‘Guess No Diddy Ain’t Reach The Mean Streets Of Chino Hills’: NBA Fines Melo Ball $100K For Getting Too Loose With His Slang In Postgame Interview

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 postgame interview. (Photo by Getty Images) The Charlotte Hornets registered a thrilling 115-114 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday at Spectrum Center, improving their record to 5-7. While the focus should have been on basketball, during a postgame sideline interview, Ball used a slang term that straight men use to emphasize the fact that they are heterosexual men, while discussing his squad’s successful defensive strategy on Giannis Antetokounmpo’s missed attempt at a game-winning shot.& Lamelo Ball’s Comments Deemed “Offensive and Deragatory” By NBA “We loaded up – no homo. But that’s what we wanted; we put a hand up and lived with the result,” Ball said. LaMelo fined 100k for saying “no homo” in post game interview