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NBA star LaMelo Ball appears to be in some legal hot water.
According to the mother of 11-year-old Charlotte Hornets fan Angell Joseph, Ball injured her son while the kid was trying to get an autograph.
Apparently, LaMelo broke the kid’s foot while driving off when the kid was asking for an autograph during the Hornets’ Purple and Teal Day at the Spectrum Center.
Via WSOC TV
“[Angell] was like, ‘LaMelo, I love you. I love you, sign my … give me your autograph. Can you sign it for me?’
She says Ball did not sign anything and drove off.
“I just seen my son kind of go down and I thought maybe he had dropped something,” she said.
But she says Angell had not dropped anything, that Ball had driven over his foot, breaking it.
“This is his hero, his idol, and he got run over by him,” their lawyer, Cameron DeBrun, said.
The mother also claims her son fell into a depression after the incident with Ball.
“For a while, I couldn’t even recognize who my child was because, like depression, not being able to go outside and play,” she said.
“When you see your children hurt, it hurts you,” she added. “It’s been rough. It’s been real rough. I mean like I’m a strong person. This broke me. This right here, it really did.”
The family is currently suing Ball and the Hornets because they believe the team should have had more measures to protect fans at their event.
Neither Ball’s representatives nor the Hornets have responded to the allegations against Ball.