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NBA Star Apologizes After He’s Slapped With $100K Fine for Anti-Gay Slur

LaMelo Ball of the Charlotte Hornets addressed the remarks after a game on Sunday.

Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball has apologized for the anti-gay remark he made in a post-game interview over the weekend, insisting that he “didn’t mean anything“ by the comment. The 23-year-old was slapped with a $100,000 fine after he was asked about the last play of a nail-biting Saturday game and responded, “We loaded up, no h---.” Ball, however, insisted to reporters Sunday that he did not intend to be offensive. “I really didn’t mean anything [by it] and don’t want to offend anybody. I’ve got love for everybody, and I don’t discriminate,” he said. The Hornets’ rookie head coach Charles Lee told reporters that he spoke to Ball and emphasized that the language was uncharacteristic of him. “From what I’ve seen since I’ve been around him, he loves everyone. He’s a joy to have around the facility and [speaking like that is] not typically how he operates,” Lee said. “He and I talked about the seriousness of the situation and how he needs to conduct himself going forward.”