Entering Friday’s NBA Play-In action between the Charlotte Hornets and the Orlando Magic, the former team is fortunate to have its star guard, LaMelo Ball, available to them after a rocky first game.

There's tension between the Miami Heat and the Charlotte Hornets after their play-in game on Tuesday. Heat's Bam Adebayo fell hard on his back after LaMelo Ball accidentally swept his leg off the ...

Could the Miami Heat have survived another day if LaMelo Ball had not grabbed Bam Adebayo’s foot? In what would now be a controversial play, many pundits have chimed in on the foot-grabbing incident.

(First, a ton of questions were in the mailbag regarding the LaMelo Ball incident, so thanks for all who submitted. The following three are a sampling, using some of the thoughts from other submitted ...

The NBA handed Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball a combined $60,000 in fines on Wednesday, and Ball will play Friday against the Orlando Magic at 7:30 p.m. ET, where the Hornets need one win to ...

LaMelo Ball was not suspended ahead of the Charlotte Hornets’ play-in game against the Orlando Magic because the NBA chose to punish him with a $35,000 fine and a retroactive Flagrant Foul 2, not a ...

In the aftermath of the Heat’s heartbreaking exit from the play-in tournament following a 126-127 loss in Charlotte, all eyes were on LaMelo Ball. The Hornets star not only hit the game-winning layup, ...

The Miami Heat's best player, Bam Adebayo, played just 11 minutes in his team's final game of the 2025-26 NBA season. Adebayo suffered a lower-back injury during the first half of Tuesday night's NBA ...

The NBA has fined LaMelo Ball $60,000 following a dangerous tripping incident involving Bam Adebayo. Read more on the ruling and the Heat's reaction.

LaMelo Ball has been fined $35,000 and assessed a Flagrant Foul 2 for making unnecessary and reckless contact with Bam Adebayo in the SoFi Play-In ...

LaMelo Ball was hero and villain as the Charlotte Hornets lifted their curse to send the Miami Heat tumbling out of the NBA play-in tournament with a thrilling 127-126 overtime victory on Wednesday.

There's tension between the Miami Heat and the Charlotte Hornets after their play-in game on Tuesday. Heat's Bam Adebayo fell hard on his back after LaMelo Ball accidentally swept his leg off the ...