On Sunday, the NBA 's executive vice president and head of basketball operations, Joe Dumars, announced the league has fined Ball $100,000 for making an " offensive and derogatory comment " during an interview. The fine is the maximum amount allowed under league rules.

The NBA fined Charlotte Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball $100,000 for making an "offensive and derogatory comment" following Saturday's 115-114 win over

LaMelo Ball scored 19 of his 26 points in the second half, and the Charlotte Hornets overcame Giannis Antetokounmpo’s first triple-double of the season to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 115-114 on Saturday

TNT's 'Inside the NBA' will reportedly be licenses to ESPN starting next NBA season since the network will no longer be broadcasting games.

“Inside the NBA” will continue to be produced by TNT out of its studios in Atlanta. ESPN will air the program across its platforms and keep the ad revenue. In return, TNT Sports will get the rights to more than a dozen college football and basketball games from ESPN’s Big 12 Conference package.

The popular, long-running show will air on both ABC and ESPN next season after Warner Bros. Discovery brokered a deal to save it from the brink of extinction.