The surprising reason why the NBA forces LaMelo Ball to cover a tattoo on his neck

LaMelo Ballstar of the Charlotte Hornetsmust cover a tattoo on his neck for violating the code of the NBA which prohibits players from displaying logos and brands on their bodies during matches.

Ball has the initials ‘LF’ tattooed on his neck, referring to his middle name (LaFrance) and its sportswear brand, something that caused the NBA to intervene, as reported this Friday by the chain ESPN citing league sources.

“Under the collective bargaining agreement, players are prohibited from displaying commercial logos or corporate insignia on their body or hair during matches. We try to enforce the rule in a reasonable manner, in accordance with its purpose and taking into account the efforts of the players to express themselves in a non-commercial way. But the tattoo on LaMelo Ball’s neck is an obvious violation of the rule and, by the way, he must cover it,” said the NBA spokesperson. Tim Frank to the cited source.

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Third overall pick in the 2020 draft, Ball is averaging 23.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and 8.3 assists per game this season with the Hornets.

Los Milwaukee Bucks They crushed the Charlotte Hornets 130-99 at home this Friday and added their second victory of two in the new NBA Cup, on a night in which Miles Bridges reappeared with the Charlotte team after his suspension for sexist violence and child abuse .

A 38-18 fourth quarter turned the Bucks’ victory into a real walk in Charlotte, against the Hornets who lost their second of three games in the new NBA tournament, whose group stage games are worth both this Cup and for the regular season.

Damian Lillard starred in the Bucks’ victory with 27 points, 18 of them in the third period, to which he added five rebounds and five assists.

Malik Beasley scored 20 points, while Greek Giannis Antetokounmpo contributed 16 points, eight rebounds and nine assists in 28 minutes on the court. The entire Bucks starting quintet finished with at least twelve points.

For the Hornets, the best was LaMelo Ball, with 37 points, while Miles Bridges returned with 17 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals in 33 minutes. The forward completed his ten-game suspension for sexist violence against his girlfriend.

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