Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball has been fined $100,000 for using what the NBA called “an offensive and derogatory comment” following his team’s 115-114 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday.

LaMelo Ball, the Charlotte Hornets' (5-7) star guard, has been fined $100,000 by the league for an "offensive and derogatory" statement he made in an on-court post-game interview immediately after the Hornets logged a win at home over the Milwaukee Bucks (4-9) on Saturday (Nov.

On Sunday evening, the Charlotte Hornets will face off against the Cavs in Ohio. Before the game, the NBA announced that LaMelo Ball has been fined $100,000 by the league. Via NBA Communications: "Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball has been fined $100,000 ...

Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball was fined $100,000 by the NBA for “an offensive and derogatory comment” during a TV interview.

Evan Mobley will return to the Cleveland Cavaliers' starting lineup after missing their last game due to an illness.

Charlotte Hornets star guard LaMelo Ball said that he didn’t mean to offend anyone after being fined $100,000 by the NBA for making an “an offensive and derogatory comment” during a TV interview

The Charlotte Hornets guard said he didn't "want to offend anybody" after the NBA called the remark "derogatory."

The NBA fined Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball $100,000 Sunday for using "offensive and derogatory" language during a postgame TV interview.