{"id":238636,"date":"2026-04-15T19:26:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T19:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/15\/nba-to-review-controversial-lamelo-ball-bam-adebayo-play-ruling-could-impact-hornets-chances-in-second-play-in-game\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T19:26:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T19:26:07","slug":"nba-to-review-controversial-lamelo-ball-bam-adebayo-play-ruling-could-impact-hornets-chances-in-second-play-in-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/15\/nba-to-review-controversial-lamelo-ball-bam-adebayo-play-ruling-could-impact-hornets-chances-in-second-play-in-game\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA to review controversial LaMelo Ball-Bam Adebayo play; ruling could impact Hornets&#8217; chances in second play-in game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBA<\/a> is reportedly considering whether it should punish <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nba\/teams\/charlotte_hornets\/74\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charlotte Hornets<\/a> guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nba\/players\/lamelo_ball\/698366\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LaMelo Ball<\/a> for tripping <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nba\/teams\/miami_heat\/75\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Miami Heat<\/a> center Bam Adebayo during Tuesday night&#8217;s play-in game.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nba\/articles\/heat_lose_to_hornets_without_bam_adebayo_after_potentially_dirty_lamelo_ball_play\/s1_13132_43729894\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ball grabbed\u00a0<\/a>Adebayo&#8217;s left ankle after a blocked shot during the second quarter of Charlotte&#8217;s 127-126 overtime win over Miami. The 6-foot-9, 260-pound center then fell on his back and exited. The NBA is now set to review the apparent trip and will make a ruling before the Hornets&#8217; second play-in game against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nba\/teams\/philadelphia_76ers\/66\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Philadelphia 76ers<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nba\/teams\/orlando_magic\/122\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Orlando Magic\u00a0<\/a>on Friday (7:30 p.m. ET, Amazon Prime), per Chris Haynes of Prime Sports and NBA TV.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Will LaMelo Ball be suspended for Friday&#8217;s game if punished?\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>No foul was called during the game, so the play was unreviewable. The league, however, could suspend Ball if it feels the sequence merits one.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra&#8217;s reaction may factor into the decision. He said the guard should&#8217;ve been ejected during his postgame news conference.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n    !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n    {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n    n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n    if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n    n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n    t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n    fbq('init', '1324276914788316');\n    fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nba\/articles\/nba_to_review_controversial_lamelo_ball_bam_adebayo_play_ruling_could_impact_hornets_chances_in_second_play_in_game\/s1_13132_43732581\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NBA is reportedly considering whether it should punish Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball for tripping Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo during Tuesday night&#8217;s play-in game. Ball grabbed\u00a0Adebayo&#8217;s left ankle after a blocked shot during the second quarter of Charlotte&#8217;s 127-126 overtime win over Miami. 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