David Jensen/Getty Images via CNN Newsource (CNN) — Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball has been fined $100,000 for using what the NBA called “an offensive and derogatory comment” following his team’s 115-114 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday. Interviewed on the Hornets’ local FanDuel Sports Network, the 2022 All-Star was asked about how the team defended Giannis Antetokounmpo on the Bucks’ last possession of the game. “Yeah, we loaded up…

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LaMelo Ball’s comments landed him in hot water (Picture: Getty)  NBA star LaMelo Ball has spoken out after he received a huge $100,000 (£79,000) for comments made in a post-match interview. The Charlotte Hornets guard made the comments after his side saw out a narrow 115-114 home win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday. The Hornets secured the win having prevented Bucks’ power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo from scoring with the last possession …

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NBA star speaks out after receiving huge $100,000 fine for homophobic comment

NEW YORK — Doc Rivers was right. It still cost him $25,000. Rivers, the coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, was fined by the NBA on Sunday, a day after he publicly criticized the officiating that led to the deciding points in a 115-114 loss to the Charlotte Hornets. Rivers argued Giannis Antetokounmpo didn’t commit a foul with the Bucks trailing by one with 7.3 seconds left, saying Charlotte’s LaMelo Ball simply slipped and fell. Ball made two free th…

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Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball was swiftly fined by the NBA for making a joke during a postgame interview that the league deemed "derogatory." After a 115-114 nail-biting victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on November 16, Ball was asked for his comments on the final play of the game."What did you ...

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LaMelo Ball and Anthony Edwards are in the NBA headlines for the wrong reasons. The league fined Ball $100,000 for allegedly making a homophobic slur that was deemed “offensive and derogatory.

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LaMelo – Source: David Jensen / Getty  After casually dropping “no homo” in a post-game interview, LaMelo Ball was slapped with a $100K fine from the NBA. The National Basketball Association is in the middle of laying the organization’s foundation for the future of its top-tier sports products. Stars like Kevin Durant, LeBron James, and Steph Curry are closer to retirement than we notice, and a new face of the league has to emerge. Between fan f…

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LaMelo Ball Fined $100k For 'No Homo' Interview Remarks

The National Basketball Association has fined professional basketball player LaMelo Ball of the Charlotte Hornets $100,000 for using an antigay slur on live television. Ball later apologized for his use of the term.Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter.The slur was used in an on-court interview following the Hornet’s 115-114 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday at the Spectrum Center…

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NBA star LaMelo Ball fined $100k for homophobic remark in postgame interview

LaMelo – Source: David Jensen / Getty After casually dropping “no homo” in a post-game interview, LaMelo Ball was slapped with a $100K fine from the NBA. The National Basketball Association is in the middle of laying the organization’s foundation for the future of its top-tier sports products. Stars like Kevin Durant, LeBron James, and Steph Curry are closer to retirement than we notice, and a new face of the league has to emerge. Between fan fa…

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Lamelo Ball tested the temperature of Trump’s new America and quickly found out that the president might be able to say what he wants with no repercussions, but the rules of etiquette still apply for players in the NBA, a league that is probably more offended by the H-word than the N-word.  
LaMelo Ball was fined $100K by the NBA for using what the league perceived as offensive and derogatory behavior towards the LBTGQIA community during a postg…

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narrowly missed a potential game-winning shot as time expired. The Hornets upset the Bucks 115-114. Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.“Great defense!” the announcer shouted. Bell’s description of the play, however, was a bit more colorful.“We loaded up,” he said, before offering up the term “no homo.”NBA STOP INTERVIEWING THESE YNS RIGHT…

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