offensive and derogatory comment in a postgame interview, it was announced today by Joe Dumars, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations.Source: Twitter @AdamZagoria What’s the buzz on Twitter? Kurt Helin @basketballtalk LaMelo Ball fined $100,000 for ‘making an offensive and derogatory comment in a postgame interview’ nbcsports.com/nba/news/lamel… – 5:12 PM Rod Boone @rodboone Charles Lee said LaMelo and Miles will go through normal pregame routines and then be evaluated for their availability tonight. But he said Tre Mann likely will be out as he’s still dealing with back soreness. pic.x.com/aaAtAZbMcD – 4:42 PM Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin LaMelo Ball fined $100K for postgame comments. #NBA pic.x.com/KsvauAD3rH – 3:21 PM Emiliano Carchia @Sportando NBA fined Charlotte Hornets’ LaMelo Ball sportando.basketball/en/nba-fined-c… – 2:54 PM David Aldridge @davidaldridgedc NBA fines Charlotte’s LaMelo Ball 100 large: pic.x.com/t7u35TZOq0 – 2:51 PM Rod Boone @rodboone NBA announces LaMelo has been fined $100,000 for a derogatory comment during his postgame TV interview. pic.x.com/zOx4piXbt3 – 2:41 PM Danny Cunningham @RealDCunningham LaMelo Ball, Miles Bridges and Tre Mann are all questionable for Charlotte this evening against the #Cavs. – 2:40 PM Mike Vorkunov @MikeVorkunov LaMelo Ball has been fined $100,000 by the NBA for what it called an “offensive and derogatory comment” after the Hornets-Bucks game last night. – 2:37 PM Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet Doc Rivers openly criticized the refs for Giannis’ foul call on LaMelo eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/17… – 6:53 AM Kurt Helin @basketballtalk Officials admit blown call on Giannis Antetokounmpo gave LaMelo Ball game-winning free throws nbcsports.com/nba/news/offic… – 8:20 PM Rod Boone @rodboone LaMelo does it again. Reaction from both sides (and crew chief Curtis Blair) about crazy ending that helped #Hornets edge Milwaukee: charlotteobserver.com/sports/charlot… – 8:02 PM Rod Boone @rodboone Final: #Hornets 115, Bucks 114 LaMelo 26 pts, 9 rebs, 6 asts Miles Bridges 19 pts, 7 rebs, 3 asts Josh Green 15 pts, 5 rebs Moussa Diabate 12 pts, 14 rebs Up next: at Cleveland tomorrow – 5:27 PM StatMuse @statmuse LaMelo today: — 26 PTS (15 in 4Q) — 9 REB — 6 AST — Game-winning free throws Still leading the NBA in 4th quarter points. pic.x.com/8wiyaINrlq – 5:26 PM Rod Boone @rodboone Giannis is hot he got called for a foul on LaMelo, sending him to the FT line with 7.3 seconds left and Bucks up 1. – 5:23 PM Rod Boone @rodboone Two fouls on LaMelo with 5:19 left in the first quarter and he has to take a seat. – 3:24 PM More on this storyline Rod Boone: Charles Lee started off tonight’s press conference by saying he’s spoken with LaMelo about the incident that led to the fine and his behavior isn’t something the #Hornets condone and it’s not to team standards. Said they will hold LaMelo accountable that he won’t do it again. pic.x.com/uNTsvyJ4IG -via Twitter @rodboone / November 17, 2024 ‘We loaded up – no homo,’ Ball muttered on the court after Charlotte’s controversial 115-114 win. ‘That’s what we wanted, put a hand up and then live with the results.’ -via Daily Mail / November 17, 2024 Rod Boone: LaMelo Ball (left index sprain) is questionable for tonight’s game against Cleveland. Same goes for Miles Bridges (right knee, injury management) and Tre Mann (low back, injury management) are also questionable. #Hornets could be on the thin side against the undefeated Cavs. -via Twitter @rodboone / November 17, 2024

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NBA fines LaMelo Ball $100k for offensive comment during post-game interview

Adam Zagoria: Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball has been fined $100,000 for making an offensive and derogatory comment in a postgame interview, it was announced today by Joe Dumars, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations.
Source: Twitter @AdamZagoria

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
LaMelo Ball fined $100,000 for ‘making an offensive and derogatory comment in a postgame interview’ nbcsports.com/nba/news/lamel… – 5:12 PM

Rod Boone @rodboone
Charles Lee said LaMelo and Miles will go through normal pregame routines and then be evaluated for their availability tonight.
But he said Tre Mann likely will be out as he’s still dealing with back soreness. pic.x.com/aaAtAZbMcD – 4:42 PM

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Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
LaMelo Ball fined $100K for postgame comments. #NBA pic.x.com/KsvauAD3rH – 3:21 PM

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Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
NBA fined Charlotte Hornets’ LaMelo Ball sportando.basketball/en/nba-fined-c… – 2:54 PM

David Aldridge @davidaldridgedc
NBA fines Charlotte’s LaMelo Ball 100 large: pic.x.com/t7u35TZOq0 – 2:51 PM

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Rod Boone @rodboone
NBA announces LaMelo has been fined $100,000 for a derogatory comment during his postgame TV interview. pic.x.com/zOx4piXbt3 – 2:41 PM

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Danny Cunningham @RealDCunningham
LaMelo Ball, Miles Bridges and Tre Mann are all questionable for Charlotte this evening against the #Cavs. – 2:40 PM

Mike Vorkunov @MikeVorkunov
LaMelo Ball has been fined $100,000 by the NBA for what it called an “offensive and derogatory comment” after the Hornets-Bucks game last night. – 2:37 PM

Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Doc Rivers openly criticized the refs for Giannis’ foul call on LaMelo
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/17… – 6:53 AM

Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Officials admit blown call on Giannis Antetokounmpo gave LaMelo Ball game-winning free throws nbcsports.com/nba/news/offic… – 8:20 PM

Rod Boone @rodboone
LaMelo does it again. Reaction from both sides (and crew chief Curtis Blair) about crazy ending that helped #Hornets edge Milwaukee:
charlotteobserver.com/sports/charlot… – 8:02 PM

Rod Boone @rodboone
Final: #Hornets 115, Bucks 114
LaMelo 26 pts, 9 rebs, 6 asts
Miles Bridges 19 pts, 7 rebs, 3 asts
Josh Green 15 pts, 5 rebs
Moussa Diabate 12 pts, 14 rebs
Up next: at Cleveland tomorrow – 5:27 PM

StatMuse @statmuse
LaMelo today:
— 26 PTS (15 in 4Q)
— 9 REB
— 6 AST
— Game-winning free throws
Still leading the NBA in 4th quarter points. pic.x.com/8wiyaINrlq – 5:26 PM

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Rod Boone @rodboone
Giannis is hot he got called for a foul on LaMelo, sending him to the FT line with 7.3 seconds left and Bucks up 1. – 5:23 PM

Rod Boone @rodboone
Two fouls on LaMelo with 5:19 left in the first quarter and he has to take a seat. – 3:24 PM

More on this storyline

Rod Boone: Charles Lee started off tonight’s press conference by saying he’s spoken with LaMelo about the incident that led to the fine and his behavior isn’t something the #Hornets condone and it’s not to team standards. Said they will hold LaMelo accountable that he won’t do it again. pic.x.com/uNTsvyJ4IG -via Twitter @rodboone / November 17, 2024

‘We loaded up – no homo,’ Ball muttered on the court after Charlotte’s controversial 115-114 win. ‘That’s what we wanted, put a hand up and then live with the results.’ -via Daily Mail / November 17, 2024

Rod Boone: LaMelo Ball (left index sprain) is questionable for tonight’s game against Cleveland. Same goes for Miles Bridges (right knee, injury management) and Tre Mann (low back, injury management) are also questionable. #Hornets could be on the thin side against the undefeated Cavs. -via Twitter @rodboone / November 17, 2024