LaMelo Ball assessed a flagrant 2 foul, fined $35,000 for play on Bam Adebayo
Ball was not suspended and will play on Friday in Orlando when the Hornets will try to win the No. 8 seed.
LaMelo Ball was assessed an after-the-fact flagrant foul 2 and fined $35,000 for "making unnecessary and reckless contact with Miami Heat center-forward Bam Adebayo that created a significant injury risk," the NBA announced on Wednesday. That means he will not be suspended and will play Friday night when Charlotte travels to Orlando for a win-and-you 're-in play-in game. Ball was fined an additional $25,000 for "using profane language during a live postgame television interview," bringing his total fined for Tuesday night's game to $60,000.
The play in question happened in the second quarter, when Ball drove the lane and threw up a shot that Simone Fontecchio blocked. Ball went to the ground, Adebayo grabbed the loose ball, and Ball reached over and hit Adebayo's leg, leading to a nasty fall. The play where Bam Adebayo got taken out.
LaMelo Ball was complaining to the referees afterward. pic. twitter.
com/xbKAhslFHB ā Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) April 15, 2026 Adebayo left the game not to return, and Charlotte went on to beat Miami 127-126 on a Ball driving layup in overtime. If Ball had been called for a flagrant 2 foul during the game he would have been ejected. The play was not reviewed (because there was no foul call and play continued on the other end of the court).