I think it was a dirty play. I think it certainly looked bad. In real time, we didn't quite see it happen. Like, in the arena, there was no instant replay of the play. We just saw Bam Adebayo go down ...

Miami Heat big man Bam Adebayo said Thursday he has not received an apology from Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball after Ball appeared to trip Adebayo during Tuesday’s game. Adebayo downplayed the ...

The Heat lost big man Bam Adebayo in the second quarter of their play-in tournament game against the Hornets after Charlotte guard LaMelo Ball seemed to trip him. He was ruled out for the remainder of ...

Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball apologized for a play that injured Heat captain Bam Adebayo. Adebayo left the game with a lower back injury and did not return. The Miami Heat lost the game in ...

Did LaMelo Ball do something dirty to cause a Bam Adebayo injury that left the Miami Heat star who scored 83 points earlier this season hurt in the play-in game against the Charlotte Hornets? Let's ...

After being attended to by trainers, Bam Adebayo got to his feet and walked off under his own power to the locker room. Tim Reynolds | The Associated Press Bam Adebayo lies on the ground after being ...

The LaMelo Ball incident involving Bam Adebayo in the Charlotte Hornets' play-in win over the Miami Heat raised a lot of questions. Did the Hornets guard pull down the 83-point scorer down on purpose?

LaMelo Ball grabbed Bam Adebayo’s foot after a play, causing the latter to fall awkwardly on the floor. Bam then grabbed his back and headed to the locker room. The Charlotte Hornets and the Miami ...

LaMelo Ball is moving on from trip gate. Ball — in the middle of a resurgent season for the 44-win Hornets — was at the center of a controversy on Tuesday, when he tripped up the Heat captain Bam ...

The NBA fined Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball $35,000 and assessed a Flagrant Foul 2 on Wednesday, April 15, for the play that injured Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo in the teams' April 14 Play-In ...

The Miami Heat visited the Charlotte Hornets in the opening game of the Eastern Conference play-in tournament, with their season on the line. Miami finished the 2025-26 regular season at 43-39 to ...

LaMelo Ball said he tried to find Bam Adebayo after Tuesday's game. Jacob Kupferman / Getty Images LaMelo Ball was asked to address his incident in which he was retroactively fined and issued a ...