Like Cam Thomas a year and a half ago, LaMelo Ball received a fine from the NBA for having uttered a “ No homo » in a post-match interview. It happened last night, just after the victory of the Hornets against the Bucks which he himself snatched from free throws, after a imaginary foul by Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Moreover, it was by evoking this final defensive sequence on the “Greek Freak” that he launched his statement: “ We loaded up… No homo ”, which could be translated into French as: “ We loaded/filled it… Without being gay “.
Words that the NBA ultimately judged “ offensive and derogatory » and which result in this fine of 100,000 dollars. The maximum sanction, which is incidentally much higher than that of Cam Thomas, who was fined “only” $40,000 in February 2023. Perhaps because he apologized immediately.
| LaMelo Ball | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2020-21 | CHA | 51 | 29 | 43.6 | 35.2 | 75.8 | 1.2 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 15.7 |
| 2021-22 | CHA | 75 | 32 | 42.9 | 38.9 | 87.2 | 1.4 | 5.2 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 20.1 |
| 2022-23 | CHA | 36 | 35 | 41.1 | 37.6 | 83.6 | 1.2 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 8.4 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 23.3 |
| 2023-24 | CHA | 22 | 32 | 43.3 | 35.5 | 86.5 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 8.0 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 23.9 |
| 2024-25 | CHA | 11 | 34 | 44.7 | 37.5 | 84.9 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 29.9 |
| Total | 195 | 32 | 42.8 | 37.4 | 83.6 | 1.3 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 20.5 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
