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LaMelo Ball & Charles Lee react to the NBA's $100k fine for postgame comment

The Charlotte Hornets star guard was surprised to see how big the fine was from the league.

Schuyler Callihan

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Over the weekend, the NBA fined Charlotte Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball $100,000 for a n"offensive and derogatory" comment in his postgame interview following the team's win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday.

It's safe to say LaMelo didn't agree with the severity of the fine handed down by the league, posting his frustration on X Sunday afternoon.

Charles Lee's reaction to the fine

“As an organization, that’s obviously not something we condone. Our standards and, what is required of our players, and the environment that we create are really important to us. I spoke to Melo, and he’s obviously very apologetic from what I’ve seen since I’ve been around him. He loves everyone. He’s a joy to be around in the facility, and that’s not typically how he operates. As he and I talk about the seriousness of the situation and how he needs to conduct himself going forward, he understands what’s going to be expected of him. I look forward to seeing him grow from this moment. He and I talked about it, and he said, ‘I definitely want to be better.’ For someone to use those words and say it out of his mouth, we’ll make sure that we hold him accountable to that.”

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Schuyler Callihan
SCHUYLER CALLIHAN

schuylercallihan(at)gmail.com  Twitter:@Callihan_ Schuyler Callihan is the lead publisher of Mountaineers Now, All Panthers, and All Hornets on FanNation/Sports Illustrated. He took over publishing duties of All Panthers in 2020 and wanted to expand his professional coverage in the Queen City by running the operations at All Hornets. Schuyler attended Bethany College in Bethany, West Virginia before finishing up his schooling at Alamance Community College in Graham, North Carolina. The Wheeling, West Virginia native made the move to North Carolina in 2015 and has been in Charlotte since 2021.

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