[injury] Bam Adebayo falls hard and walks gingerly to the locker room after LaMelo Ball grabs his foot while landing, swinging it (with replays)
Insane this didn’t get a review from the officials. Like what are we doing?
They said you can’t review anything after a possession change. So I guess players can just start throwing punches during a loose ball and they’ll never get penalized
Draymond taking notes
Damn, I wanted to use the gif of the guy licking his lips, rubbing his hands together for this comment
That guy is Birdman.
If Draymond did this we’d be acting like he blockaded the Strait of Hormuz
I mean, that’s exactly how the Cavs won the Championship. You can still get suspended for the NEXT game (if you do this enough).
Which is possibly what should happen here.
I mean they would probably call a foul if you did that and then it could be reviewed. They obviously need to change the rule so that flagrants can be reviewed after the fact.
But somehow they can still take away points “aka Struss 3 vs celtics” 8 minutes after the fact. Make it make sense
That’s why I’m sick of this league and the refs. They let players flop and travel all over the court. They let certain teams be physical on defense and other teams can’t even look at a player without getting foul calls on them. They make up their own fucking rules on what can be reviewed and when. There’s no fucking consistency in this sport.
Tim Donaghy wasn’t the only ref being investigated by the FBI…
I really have started to distrust the sports leagues more and more especially with the continued cozying up to gambling.
As soon as the NBA partnered with FanDuel they said the quiet part out loud:
These games be rigged but we don’t care we’re making $$$ lol deal with it
The weird part w this one is that he didn’t stop play with a player down. I get he’s trying to play our advantage but clearly time to stop play.
Are we supposed to call timeout to get him to maybe review it? Another case where being able to challenge uncalled stuff makes sense considering you pay the price with a timeout if it’s wrong anyway.
Also no idea why a foul can’t be called after the fact or better the next play negated if they need to be very specifically controlling each possession.
Like it’s such an edge case it makes no sense to be so strict.
The whole this can and that can’t be reviewed stuff is dumb. There’s a replay. It’s clearly dangerous. Review it
Most annoying aspect of adding replay review to sports. Not even close. Don’t know how there isn’t a person in the booth just in charge of calling out blatantly poor calls/missed calls.
Funny because I recall them changing a Max Strus 3 to a 2 like 3 minutes after the fact it happened. Such bullshit from the officials
That’s not done by on court officials, and that happens all the time.
That’s done by the Replay center in New Jersey or whatever.
The officials will just announce it at a random dead ball after it’s already been reflected.
The refreeing is so trash in the nba bro
They said it couldn’t be reviewed because play didn’t stop and there was a change of possession.
the change of possession including lamelo getting a free bucket cuz bam’s injured on the ground
fking bs
And play didn’t stop because they missed a call.
Basketball rule amendments from the last 20 years are written in crayon.
That can’t be a rule. I’ve seen a review after a change of possession that did a look back to the previous play that resulted in a foul called on Draymond.
Broccoli cut NBA fans would riot. He’s their guy. No school, personal side shows, dude is living the dream of many on this sub.
Should’ve been thrown tf out
At a minimum, Lamelo should’ve been ejected.
Adam Silver’s NBA
NBA officiating is in a really bad place right now, just so many obvious and critical errors in every single game. Really makes it hard to watch and enjoy the games.
Will be a constant and glaring problem throughout this whole postseason, I guarantee it.
Injury update about Bam Adebayo:
He is questionable to return due to lower back injury.
Edit: Will not return.
/r/CharlotteHornets removing any posts about this, lol
Soft like pudding.
I’ve seen putty with more backbone.
That post game thread over there…man, the lack of self awareness is staggering
For real. Only 3 or 4 level headed people that can admit it was dirty by what I saw.
Sane takes about the trip are getting downvoted to oblivion over there
Team subs are always borderline psychotic lol
Lol they’re saying f r/NBA for hating. I saw a few comments and can’t believe how deep some people bury their heads in the sand.
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It’s over for heat bros
we werent gonna make it out of the play ins anyway. this will just end the post season faster for us
one thing to lose, it’s another thing for Bam of all players to go down the way he did to end the season..
I just hope he didn’t fuck up his tail bone. Hopefully just a bruised tail bone, hurts like hell but won’t affect his career.
When they make it to the series vs the Pistons sure, they got play-in magic though , no matter who is available
Lamelo should have been ejected on the spot! Review necessary!
He should be suspended for the next round. Dirty ass move.
Garbage Pale looking little bitch.
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Explanation: LaMelo Ball is a BITCH.
Is LaMelo the same guy that drives reckless as fuck and Is known to run red lights or am I thinking of a different upstanding individual?
That’s him. He recently caused a car accident.
What makes it worse is the guy who did it and stayed in the game ultimately won you the game too and u won by 1 we woulda had 1ft
Ngl this just might be the kinda guy Lamelo is. I dont have a link to it on hand but this isnt even the first time he’s done this to Bam, much less anyone else.
Yeah, someone else linked the clip where he did almost the same earlier this year. (Not 200% on the date), and I hadn’t seen that before. It’s not a good look either times combined em and it’s worrisome. Kinda weird for me because dive just never seen that from Melo at all. But this is some Greyson Allen kinda shit, and I think he’s going to have to address it this time. Just a “hey, I got frustrated and did something I shouldn’t have…didn’t mean for Bam to get hurt…won’t happen again”. I know most NBA fans still wouldn’t forgive him (it’s just too good of a topic to feign indignance over): But he needs to put it out there that he wasn’t trying to ruin the dude…just the play.
Didn’t Melo also run a light and hit someone recently? Not saying that’s so terrible, I’ve been in accidents, but I remember some fans commenting that he was known for being a pretty reckless driver around town
There is no explanation for that lol. He took him out. It’s sports though with lots of adrenaline. So it’s not like he’s a serial killer, just a dirty player
That’s bullshit… 😞
That’s some good news to some Heat fans. It’ll give them some shot at the lottery.
No it’s not. We’re not the Mavs. The Heat don’t move up the lottery
Moved our asses down to get Rose to Chicago lmao
Man fuck those fans happy bout bam back
That’s at minimum a flagrant, some refs would’ve given him an ejection, I’m baffled this wasn’t even looked at.
That’s at least a one-game suspension IMHO. No way he’s playing next game.
Yeah, it may not look as dirty as something like a kick, but it’s way more dangerous.
Needs to be like 4-8
Absolutely. I understand guys getting heated, and I understand a foul that is over the top a bit, but this wasn’t a basketball play in the slightest. His entire goal was to yank Bam’s leg out from under him. Absolute BS.
I don’t condone it, but if that was Detroit, LeMelo is getting absolutely slammed the next time he stepped into the lane, and I wouldn’t blame any of them one bit.
NBA has to make a point with stuff like this.
That’s where Silver has to finally have some balls and stand the fuck up. He lets this slide and it opens the flood gate, this was a game to determine who makes the playoffs. Example should be set, you purposely take out the other team’s best player, 2 games, at the very least 1.
FR, I’m getting really salty on that dude. I know he’s a very good player, but he can be reckless as hell.
Injuring people on the streets with his truck, deliberately injuring Bam here (at least what it looks like), and never-ever taking responsibility.
Nah fuck lamelo. The hornets have a weird combo of likeable dudes like Kon and Coby and then extremely unlikeable like lamelo and bridges
Nothing reckless about this play though. He intentionally injured Bam. That’s some DWade level dirty.
To be fair (and see my comment above where I said this is absolutely a dirty play and taints anything we do from here), but I really don’t think he’s thinking “hurt this guy”. I think he’s thinking “slow this guy down from getting back while I’m on my ass on the floor”. Really isn’t THAT redemptive, but I’ve just never seen anything remotely dirty from Melo so I’m hesitant to assume the worst for his intentions here. Dirty play for sure, and there’s absolutely no place for this in professional sports. But I don’t think he’s trying to injure Bam. (Downvote away. I may be wrong, and I’ll be ok with that before I start assuming the worst about everyone).
If the league had balls and a backbone this type of thing should be at least a one game suspension for first offense and go up from there. There should not be a place for flagrant injurious non-basketball assault.
The NBA is way too inconsistent with their reviews for hostile fouls. Intentionally injuring the best player in a win-or-go-home game and not getting kicked out or at least a T is wild.
Dirty ass play
As reckless on the court as he is on the road.
For real. When is this dude going to get punished for being a dumbass?
Rich people don’t have accountability silly
Gotta be. Otherwise we’re just watching “what can you get away with” basketball
“what can you get away with” basketball
First time watching Adam Silver’s NBA?
It is
Generally it is…
did the same thing in the Rockets game a few weeks ago
That needs to suspension? WTF? Intentional foul/ trip that led to injury.
What else would you expect from one of Lavar’s kids?
E- Swiftkey autocorrect changes Lavar to Lamar, you know what I meant.
“Lamar”
It’s one play in all 3 of their careers, yes it was bad but I’ve never seen any of them play dirty.
What a bitch move. He should be suspended by the league.
Dirty ass play by Lamelo
If the hornets win he should be suspended for the playoffs. The league needs to be more strict on blatantly dirty plays.
Whole playoffs is crazy but not letting him play in the next play in would be fair
For real lol.
He’s getting a single game like Draymond did when he stomped on Sabonis
The stomp was dirty but it’s the same as a punch, it Bam falls badly here he could get a career altering injury.
He DID fall badly lol. These dudes are massive so an unexpected landing takes a large toll. Could have easily broke his tailbone or something here.
Definitely career-altering. I doubt Bam scores 80 ever again.
Bro he intentionally injured another player. Multiple game suspension should be minimum
We literally saw Draymond get a game from stomping on someone, a single game tracks. You’re just more heated because it’s your team.
From a notoriously dirty player like what 🤣
that would send a message tho. what was the point of that move ? Maybe these players would stop trying to injure each other on purpose.
I get it they are all competitive, but it’s just dumb.
unnecessary voluntary assault or something like that. Put a name on it and suspend the player for 5 6 games or more.
And then the very next play complaining like “he pushed me in the air, that’s reckless I coulda got injured!” while standing over the dude he just recklessly injured not 10 seconds ago. Insane lack of awareness
He does this shit all the time. In a recent game vs the Celtics, him and Queta fell down, and Queta was kind of on top of him. Lamelo grabbed Queta around the neck, wrapped his leg around him, etc, any time Queta tried to get up he yanked him down, and the whole time he’s complaining pretending that Queta won’t let him up. Little bitch ass
He’s a hoe and I want that known.
I mean. That’s tough to defend
Yeah, kinda sucks if he doesn’t come back next half
Ruled out for the game
Kinda sucks
Yeah he’s gotta be suspended if we win this game.
even if you lose lol. you can’t just base suspensions on game outcomes, what kind of ruleset is that?
He should absolutely be suspended regardless, I was thinking with the mindset of this season being extended by one game and how he shouldn’t be allowed in the next game.
You don’t have to.
de ja vu
Dude had the nerve to whine to the refs too
I didn’t really care who won this but now I kinda just want to see Detroit beat the shit out of Lamelo in round 1.
Beef stew woulda sent him to the shadow realm
Bring Bill Laimbeer out of retirement for game 1
Stop, I can only get so erect.
keep this dickhead far away from my Cade Parker Cunningham
He just ignored Bam and didn’t even feel bad, and then goes on to whine about another thing while Bam is injured.
Even some Charlotte fans were gesturing for people to come help Bam. Lamelo is like “I don’t know who that is”
After pointing at him like he had just dumped a Kemp dunk on his ankle
Dirty as hell
He should’ve been ejected
When they showed the second angle I thought his night was done for sure. If we win he’s probably suspended for the next game. Gotta control yourself better than that.
The thing that made me go to intentionality was he followed through with with his have after going through bams ankle
Yeah obviously I’m watching it hoping for it to look worse than it is or just be the angle of the camera, but no he definitely followed through. About as unsafe of a foul as you could commit.
should still be ejected if nba didnt have its head up its ass.
It’s completely absurd how we waste countless minutes on pointless reviews, then they hide behind these arbitrary rules when something actually matters. It’s the same with missed goaltending calls.
Fined and suspended too
Forced to attend drivers ed for a whole summer
Damn now Bam is out and questionable for the game
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Insane a guy who has been through some rough ankle injuries would just take out someone’s ankle like that too makes it even worse in my mind
Have you seen him drive a car?
My lukewarm take is that anyone who is an aggressive driver, speeds through residential neighborhoods, weaves through traffic on the highway, etc. cannot be considered a good person.
I don’t care if you donate to charity or visit kids in the hospital. If you’re choosing to put the life of everyone around you in danger everyday just for the hell of it, you’re the definition a bad person.
I hate draymond green for a variety of reasons, but it seems like when hes not on a basketball court, hes not as much of a psychopath, and has some decent analysis.
I do not think Lamelo ball has a single redeeming quality. The driving alone is enough for me to want him kicked out of the league. In my opinion, any arrest, any crime committed, anything in that realm should be a half season or whole season suspension. These guys aren’t supposed to be role models, but we’re kidding ourselves if we think theres ever going to be a time where kids (and idiot adults) dont treat them like role models. They live infinitely higher profile lives than we do. They should be subject to as much scrutiny if not a lot more, and should be genuinely held to a high standard. We have it the wrong way round out here. They shouldn’t be able to get away with more, they should be able to get away with a lot less.
Arrested for drunk driving? Sorry, 1 season suspension and your salary for the year goes straight to a foundation for kids who’s parents have been killed in traffic accidents. That happens one time to a player on a max deal, and I guarantee you (well maybe i could if it was someone else) that ja isnt waving a gun around on Instagram and putting 50 million of his own money at risk. Same concept as those countries in Europe where the billionaire who’s speeding gets a 100k ticket instead of 250 bucks
100%, I already didn’t need anymore reasons to not like this guy, this is just icing on the shit cake.
Lamello Ball is a narcissitic sociopath. he doesn’t give a shit about anyone else. Only to the degree that they can serve his interests
Lamelo is bitchmade
That looks so bad on the slow mo, literally sweeps out his supporting leg. Jesus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5BKIR7x5fc
Dang. He’s got priors. Bitch move by LaMelo, both times. Definitely deserves a suspension.
And just like that, the Hornets are no longer media darlings
They have miles bridges, Brandon miller and lamello, all of whom should arguably have done jail time. Not to mention generally unlikable Grant Williams. Not sure how they ever came to be media darlings
Because their fans suffered for many years and then they became good and fun to watch, and Kon’s emergence.
We don’t have to bring up Grant Williams being a dork alongside fucking domestic abuse. Come on bro
Grant Williams is generally unlikable? All I know about him is the time he did a conference dressed as Batman on Halloween.
Grant Williams is at worst just “cringe”, unless there’s something I don’t know about. Shouldn’t be grouped with the others.
Why is Brandon in this? Do you even know what happened in his case? Jail for a traffic accident is crazy too. Pls be fr
Pistons been sitting in that club waiting for everybody to show up
I just find it crazy a team with Miles Bridges and LaMelo Ball is so liked. It’s just because they’ve been ass for their entire existence as an NBA franchise tbh
Eh people acknowledge that Miles Bridges is a piece of shit who shouldn’t be in the nba and lamelo is a 14 year old in a 24 year old body. People just love rooting for the underdogs
They acknowledge it by cheering for him.
Who do you see like ever cheering specifically for miles bridges? He’s like the 5th guy to get back pats for how this season turned out, and that’s only among players. When do you ever see him mentioned without it also immediately mentioned how much of a piece of shit he is? Weird ass commenter who I promise doesn’t watch hornets games larping as some insightful “observer” “nooticing” that we live in a society. Please shut this dumb shit up
Every time miles is brought up, his past is also, you’re right
This sub is inundated by kids
LaMelo is an asshole and kinda dirty and really stupid.
Bridges is a piece of human garbage and wife beater. Not really comparable tbh.
lamelo is a domestic terrorist with the way he drives through charlotte
it’s comparable
I don’t like Ball because he’s stupid as hell.
I don’t like Bridges for a much worse reason. A fucker like him who beats women should be in jail.
Lamelo can kill someone the way he drives
To be fair, before this I don’t recall seeing LaMelo do anything dirty, he was just dumb
On one hand they’re like the scummiest roster in the game. On the other, all of us over age 30 grew up wearing hornets gear, so it’s fun when they’re good.
Refs not even reviewing that is crazy.
BS excuse from them too. They told the broadcast it was an unreviewable play because it was a possesion prior they noticed.
Should be suspended for this. Wild it didn’t even get reviewed
Fuck LaMelo Ball
LaMelo is a bitch.
LaMelo really working hard to make the Hornets unlikeable damn
this was a likable team until a minute ago and now i want them to suffer
they were likeable until u remember that pos miles bridges is on the team and lamelo is a fking moron driver that endangers others
this is an even better point
Didn’t know LaMelo had that in him
Considering I just saw a video last week of him throwing a mop bucket on a team mate he seems like the exact type of asshole to do this.
considering he full rammed a person in a car and showed no remorse he seems like the exact type of asshole to do this and then complain to the ref after
Seriously?
You mean the guy that habitually drives like a lunatic?
Isn’t he bffs with Bridges?
The easiest flagrant 2 of the season and the fucking Refs can’t call even a common foul lol
Broadcast might not want to go back to Haslem for the rest of this game.
The fact that this wasn’t looked at and that Balls wasn’t ejected is a travesty.
He should be suspended and fined.
There needs to be a suspension, that’s God damn dirty as hell!
I don’t like Lamelo, but I don’t know if he’s grabbing him. It looks like his hands are kinda following the leg motion. Just when you fall and you can’t control shit and grab anything you find.
ya im with you. im surprised at the outrage calling for Lamelo to be ejected an even suspended. When he fell his arm was already right next to bam’s ankle and he moves his arm as soon as he lands. In slow motion it looks dirty but body movements and quick reactions dont happen in slow motion. Like i dont think this is dirty at all
The outrage is legit crazy lol
The slow motion makes everything look worse it does not look bad in real time
He’s not deciding to pull his leg in less than half a second of him falling down
Yeah I’m with you. I think it could have been dirty but I’m not seeing a grab or yank. Maybe he helped push it but its hard to tell.
I was kinda with you but with Bam saying they should look at it, I think there was a pull. He wouldn’t have seen it, so he must have felt it to even say it happened.
Good thing the refs are there to call a safe game
That pretty much killed the fun of the Hornets finally being decent.
I can’t imagine why you would do this as a pro athlete, like why tf would you injure someone when you know what it can do to you? Get some anger management classes in there dude.
He constantly grabs at other players, I’ve noticed it on many occasions. This one isn’t dangerous like the Bam play, but just as an example: https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/s/pENVulkdRO
Dirty play. Ball swept the leg. I hope the league take some action.
Fuck LaMelo. Absolute clown
Season over due to a sprained ass after scoring 83. Can’t make this shit up
thats not even sprained, it could be straight up broken. zero bracing
This is why you have to take it seriously when players make any kind of “play” towards an opposing player’s legs.
Grabbing at Bam’s ankle was completely unnecessary and absolutely not a basketball play. Would’ve had no issue with that being a flagrant 2 ejection.
So, what is the point of the replay center now just Vegas or?
theres not even a question that it was intentional. his arm is there as he falls but then he straight up grabs bams legs and follows thru
Someone from the Heat gotta go after Melo for this shit.. nah this shit not cool, esp with what’s at stake
I was cheering for the Hornets until I saw that. What a disgusting action from Lamelo.
Hope Bam comes back, no place for that shit