NBA says Ball should have been ejected for foul that injured Adebayo
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The NBA says Charlotte’s LaMelo Ball should have been ejected for an uncalled flagrant foul when he reached out and tugged on the ankle of Miami’s Bam Adebayo.
The foul caused a back injury that forced Adebayo out of a play-in tournament game that the Heat ultimately lost to Ball and the Hornets.
The league said Ball made “unnecessary and reckless contact” with Adebayo on Tuesday night.
Ball was fined $60,000 for the foul and for using profanity in an interview, but he remains eligible to play in the Hornets’ elimination game Friday against Orlando.
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