Should LaMelo have been EJECTED after tripping Bam? 👀 Stephen A.’s thoughts | First Take
Stephen A. Smith and Brian Windhorst join Shae Cornette on First Take to react to the first NBA Play-In games zeroing on the No. 9 Charlotte Hornets’ win over the No. 10 Miami Heat, where LaMelo Ball seemingly tripped Bam Adebayo, sending him to the locker room for the rest of the game.
0:00 Erik Spoelstra’s reaction
1:30 LaMelo’s intentions
2:09 Should LaMelo have been ejected?
4:53 Stephen A.’s comparison
6:10 Ejection or no?
8:01 LaMelo’s “apology”
9:40 “Bad judgement”
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31 Comments
Ejection. Suspension. FIne. Yes
The whole ball family are a bunch of wild animals with zero discipline
What goes around comes around Ball..
That was not on purpose yall bugging
The Miami heat wasn’t going nowhere in the first place 😂😂 sorry not sorry
These comments soft af😭 yall fr want superstars to miss multiple playoff games for tiny scratch & bump plays like that lmao soft ahh generation
Draymond have did arguably worse without ejections, a standard needs to be set.
Definitely should have been ejected
I don’t think he meant to do it
Why she appreciate the apology; He wasn't talking to her😂
Bruh it was an accident if you guys understood . Basketball moves fast he was hit to the ground reflexes kick in I think it was the right no call but that's my opinion
Wow he did it last year too
I'm glad he got hurt he cheats the game that was for Kobe
If you see the overhead angle it doesn’t look intentional and he was kneed in the head
An Ejection would of been a Bit Extreme 😂 Yeah Ok he's Lucky I wasn't the Ref & Especially the Commissioner cus you would be Cooked for the Whole Playoffs See you in the 2026-27 Season
Bad miscall but bam is pus/c that was the softest way to get injured I ever seen that’s exactly y nobody respected his 83 point game
Bruh I didn't know he grabbed his leg like that. I thought he just fell into him. Bro this just ruined the Hornets effort in that amazing win. If the refs would have called the carry on ball seconds before it happened this conversation would not be happening.
For the first time in my life I'd like to know what Draymond Green thinks.
What if it happen to Jalen Brunson yea ok stfu
Lamelo wrong but bam flopped
We get a trash 2nd round pic for the rozier scandal then Melo gets away with hurting bam lol
If that was Brunson getting hurt sa would have a different tune
Im am not a fan of either of these teams…Apology or not Ball done that shut on purpose and tried it last year. Suspend him for the next game. Go Thunder!
If Bam was out there anchoring the defense and protecting the paint, would Ball have gotten to the rim? Just sayin.
Should’ve let bam score 85
Future punishments or fines will not clean that up. The ejection will. Especially if that team loses because their “ star “ was ejected. It has more weight to it. The accountability is far greater. It’s either the Association hangs their hat on protecting players safety, or affecting an outcome of a game. We pretty much know where they stand.
Don’t be using my Sixers for a play not like Lamelo. Lamelo literally grabbed his foot. Stop 🛑 Clown 🤡
That man Lamelo cheated bro 😂😂
He Flopped and he injured himself
You know what else is not cute or funny? Your own team fouling to get bam more free throwa. Karma mfs
mannn it don’t even look that dirty bruh if we being honest