{"id":614871,"date":"2026-02-21T01:48:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T01:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/614871\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T01:48:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T01:48:19","slug":"nba-star-lamelo-ball-storms-out-of-press-conference-when-questioned-about-recent-car-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/614871\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA star LaMelo Ball storms out of press conference when questioned about recent car crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nba\/charlotte-hornets\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Charlotte Hornets;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Charlotte Hornets<\/a> star LaMelo Ball had little to say about his car crash, storming out of his postgame press conference on Thursday after the team\u2019s 105-101 loss to the Houston Rockets.<\/p>\n<p>Ball, 24, crashed his custom Hummer in Charlotte on Wednesday, as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nba\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NBA\u2019s;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">NBA\u2019s<\/a> All-Star break came to a close. His vehicle rammed into a sedan as he tried to make a left turn, and he was asked how he knew the person in the car was OK.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I seen her get straight out the car,&#8221; Ball told reporters.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Click Here For More Sports Coverage On Foxnews.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Click Here For More Sports Coverage On Foxnews.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A different reporter asked Ball how the last 24 hours have been for him emotionally.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Just alive and blessed. God is great,&#8221; Ball responded.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS\/mvaj7wvj\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Read On The Fox News App;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Read On The Fox News App<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After responding, Ball abruptly got up and left while another reporter began asking a question.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/news\/lamelo-balls-custom-hummer-loses-025530908.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Lamelo Ball&#039;s Custom Hummer Loses Wheel In Charlotte Crash During All-star Break;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lamelo Ball&#8217;s Custom Hummer Loses Wheel In Charlotte Crash During All-star Break<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"LaMelo Ball dribbles\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1242\" height=\"699\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/4efc8a980847d6f38440861acd308e37.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>LaMelo Ball of the Charlotte Hornets drives by Paul Reed of the Detroit Pistons during the second half of a basketball game at Spectrum Center. Charlotte, North Carolina, on Feb. 9, 2026.<\/p>\n<p> (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Ball\u2019s Hummer lost its driver\u2019s front-side wheel in the accident, while the Kia he crashed into had significant damage. Video footage obtained by WSOC-TV captured the moment of the crash.<\/p>\n<p>Ball had no apparent injuries from the crash, as he played on Thursday night. In the loss, Ball had 11 points, seven assists and seven rebounds and played 31 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>The status of the sedan driver is not yet known.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Click Here To Download The Fox News App;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Click Here To Download The Fox News App<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"LaMelo Ball looks on court\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1242\" height=\"699\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/66dcb7310eae95edd9ae0ee969e3f42a.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>LaMelo Ball of the Charlotte Hornets reacts during the first half of a basketball game against the Detroit Pistons at Spectrum Center. Charlotte, North Carolina, on Feb. 9, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Ball\u2019s Hummer will not be easy to fix, as it was custom-made for him by Dreamworks Motorsports. The large custom wheels on the car say &#8220;1 of 1&#8221; on the inside.<\/p>\n<p>The No. 3 overall pick in the 2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nba-draft\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NBA Draft;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">NBA Draft<\/a> is averaging 19.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 7.4 assists per game in 45 contests this season. He has made the All-Star Game once in his career.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNewsSports_\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:sports coverage on X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\"> sports coverage on X<\/a>, and subscribe to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\"> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Original article source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/nba-star-lamelo-ball-storms-out-press-conference-when-questioned-about-recent-car-crash\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NBA star LaMelo Ball storms out of press conference when questioned about recent car crash;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">NBA star LaMelo Ball storms out of press conference when questioned about recent car crash<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball had little to say about his car crash, storming out of his postgame&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":614872,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3794],"tags":[7,473,188,292,194,4066,966,6,2617,211],"class_list":{"0":"post-614871","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston-rockets","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-charlotte-hornets","10":"tag-detroit-pistons","11":"tag-houston","12":"tag-houston-rockets","13":"tag-houstonrockets","14":"tag-lamelo-ball","15":"tag-nba","16":"tag-paul-reed","17":"tag-rockets"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116106108657609832","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/614871","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=614871"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/614871\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/614872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=614871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=614871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=614871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}