Hornets star LaMelo Ball slapped with huge fine for 'anti-gay' comment in postgame interview

The NBA has announced a $100,000 good for LaMelo Ball aft the Hornets prima made a homophobic remark pursuing his team's triumph implicit the Bucks connected Saturday.

Speaking connected the tribunal astir Charlotte's defence connected Giannis Antetokounmpo during the last possession of the game, Ball said, 'We loaded up – nary homo.'

'That's what we wanted, enactment a manus up and past unrecorded with the results.'

The NBA branded Ball's remarks 'offensive and derogatory' successful their statement.

The $100,000 magnitude is the maximum good allowed by league rules. 

Notably, Brooklyn Nets defender Cam Thomas was fined significantly little for saying the aforesaid remark successful 2023, at $40,000.

Five years earlier, Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic besides got a $25,000 fine from the league for saying 'no homo' astatine a clip erstwhile the Serbian-born halfway was inactive improving his English.

Per Spotrac, Ball volition marque $35.147 cardinal successful full wage this season.

He signed a five-year woody worthy much than $203million successful guarantees past year.

Ball has had an highly beardown commencement to this NBA season, arsenic he's averaging 29.6 points per contention done 12 games.