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NBA says LaMelo Ball’s takedown of Bam Adebayo should have been called flagrant, merited ejection
- The NBA fined Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball $60,000 on Wednesday for "unnecessary and reckless contact" with Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo during Tuesday's play-in game and for using profane language in a postgame interview.
- During Tuesday's play-in game, Ball reached out and grabbed Adebayo's leg while falling, causing the Heat center to suffer a back injury that forced him out after just 11 minutes.
- Miami coach Erik Spoelstra said Ball should have been ejected, while official Zach Zarba noted the crew missed the play in real time, preventing any review or in-game penalty.
- Ball apologized, claiming he was disoriented after being hit in the head, and remains eligible to play for the Hornets against the Orlando Magic on Friday.
- Video of a similar 2024 incident between the players resurfaced after Charlotte's 127-126 overtime victory, keeping the Hornets alive for the No. 8 Eastern Conference playoff seed.
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LaMelo Ball Gets Let Off The Hook
On Wednesday night, the NBA fined LaMelo Ball for his "unnecessary and reckless contact" with Bam Adebayo during Charlotte's victory over Miami in their play-in game Tuesday. It made for a deflating end to what had become a whole media saga over Ball's intentions, or lack thereof, and whether or not the league should suspend him for the next game to make up for the ejection he avoided because the referees missed the incident. Ultimately, the NBA…
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Heat, Hornets react to NBA ruling on uncalled LaMelo Ball foul, and how he'll be eligible to play
In Miami, the NBA’s decision that LaMelo Ball grabbing Bam Adebayo was an ejection-worthy flagrant foul didn’t register much of a reaction.
NBA rules Hornets’ Ball should have been ejected for trip of Adebayo, with Heat center questioning NBA protocol
The NBA ruled after the fact that Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball should have been ejected for the trip that took Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo out of Tuesday night's play-in game.
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