LaMelo Ball

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American basketball player (born 2001)

LaMelo LaFrance Ball is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected by the Hornets with the third overall pick of the 2020 NBA draft. Ball was voted the NBA Rookie of the Year in 2021 and named an NBA All-Star the following season in 2022.

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LaMelo LaFrance Ball

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LaMelo Ball Fined for Profanity

The NBA fined LaMelo Ball $60,000 for using profanity and a 'reckless' play that injured Bam Adebayo.

LaMelo Ball learns punishment from NBA after tripping Bam Adebayo: ‘Reckless contact’ NY Post — Apr 16, 03:59 AM
NBA Announces Double Punishment for LaMelo Ball After Bam Adebayo Injury Newsweek — Apr 16, 02:19 AM
Hornets’ Ball punches team mascot Hugo after play-in tournament win The Globe and Mail — Apr 15, 23:00 PM
Heat's Erik Spoelstra calls LaMelo Ball's play 'stupid' after Bam Adebayo injured in play-in loss Fox News — Apr 15, 16:13 PM
LaMelo Ball punches team mascot Hugo after Hornets knock out Heat AP News — Apr 15, 14:01 PM
LaMelo Ball's layup with 4.7 seconds lifts Hornets past Heat in OT AP News — Apr 15, 02:39 AM
Bam Adebayo Exits Play-in Game With Injury After LaMelo Ball Leg Swipe Newsweek — Apr 15, 01:14 AM
Follow live: Heat, Hornets face off in play-in tournament ESPN — Apr 15, 00:40 AM
Hornets' Ball fined $35K for 'reckless' Bam play ESPN — Apr 16, 03:16 AM
Sources: NBA investigating Ball trip of Adebayo ESPN — Apr 15, 21:53 PM
Ball's clutch drive saves Hornets in frantic finish ESPN — Apr 15, 03:49 AM
Where to Watch the 2026 NBA Play-In Tournament Online for Free Billboard — Apr 15, 00:21 AM
Hornets' LaMelo Ball assessed flagrant foul, fined $35K for play that injured Heat's Bam Adebayo CBS Sports — Apr 16, 02:31 AM
LaMelo Ball Issues Apology for 'Dirty' Play That Injured Bam Adebayo Newsweek — Apr 15, 15:35 PM
LaMelo Ball and the Hornets win overtime thriller over Heat in play-in Boston Globe — Apr 15, 03:14 AM
Bam Adebayo gets tripped by LaMelo Ball and out for rest of play-in game AP News — Apr 15, 00:37 AM
Blazers vs. Suns odds, prediction, time: 2026 NBA Play-In Tournament picks, April 14 best bets by proven model CBS Sports — Apr 14, 23:53 PM
NBA says Ball should have been ejected for foul that injured Adebayo AP News — Apr 16, 02:25 AM
The LaMelo Ball Experience was on full display as Hornets somehow survive play-in thriller vs. Heat CBS Sports — Apr 15, 05:05 AM
Ball hero and villain as Hornets sting Heat to lift postseason curse The Japan Times — Apr 15, 03:42 AM