LaMelo Ball on his car crash: “I seen her get straight out of the car. I’m just alive and blessed. God is great”
Bro doesn’t give a shit lmao
He knows he was in the wrong the video clearly shows him swerving into the oncoming traffic. He’s pleading the 5th, he knows the lawsuit is coming
What’s sad is he’s able to just pay them off and move on like it never happened.
I mean, if I was the victim in this situation. I would much prefer a payout then the alternative
I’d be ecstatic to see Lamelo hop out of that truck lol
For real… Getting into a car accident with a rich person is my only hope of retiring at some point
Let’s talk about your retirement opportunities.
Already got it handled. I just drive around Aspen and Vale all day, I’ll get one eventually.
👏🏾 love it. Take care of yourself!
Well…first the fucker has to survive a car crash then maybe after the payout he can go on that take care tour lmao
Would you settle for being T-Boned by Lenny Dykstra?
If it was anyone elese Id be swearing like crazy. If Lamelo hops out, Id be holding my back and pretend I cant feel my legs for the payout.
Fr id much rather be hit by someone rich lol
I don’t disagree just the reason that he doesn’t care is that he has the means to make it disappear. I’d be talking to every personal injury attorney I could lol
“OH MY GOD! MY LEGS! I CAN’T FEEL MY LEGS!”
Than the alternative
Fuck!
Why not both
How is that sad? It’s a car accident what more could the person want? I’ve been in a car crash and it’s not like you’re supposed to wear it as a badge of honor lol.
Tbh they should probably give Lamelo the death penalty
Finally
Bad parenting will do that
He’s good, all that matters to him.
He’s got “fuck you money.” He’s rich enough to buy himself out of bad situations if necessary
“Blessed”
It’s kind of crazy how many people text and drive on the low though. Can’t tell you how many times I look next to me on a highway and see someone typing with one hand lol
I’m a truck driver. At least 75% of the drivers I look at have a phone in their hand.
This is terrifying
Many people never grasp that they’re operating a death machine, and the increase in large trucks means we need the awareness that you’d have on a motorcycle. I’m not saying this to complain, it’s just sort of eliminated driving for fun… but that’s probably a net positive.
Aside from that if someone hit me and responded with god is great I might punch them
They never grasp it because they never have to. Penalties for negligent driving are basically non existent.
I see tons of it when I go over to the US. It used to happen a ton here in the UK too, but they got stricter about the penalties & I see it far less often.
Punishment now is an on the spot £200 ($270ish) fine & 6 points on your licence. You reach 12 points within 5 years and you’re banned from driving.
If you’ve had your license for less than 2 years it’s an automatic ban.
And on top of that the police might choose to give you a court summons for another up to £1000 ($1350) fine and potential driving ban.
Nobody wants to get taken off the road, especially the tradesmen who in my experience used to be the worst for it, so not many people take the chance. It’s good imo, people take the risk of killing someone far too lightly.
Might?
Smartphone addiction is real. And I’m convinced a lot of this country’s current issues can be traced to it.
(And of course I’m typing this on my phone.)
I just watched the new toy story trailer. Gonna be interesting to see how people react the movie when it comes out.
If they made operating a phone while driving a five year felony I am not sure that would dissuade people. Totally agree with you.
Also sent from my cell phone while parked.
For like 6 years after smartphones came out, I resisted getting one because I didnt want to be a phone zombie. Wife convinced me, and now im a phone zombie
In another NBA sub a month ago there was a reply filled with typos. Users joked and asked why his replies looked like he was having a stroke. The typo guy eventually apologized for his typos and admitted it was because he was using speech to text to reply.
This mfr was browsing Reddit and speech to text to comment on threads. Dumbass is literally reading while driving. These are the types of people driving among us.
There’s a popular book called The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt that discusses the impacts of smartphone usage and how Gen-Z is F’d because of it
It has gotten exponentially worse.
I also see truck drivers watching movies on tablets. It’s a serious problem.
I remember when I was a kid I saw a cop driving with a full unfolded newspaper over the steering wheel. At this point I now think that self-driving cars are a necessity to save us from ourselves.
People shit on self-driving cars but as soon as those systems statistically get to the point where they have fewer crashes than people-operated vehicles, we should go all-in.
Phone addiction is a real thing. It’s looked at as a non issue because so many people suffer from it that it’s become the norm
I hate people who are on their phones while driving, but that’s straight bullshit. 75%? I’m saying this as a Paramedic who works late nights. You truck drivers are easily some of the worst when it comes to pulling out of the way of an emergency vehicle.
Truck drivers love overstating how bad car drivers are at driving. They say shit like this but then they can’t get out of the left lane for 20 miles on the highway and act like they own the road. A lot of truck drivers shouldn’t be driving trucks and instead of other truckers actually saying that they just talk about how bad car drivers are and how trucking is a hard job, as if that gives them the ability to drive like shit on public roads
I used to drive equipment around from job site to jobsite, not even real trucking or anything just a 3500 dually with a mini excavator and a skid. The amount of people that think a truck with 10+ tons on a trailer can stop like their civic when they try to cross your lane to get into the left turn lane is terrifying
I fucking hated driving that thing, super anxiety inducing because you can never do anything right. It’s mad dangerous to be hauling ass driving like you’re in any other vehicle, but if you drive safely people will put you in dangerous situations because they had to shave 15 seconds off their drive to target and can’t handle you driving the speed limit and leaving adequate stopping distance.
And 84% of statistics are made up on the spot.
You include other truck drivers in this, right? Cuz they are some of the worst offenders… And I know it’s against the law.
Lmao a truck driver criticizing other people’s driving. okay buddy, when the CDL process stops being a complete joke and truckers don’t spend 30 minutes in the left lane trying to pass other trucks then maybe i’ll take trucker comments about driving seriously.
Tht was me typing this
Which is why there’s a fender bender basically every day on my commute to and from work in Houston.
Nah, that’s always been the case in houston. I’m pretty sure they managed to run horses in to each other before cars existed.
But but God is always watching and will nudge their cars a little so they don’t die.
“I seen her get straight out of the car.”
…and straight to the lawyers office to sue the ever-living fuck out of you lol
Fking dumbass doesn’t realize that could also be adrenaline. A lot of people get out of car accidents like nothing happened only to find out they have internal injuries or once the adrenaline wears off they actually feel how bad it hurts
This just happened to me, tore my neck ligament and a disc compressed in my back. Did not feel a thing for 3-5 days. Always get checked out 🙏
Yeah the video shows a lot of impact and the victim no doubt got some whiplash. You can walk out of the car that doesn’t mean you won’t have long term neck/back pain
Next time, on The Pitt…
Exactly. His highly paid lawyers are gonna have to come up with something better than this
Even if he knew, I doubt he’d actually give a fuck. Just wants to make it look like he’s not that bad of a guy. Fuck him.
As someone who got absolutely demolished in a car wreck by a drunk driver with full insurance… you might be surprised how little money you can get.
I got 3x what medical and auto insurance paid. 1⁄3 pays back the insurance companies, 1⁄3 the lawyer, 1⁄3 to me.
Don’t get me wrong, that was 3 people rushed to trauma centers, overnight hospital stays, p/t, etc. but we’re not even talking about “quit your job for a year” money.
It has nothing to do with who hit you.
People here are making it rich vs poor. Auto insurance is functioning as it should. The goal is to not bankrupt either parties.
Good. Hope she gets a fat payday.
Just apologize and take accountability you loser. We all saw the video
Hes a POS but legally im sure apologizing publicly is a bad idea
Yeah pretty sure lawyers advise against that always.
In Canada they actually had to pass a law that apologizing is not a legal acceptance of guilt lol
People love hiding behind God to excuse their selfishness and stupidity.
With that one sentence, he washes his hands of the whole thing.
It was His plan for this moron to drive his hummer directly into oncoming traffic
He works in mysterious ways
God sure does protect a lot of fucking dumbasses
You see it all the time, and in different forms. How many people go to church on Sunday and then head to brunch afterwards and immediately start abusing waitstaff. As long as they’re “good with god,” they can be assholes to everyone else
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As a Christian I love what James Talarico said on Stephen Colbert
“Don’t tell me what you believe. Show me how you treat others and I’ll tell you what you believe.”
One of the dumbest people on the planet
Looks so dumb too.
What looks dumber, him or his hummer?
He looks like a cartoon donkey.
Bro needs to get suspended, he could have killed someone
I don’t know if they league can do that if no criminal charges are pressed…. but the DMV should 100% suspend his license, and when he very clearly will ignore that, the league can hammer in hard with a suspension.
Unfortunately it takes much more than an accident like this to have someone’s license suspended, especially for a crash where someone wasn’t under the influence and charged with/convicted of a DUI. His license is not going to be suspended.
Multiple videos of evidence of his reckles driving will not help? In my country its common to take license for this, even if its only on camera
You can basically legally commit murder in America if you do it with a car, as long as you weren’t also drunk or high
Thats not how it works
This is the absolute dumbest take I’ve seen on this situation, and that’s saying A LOT lol.
Suspend someone for a car accident that didn’t result in any charges being brought? In no way was Melo in the right here, but you can’t suspend people for car accidents that just result in a moving violation. 🤣🤣 Imagine if employers did this for everyone who got in an accident lol. This was quite literally a run-of-the-mill accident that happens thousands of times a day in the U.S.
Just say you don’t fuck with LaMelo and call it a day. No need to go to dumbass extremes like this.
Bro what? This is crazy lol. Never heard of someone getting punished at work for a car accident like this unless they drive for a living.
We were all having a good time shaming him and he just had to come and take it too far
Suspended for a car accident? That is pretty unconventional. Imagine being punished for things that didn’t happened but in someone’s imagination they assume they did
Anyone remember when Iverson was a “maverick” for not wearing a suit and tie?
This idiot is barely dressed.
“God is great.” Yeah, so great he allows your dumb ass to take the wheel and endanger other people’s lives. What a divine entity!
Everyone I know with “Fear God” in their bio are some of the most irresponsible, scumbag pos lmao
What they say: “Fear God”
What they mean: “Fear me, lmao”
This mentality is mostly used to absolve themselves of any personal responsibility. Their decision making is part of some divine plan, and not something they should be held accountable for.
I stay away from people who have christianity inspired tattoos. In my experience theyre among the worst people
“Only God Can Judge Me” is code for “I’m an asshole”
This is when he would say “God works in mysterious ways you wouldn’t understand it” they always find some way to justify it
This is literally what they meant when they said “thou shalt not take the Lord’s name in vain”.
Yeah, great point. These people who like to bring up God in the same platitudes should consider heeding the words they believe in
You’d think he’d just hire a driver. $200k/yr to not have to worry about stuff like this.
Lol. It’s wayyy cheaper than that
Even with inflation, you can find a driver for $200/day now
It’s not cheaper than that when you’re a public figure who needs someone discretionary on demand.
For Rich from accounting, sure? For Lamelo Ball? Don’t be surprised when random people know your schedule.
We can all easily check when any NBA player is away from home.
But a driver would have detailed knowledge of his schedule for everything in his life not just games.
Pro athlete homes are common targets for theft.
Exactly why he’d be more likely to get a driver from an agency that specializes in discretion for their clients.
No better (legal) way to ensure discretion than a fat fee.
What? Where?!
I find this hard to believe unless you’re talking about someone with a full time job making $50k/yr, which seems quite low as well.
Where I live you’d pay 5x that to hold a driver down for a full day.
If I was rich and famous id never get behind a wheel again
Did u see his car wht fun is tht car if he has Morgan freeman driving him around
Exactly. I don’t think he get a Hummer EV to sit in the back of it.
He doesn’t want to not drive…why do you think he bought that ugly ass hummer lol.
It’s not that he’s bad at driving, he’s driving like an asshole on purpose, in his asshole-mobile, because he thinks it’s cool.
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Tell that to Jon Jones
Fuck you, “God is Great, I’m just happy to be alive” guy takes no responsibility for his actions, drives like a dickhead
I ain’t ever heard “god is great” fall out of the mouth of anyone with a +100 IQ. Even those who are intelligent and faithful know to take responsibility and accept that their actions shape their life. Explains why dude was never a true star imo.
Even for legal purposes he can be less of a dick and not take responsibility. He could do more to be sympathetic to the other driver. Do more to acknowledge their health and how it could’ve been worse and he’s grateful they’re OK. Be less concerned about himself and more concerned with them. Ffs.
“God’s plan involved me totalling this woman’s car. I don’t claim to understand His will, I am His humble instrument”
Careless idiot behind the wheel that’s undeniable
get off the phone Lamelo, it’s not worth it… especially if it”s r/nba
He’s a complete clown
God is great but paying attention to the road is greater
this guy is going to kill someone on the road someday
I don’t think “Jesus take the wheel” was meant to be literal
This guy is a pos.
Everything about this kid is so punchable.
He smacked tf out of that car too and people here were ready to defend him. I hope that women went to hospital and lawyer asap
Nah bro your driving is the devils work
Low iq
selfish idiot and almost killer
God is so great he let you get in a car crash.
I guarantee this dude has not stepped foot inside a church in years. Some athletes will try to use religion as a shield for their behavior. Like mentioning God will get them sympathy.
Clown doesn’t even look like he cares at all!!! His ass is very lucky nothing very bad happened to the woman he practically ran over with his big ass Hummer
Dawg this lady bout to pull up to court in a full body cast
This dude is proof that the education system in this country sucks. And that his father isn’t a good father
What a total d-bag! He was asked how he felt knowing SHE (the other driver who HE HIT) suffered some sort of injury. And his response was THAT?
“I seen her get straight out the car.”
“I’M JUST ALIVE and blessed. God is great.”
Dude seems like he only cares about himself. His dad failed to give him any character.
He might have the lowest IQ of any player in the league holy shit
God hates Hummers.
Look up clips of this bitch leaving games. One of the most reckless drivers out there.
The whole family was raised by the biggest clown on earth so of course the entire family is gonna be a little….whats the word…ah nevermind not getting banned today.
Anyway, the whole family is a stain.
Dude takes zero accountability and seems more mad that a reporter dares to mention it.
A classic case of too much money, not enough sense.
Just a kid that doesn’t have a clue.
want to minimize the consequences of something bad that you did? randomly become vocally religious. it’s a cheat code for idiots to sympathize for you.
Dude drives like a fuckin asshole and it’s only a matter of time before he seriously injures someone
Dude 100% gonna bring the same energy once he accidentally injures or kills people.
He has before
Hey man, fuck you
Zero self awareness or accountability. Daddy must be proud.
I hate this fucking idiot so much. Wish his career would tail off so we don’t have to see or listen to him anymore. He has zero redeeming qualities
It’s funny how often people start praising god when they’ve done some fucked up shit
Legendary level piece of shit
Selfish, idiotic, narcissistic athletes invoking God for everything is so disgusting to me.
Her lawyers: ❤️
Typical professional athlete, playing the god card when it’s convenient.
What a dickhead
What a moron and an even more moronic statement
Just mention god at the end, everything is forgiven
Fucking rich fucks and their disgusting use of religion as a divine shield
“I was a dipshit and crashed into someone else. God is good.”
I just love this line of thinking that adding “God is good” to the end of a sentence just exonerates anything said before it.
“I held her down and forced myself upon her despite her clawing and refusal. I’m blessed. God is good.”
We’ve all seen the way you recklessly drive. Just stop it man.
fucking dumbass kid
I’m going to post this here because hopefully no one else will see it and I’ve been going through some mental health things lately. I recently was in an accident this December where I was on an unfamiliar road and my brain was in autopilot and I accidentally ran a red light and hit another car. My car was totaled but thankfully me & the other persons (they had a child in the car) were okay.
I still feel really bad & like an idiot for it and reading some of the comments I felt like made it worse because people are really upset I kind of feel like the same piece of shit as people are calling LaMelo. I guess I just had to put it here because I still feel really guilty and am sorry for my actions & lack of awareness. It sucks but I guess sometimes mistakes do define you.
crashes into someone while he is in a big ass vehicle… “i am alive, god is great” fuck you
God is great. Your pants situation, not so much.
“God is great, unlike my pants and my driving.”
Saying, “I’m alive and blessed,” after an accident he caused is some idiotic, obnoxious, insensitive bullshit.
Melo is a problem but this headline is shit and meant to cause clicks and interaction. His first response was: “I’m fortunate everyone is cool so blessings, god is great”. Obviously he isn’t going to say much because of the civil and potential criminal suit that is sure to come
I never realized how similarly LaMelo Ball and Chad Powers speak
I hope season 2 comes out soon.
“God is great.” Classic
Lmao, let’s have him say that in Arab.
This guy is such a douche
What a pos
What a shithead
It has nothing to do with God. It’s an engineering feat. Thank the company that made the car.
God dont exist
Those that die in an accident: “God is ok.”
That’s right Lamelo, no lesson to be learned here, god has your back.
Has there been any news on what happened here? Seeing the footage he just drives into the incoming lane at high speed. It’s shocking nobody was killed given that he was basically driving a tank.
This guys such a clown.
Total shitbag answer
Only stupid mfs thank “god” but that tracks with this clown.
They going to sue the dog sh*t out of him. 99% of injury lawsuits dont go to trial because most are not worth suing. That lady quit her job that same day. Shes going to say adrenaline was flowing thats how she got out. Shes going to roll into court on a wheelchair. Shes getting a few million getting hit by a millionaire basketball player. This is a dream for most people.
Such a POS
No remorse, zero accountability. Answered the question like he was the victim. No surprise there coming from a POS whose ass is dangling all over the place.
Typical Crazy Taxi behavior
Looks and acts like a troglodyte
He’s such a shitty human
Notoriously wreckless & bad driver, he shouldnt even have a license fr
Jesus he’s an idiot.
diaper-brained sociopath
Guy is a moron 😂
Dumbest player in the league?
Pants below his underwear…
Kinda weird to give God props for causing the crash.
No “I’m sorry” no “I made a mistake and I’m lucky nobody got seriously injured” this is your favorite player? Fr? Do fucking better. This MANCHILD is pathetic. Ofc he says “god is great” 🥴
I just thank god that I wasn’t hurt, doing something incredibly selfish that jeopardized the lives and well-being of innocent people
FTFY lamelo
You can drive as safe as you can but if an entitled people like LaMelo Ball then you are SOL.
Fuck this POS. Apparently this isn’t anything new for him, driving like a maniac, yet he just cares that god blessed him to be ok. Jackass.
“I’m just alive and blessed”
-Dickhead driving a TANK who just lit up a Sedan
What an absolute twat
This dude sucks ass and nba social media accounts act like he’s a good dude
Is God great to the people who die during similar crashes?
I thought he was a good kid. What an ass
Guy is a trash
His whole family is
I can’t take people seriously who don’t know how to use “seen” properly.