[Injury] Bam Adebayo goes down HARD
lamelo what the fuck are we doing man
How tf was he not punished for that play. Dirty af
Refs be like I was watching but don’t know what happened
Actually insane lol. Intentionally hurting someone and causing him to go to the locker room and they dont review it further? These refs are embarassing
Whats wild is they can go and review a long 2 to see if it was actually a 3 and make that change during a timeout, but they can’t go and review potentially hostile or unsportsmanlike conduct? Like what are we doing? I “get” I guess that they didn’t see it in time to call it before the play down the floor, but how in the world does that prevent you from assessing any flagrants or techs? Absolutely unjustifiable stuff bro.
Basketball gods will get LaMelo and the Hornets back for that one
Edit: he’s 2⁄15 from 3
Lol there’s no way the refs catch this.
Why they didnt go to the monitor is a better question
He was watching Bam’s feet for the OOB call, so it as definitely noticeable. But yeah why they didn’t go to the monitor just to check what happened - inexplicable
I’m watching on mute. Did they at least review it for a flagrant?
Nope, nothing at all even while Bam was on the ground for a while lol
The play continued, both teams scored, and then play stopped. At that point they couldn’t review a play from a few possessions earlier.
At least I think that’s what I heard.
Wait.. I didn’t see, the refs didn’t call that a foul?
That’s appalling.
No one saw it in real time. Two plays took place for a dead ball. Rule is you can’t go back and review for something you didn’t see happen, two plays later. If they win…he ain’t playing next game if not more
Probably cuz they knew that they’d have to eject him if they reviewed it and that ain’t good for the game/nba to have melo out the rest of the game. So instead they just ignored it
“We can’t have both teams lose their best player”
He needs to be out twice as long as Bam is
Dirty Balls
Shit like this should be a suspension tbh
Easy ejection material, wtf are the refs/replay center whatever it’s called doing
Bruh that shit is a crime, ejection should be the least that happens here
What’s the most that should happen? Public execution?
After seeing how he drives, that might make the community safer tbh
Suspension and trial for battery?
I’m so torn with your squad. Kon is amazing, Diabate has been fun, and it’s nice to see the hornets be relevant again. But Lamelo has the most spoiled, rich kid arrogance about him. And we don’t even need to get into Miles Bridges
Is LaMelo the same guy who is known to drive reckless and runs red lights all the time?
Lumelo Doll
I’m honestly pretty mad. Killed my enthusiasm for this game. That was straight trash
Drives to the hoop the same way he drives his car
Respect to fans calling this out. If this will be a long off season for hornet fans win or lose thanks to that play.
Yeah, man. What a foolish thing to do. This was such a great moment for the Hornets to impress fans around the league and get folks to buy into their brand of basketball.
Doing dirty shit is really going to put a halt to that.
LaMelo being a little bitch like usual, and not caring about the consequences of his actions.
Immature spoiled brat.
Straight trash. He needs to be suspended. That’s not even close to a basketball move. His natural instinct was to hurt someone
Wow Melo Ball being reckless. Who could’ve seen this coming
That was dumb AF bam plays on team USA long time he got all kinds of friends in the league that will give that receipt back if hornets move on
This isn’t the NHL, no one will do anything.
Imma be honest I didn’t see Ball swipe at Bams ankle when I saw it live. I was about to come in here with some devils advocate shit, nah that was dirty man, the hell man.
Yeah from the angle, I thought Bam just fell off balance….then I saw the replay
I thought the first comment was a joke until the very end of the video. Fuck Ball.
wtf I completely missed it the first time. but wow, that was dirty af
I had to rewatch it to see what people were so pissed about
I can see how the refs missed it, because it does look like Bam just slipped at first and there’s a lot going on, but no intervention from the replay center is crazy work.
Edit:nevermind the ref is straight up just looking at his foot to check for out of bounds and doesn’t call anything lmao
the ref couldn’t see shit because at the moment lamelo swiped he already got bam’s back in his field of view.
Yeah that shit was whack. Didn’t see it on the first go either. They said the refs couldn’t review the play bc it was a live ball change of possession but damn. I’d be surprised if the league doesn’t retroactively give lamelo a tech or flagrant.
Holy crap yeah it was. And the way he landed right on his tailbone at the perfect angle… oh man
Ya that kind of butt landing can create gnarly sciatica. Had a similar fall that made my back and leg have sharp pains or leg would give out for years until a bunch of physical therapy.
coccyx bone das kaput
IMO that should be a suspension. I personally feel it should be a firm stance on such things. But the nba won’t.
Should have been a straight up Flagrant 2
Same here I thought Ball was just being his arm in to protect it/instinctively using your arms to protect the head/body but it looks pretty sus and downright awful with the replays and different angles
Ball with a dirty play.
He was also angry with Bam after he fell lol
Ball “ARE YOU FUCKING SORRY?!”
great pull
He’s been a Kobe fan all along
No he was angry with the refs
Yeah that’s dirty AF
Flagrant 1 minimum.
Think it’s a suspension tbh.
I think intentionally injuring a player should always be a suspension. The league needs to be more strict.
As stupid as it sounds, I think the refs missing it in real time makes it more likely the league goes for a suspension. It’d be different if he had been ejected.
Goga Bitadze intentionally injures Jock Landale and gets ejected with a flagarant two. He misses half a game. Jock is out for the rest of the season. Hes not a star but he was only backup center and our only center with any real size. That shit matters.
If the nba doesn’t suspend this type of fuckery it will become a legitimate strategy for dirty teams like the Magic to intentionally injure players.
Yall are going to say that would never happen but guess what most people said nobody would ever intentionally tank buecause nba coaches and players are too competitive to allow the FO to stop them from trying.
Fuck flagrant 1. Dirty, intentional fouls like this that injure the person should hold a suspension without pay equivalent to injury duration of the fouled person.
Yeah, I called that a F2 as soon as I saw the replay.
I like this idea
Agree wirh this absolutely the malice was there from melo to commit that challenge, horrible behaviour.
It’s a fun hypothetical but you’re insane if you think the NBAPA would ever agree to this. Who’s determining if it’s dirty? The refs? Some “unbiased council” lol
Won’t be anything apparently.
Not even a foul either, Hornets can never complain to the refs again
Hornets just became the heel in this game.
Unfortunately so, everyone was rooting for them
Fuck them, Bridges and Lamelo’s driving is enough to hate them
Can never root for a woman beater.
Speak for yourself lmao
DrayMelo Ball
That’s in the pantheon of all time dirty plays. Wow.
sweep the leg
“Sweep the leg”
Yo what the fuck was that Ball????
He trained at Kobra Kai
more like Lu Dort School of Hurt lol
Sweep the leg!
I’m trying to figure out why ball decides to be a dirty player in this game out of his whole career.. maybe he sees Dort getting away Scott free and getting inspiration
That has to be a flagrant 2, right??
Didn’t even review lol
Bush league shit
Adam Silver’s NBA
Man he was on the ground forever how do you not even review it. Wtf are the refs doing smelling the roses
How about no foul no review
In the regular season that would be a suspension, he’s intentionally trying to injure Bam there. Actually what am I talking about, the NBA doesnt care about rules or player safety anymore, just gambling and highlights.
This is the second time Ball has done this…to Bam! https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/196uql0/highlight_lamelo_ball_grabs_at_bams_leg_as_he/
Wtf, especially the fact that he’s done this twice to the same person
Bro really hates bam I guess
Lamelo should be ejected from the game for that SHIT
They would’ve fucken hit boggie cousins with a firing squad if he did the shit. Cmon man what the fuck was that?
Yup. Boot his ass. Dirty shit.
Should’ve at least been a flagrant 1
No kidding. That was really bad
Lamelo grabbed his leg and threw it bro
I’m actually surprised, that was so blatant
lamelo should be ejected tbh
If the Hornets win today, there’s 0 chance LaMelo should be allowed to play in the next play in. This is 100% suspension worthy.
Yeah I fully expect one if we do win.
Hes definitely getting suspended a game if they win
into the sun
Crazy it didn’t even get reviewed
What the fuck Lamelo
Hornets fan here, absolutely despicable play by Lamelo
Yeah he’s a little bitch
I mean Lamelo has to be getting ejected here right
Lmao refs didn’t even look at it
What are we doing
My jaw was on the floor when the announcers said it wasn’t even reviewed
Silver knows not to ruin the game like that
The game is ruined if bam doesn’t come back lmaoo
Not even reviewed
Ball swiped his leg. What a bitch
Dirty AF
LaMelo a bitch for that.
Lol lamelo frickin yanked his foot from under him
Ball does lie
Can they give penalty or ejection even though nothing was originally called?
Yes they can retroactively give a foul in the NBA
How in the world was that not even looked at????
Criminal by the replay center to not flag that for review. Absolutely should have been elevated to a flagrant.
Oh wow LaMelo I was unfamiliar with your game
Draymond I owe you an apology, I was not familiar with LaMelos game.
Shit me too
Flagrant 2. Dirty as fuck.
Bruh
Lamelo was not balling with that play man wtf
If Lamelo doesnt get ejected idk man
Miami needs to retaliate. THATS what’s soft about the NBA
100%
There’s no way lamelo laying down could generate enough force with one arm to knock him off his feet lol
Agreed, this thread is crazy
Like what the fuck are people seeing? I genuinely think society right now is filled to the brim with people who want to complain about something
Ball straight rips his leg out from under him what the actual fuck
Crazy dirty play by LaMelo
Dirty asf
That’s a dirty AF play by Melo
that was dirty as fuck
Dirty play from lamelo there, hopefully it’s nothing major for Bam. Looks like a tailbone injury?
How do you not get ejected for that? WHAT THE FUCK are the refs doing?
I watched Julius Randle get a flagrant for running into a screen too hard lol this league is pathetic
bitch move by lamelo
What a dirty play man so unnecessary
Damn I was only listening to the broadcast, heard them say Ball yanked Bam’s feet. Thought they exaggerated but they weren’t kidding. Dirty play
How is that not a flagrant 2??
ridiculous that they didnt even look at it
Bam is already falling down as he tries to keep the ball on, Lamelo hand doesn’t have a whole lot force behind it. To me seemed like Bam was already going down and Ball made it a little worse but crying murder is just blatantly wrong lmao
I saw the same thing as you. Not sure how an off hand swipe on the mostly planted foot of a 230lb man knocks him completely off balance like that?
Lamelo wtf!! Dirty ass play
What an incredibly dirty play by LaMelo.
He ain’t even get anything for that? You can just pull someone’s foot off the ground while they fall now?
Someone post Spo flipping out at the ref for not reviewing it lol
Flagrant 1 or 2?
Melo might get ejected his first playoff game…
If something was called…
Alternative title: LaMelo intentionally injures Bam
in slow motion i think that looks worse than it was tbh.
That’s suspension worthy from Lamelo.
Not even a damn review of the play smh
Lamelo gotta get tossed what the fuck is that?
Sweep the leg
“Dirty” gets tossed around so much it becomes almost meaningless, but that was as dirty as it gets because it wasn’t even within the action of the game
How that not a foul?
Wtf they didnt look at it
Dirty ass play
Dirty play
What an absolute bitch Lamello is, jesus christ.
Dude was already falling and ball YANKED his foot, wth is that!
nah i thought it mightve been an accident at first but he straight up looks at bams ankle and decides to sweep it
Bitch ass LaMelo
I can’t believe they came back from commercial with no flagrant or even technical
Am I missing something why tf would they not even take a look at it? Playoffs off to a horrible start. If I’m Miami I’m taking Ball out that’s absolute horse shit.
Why do you think the pistons won’t shake their hands…
Man FUCK Lamelo Ball.
What the fuck was that?
Everyone saying dirty play, bam was already falling backwards lol
good thing im not bams teammate coz if i am, im gonna smack the shit out of lamelo for doing that. thats intentional af
What a fucking scumbag move.
Postseason injuries have already started, huh?
Pretty dirty.
You need to change the title to what actually happened. LaMelo trips Bam, who falls hard afterwards. Fuck that.
How in the fuck did they not go and look at that?
How was that not at least a flagrant?
That’s unnecessary asf. Should be an easy ejection
That was fucking dirty Embiid on Mitch dirty
If they make it past this game ball shouldn’t be in the next few. That’s bullshit.
Lamelo is a bitch for that, and I was just starting to like him recently.
I totally get Spoelstra’s rage (with concurrence by Stan VG) that it should have at least been reviewed. To move on like “nothing unusual” is ridiculous.
He obviously did it on purpose. He should be penalized in some form.
I watched the replay several times. No justification for Ball to do that. He was lying on the floor and clearly pulled Bams’s ankle. If I’m the Heat I’m raising hell with the NBA front office.
What a horrible move by Lamelo. Straight up indefensible.
Hopefully Bam comes back after halftime. It’s not fair to the Heat if a dirty play ends their season. Especially since Ball wasn’t punished.
The easiest flagrant 2 of the season and the fucking Refs can’t call even a common foul lol
Punk ass move
Where the foul call man
Agreed, how that not a flagrant
i used to hate miles bridges the most on the hornets but this is testing it
How did that not get called or looked at?
That’s shit. Taken that straight from the Embiid play book