BREAKING: A lawsuit has been filed against LaMelo Ball, due to allegations of driving his vehicle over a child’s foot.
A lady has filed a civil lawsuit against LaMelo Ball and the Charlotte Hornets, claiming that the star guard struck her son with his car last fall outside Spectrum Center.
Tamaria McRae filed the lawsuit on Tuesday in Mecklenburg County Superior Court. According to the lawsuit, on October 7, during the team’s yearly Purple and Teal Day scrimmage, Ball drove her kid over and shattered his foot with his automobile. According to McRae, after 12-year-old Angell Joseph approached Ball to ask for an autograph, the star drove off, tripping over Joseph’s foot and sending him to the ground.
The family’s attorney, Cameron DeBrun, told WSOC that because Ball’s name and insurance company were missing from the police report, no claim was made to Ball’s insurance company to cover the child’s medical expenses. DeBrun stated that the family would have to sue Ball and the team without that knowledge.
The family is suing for compensatory damages exceeding $25,000 in addition to any further legal bills and court expenses.
The Hornets choose not to respond.
After Hornets games, security usually sets up barricades outside the loading dock area to keep fans and passersby away, especially if a car is departing. It’s not clear if that was the situation on the day that Ball is said to have had the encounter.
Due to ankle ailments, Ball only participated in 22 games during the season, which ended in disappointment. Since the Hornets selected him third overall in 2020, he hasn’t played in all of the team’s games. When his $200 million+ rookie extension begins to pay out in 2024–25, he will be the highest paid player on the squad
