Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball is fined $100,000 by the NBA for making an "offensive and derogatory" comment in a courtside interview.
Hornets guard LaMelo Ball said he didn't mean to offend anyone after he was fined $100K for saying an anti-gay term in a postgame interview.
Ball is $100,000 lighter after the NBA fined him for his comments after Saturday's loss to the Bucks. As for what he did on the court in Cleveland, the Hornets point guard recorded his second 30-point double-double of the season (October 23 vs. Houston). In 8-cat formats, Ball has been everything fantasy managers hoped he would be, providing top-10 value and not missing a game. The Hornets play three games in Week 5, beginning with the Nets on Tuesday.
The referees admitted after the game that there was no foul on the play
The comment came after Ball scored 15 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Hornets past the Bucks Saturday.