Camron said he bears responsibility for LaMelo Ball, who was fined $100,000 after making homophobic comments during a recent postgame interview. “Yeah, we loaded it up — not to be gay — but that’s what we wanted,” Ball said when discussing the team’s defensive performance against the Milwaukee Bucks. On Tuesday, Cam. The situation was discussed with Mays on the sports talk show “It Is What It Is.”
“I blame myself, I really blame myself, man,” he said. “I blame the east side of Harlem. You probably got this in 1996 at Jefferson Projects when we were talking about this. Before that — what the fuck? Damn, we’d been doing this for a long time. Honestly, that’s why we started saying “pause.” We had said what Melo said, but our reaction was, ‘People are sensitive, you will be fined. That’s why we don’t say that anymore.
LaMelo Ball shoots against Brooklyn Nets
November 19, 2024; Brooklyn, New York, USA; Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball (1) versus Brooklyn Nets forward Dorian Finney-Smith (1) during the first quarter at Barclays Center 28) and Cameron Johnson (2) shot. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images
From that point on, Mays joined in agreeing with Cam. “Just for this? Oh my god […] I mean, people have to be responsible for what they say, but I think if you know these guys are playing, you should take it easy a little bit. He wasn’t saying that to anyone who lived a certain way. He was just joking,” he said.
Caron and Mays discuss LaMelo Ball’s fine
Ball has apologized for his remarks. “Before we get started, I just want to respond to yesterday’s comment. I really didn’t mean anything by it. [by it] And don’t want to offend anyone. I love everybody and I don’t discriminate,” he told reporters in a postgame interview after the Hornets lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday. Check out Cam’ron’s full comments on LaMelo Ball’s fine below.
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