NBA gives LaMelo Ball fine, but no suspension, for tripping Bam Adebayo
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Hornets guard LaMelo Ball was fined by the NBA but not suspended for tripping Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo during Charlotte's play-in victory on Tuesday night.
The NBA completed its assessment of the incident on Wednesday, and it handed Ball a $35,000 fine for the play and retroactively assessed a flagrant-2 foul. Had a flagrant-2 foul been called during the game, Ball