Ball gay slur
Charlotte Hornets' Ball comments after being fined $100K by NBA for 'derogatory comment'
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Charlotte Hornets star guard LaMelo Ball said Sunday night that he didn't represent to offend anyone with a comment the NBA said was "offensive and derogatory" while slapping him with a $100,000 fine.
Following Saturday's 115-114 win in Milwaukee, Ball commented on FanDuel Sports Network. Sideline writer Shannon Spake asked Ball about the team's defensive approach against Bucks luminary Giannis Antetokounmpo on the game's terminal play, and Ball used an anti-gay slur while delivering his answer.
The league came down tough on Ball, levying the maximum nice possible on the 23-year-old.
After the Hornets lost 128-114 to the unbeaten Cavaliers, Ball made his first comments since the fine was assessed.
"Before we fetch started, I just want to mention the comment yesterday," he told reporters. "I really didn't mean anything (by it) and don't want to offend anybody. I've got love for everybody, and I don't discriminate."
Ball scored 31 points on 11-of-29 shooting and had 12 assists against the Cavs.
SEE ALSO | Char Charlotte Hornets coach Charles Lee has said star guard LaMelo Ball is "very apologetic" for making what the NBA called "an offensive and derogatory comment" as it fined him $US100,000 ($155,000), the maximum allowed by league rule. Ball made the comment on Saturday, local time, shortly after the Hornets defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 115-114. Sideline reporter Shannon Spake asked Ball about the team's defensive strategy against Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo on the game's final play, and Ball used an anti-gay slur while delivering his answer. The league penalised the 23-year-old Ball on Sunday before the Hornets played in Cleveland. Lee opened his pre-game media session by addressing the situation and said he had spoken to Ball about his behaviour. "As an organisation that is obviously not something we condone," Lee said. "Our standards and what is required of our players in the environment we create is really important to us. "I spoke to Melo and he's obviously very apologetic. From what I've seen since I've been a LaMelo Ball during the interview he used the anti-LGBTQ slang phrase ‘no-homo.’ He quickly apologized the monitoring day. Credit: Screen Capture On the evening of November 16, LaMelo Ball took on a post-game interview with the Hornets’ FanDuel Sports Network after the team’s 115-114 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. During the interview, apparently thinking not much of it at the time, LaMelo addressed their close prevail that night: “Yeah, we loaded up — no homo — but that’s what we wanted.” “No homo” is a slang statement used to clarify that a statement or operation is not meant to be interpreted as having any “homosexual” implications, essentially saying “don’t think I’m gay.” It is generally considered as offensive by many in our group, because it associates purported positive actions with negative connotations about the Queer community. The Charlotte Hornets star has addressed the anti-gay comment that he made during a exist postgame interview that resulted in a $100K fine from the NBA… Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball has addressed his recent postgame anti-gay comment that resulted in a $100,000 fine from the NBA. Ball is in his fifth season with the Charlotte Hornets, who selected him with the third overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft. After the Hornets 115-114 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday, November 16 Ball took part in a live interview with the Hornets’ FanDuel Sports Network, saying: “Yeah, we loaded up — no homo — but that’s what we wanted.” The post-match interview sparked a huge debate online and the monitoring day Joe Dumars, the NBA’s executive vice president and head of basketball operations, said that Ball would be fined a whopping $100,000 for the “offensive and derogatory” comment. On Sunday, November 17 following the Hornets’ 128-114 deficit to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Ball broke his silence amid the swirling controversy. The 23-year-old luminary tolLaMelo Ball fined $155,000 for 'offensive and derogatory comment' after NBA match
The following day, Joe Dumars, the NBA’s executive vice president and top of basketball operations, speaking for the organization, called the comment “offensive and derogatory,” and announced that the NBA would be levying the maximum allowable penalty for the language
LaMelo Ball Apologizes After Getting $100K Pleasant For Using Anti-Gay Slur During TV Interview