NBA play-in: Heat's Bam Adebayo leaves for locker room after Hornets' LaMelo Ball grabbed his ankle on fall to ground
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Things got heated early in Tuesday’s play-in game between the Heat and Charlotte Hornets after a hard fall to the court by Miami’s Bam Adebayo.

Adebayo grabbed a rebound after a LaMelo Ball layup was blocked. As Adebayo landed near the baseline, Ball, on the ground, grabbed the back of Adebayo’s left ankle while Adebayo’s right leg was in the air.

Adebayo fell hard to the court and was in immediate pain.

Replay of LaMelo Ball grabbing Bam Adebayo’s ankle before Bam Adebayo landed on his tailbone pic.twitter.com/KVv1rkjxm2

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He needed help up from the court and eventually walked to the locker room. The severity and nature of his injury was initially unclear.

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, meanwhile, was heated on the Heat bench. Officials didn’t call a foul on Ball, and Spoelstra’s pleas to review the play for a potential flagrant foul went unheeded.

This story will be updated.



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