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Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball is $100,000 poorer today, after the NBA fined him for an anti-gay comment made during an interview following his team’s 115-114 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.

Ball made the remark while describing the last play of the game. The Hornets; Grant Williams forced Giannis Antetokounmpo into an off-balance jumper, which punch off the front of the rim.

“We loaded up,” Ball said in his interview, then added, “no homo,” while lowering his voice.

The NBA statement on the fine came out Sunday, saying Ball made “an offensive and insulting comment” postgame.

Ball, from Chino Hills, California, is averaging 29.6 points, 6.3 assists and 5.3 rebounds through the first 12 games. He was the No. 3 pick in the 2020 NBA draft, but has been plagued by injuries throughout his brief career.

Ball and his brothers Lonzo and LiAngelo hold been attracting attention since playing together in high academy. Their father, LaVar, has been a frequent media attraction for his outspoken behavior, which was chronicled in a Facebook Watch program, “Ball in the Family.”

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LaMelo Ball addresses anti-gay comment after $100,000 fine

Charlotte Hornets star guard LaMelo Ball apologized Sunday for the fine-inducing anti-gay comment he had made one day earlier.

In a post-game interview Saturday after the Hornets’ win over the Bucks, Ball, 23, was asked about his team’s defensive prowess on the final play of the game — a contested jumper that Giannis Antetokounmpo missed to hand Charlotte their fifth win of the season — and responded, “We loaded up, no homo.”

“Before we obtain started, I just yearn to address the comment yesterday,” Ball told reporters Sunday following the Hornets 128-114 loss to the Cavaliers. “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.”

The NBA levied the maximum allowable penalty for that “offensive and derogatory” language: a $100,000 fine.

Charlotte’s rookie brain coach Charles Lee told reporters he spoke to Ball about the incident, noting that the fifth-year guard was “very apologetic” and vowed to study from his misbehavior.

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