Realgm guys are saying it happened in October. Seems to be something he just needs to payoff and shower the kid with swag.
Bobbleheads for Eārybody!!!
Why was the kid w/in 100 feet of Meloās moving car much less a foot under the wheel close? Hit and run? Seems more like run into Meloā car to get hit.
Itās gotten this far because it seems like a BS extortion lawsuit. Who gets their foot run over by a car? Who? Anyway, yes more security willing to use pepper spray to control careless members of the public around the players, coaches, staff, etc is a good thing.
Harassing players for autographs? Not cool.
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@ncborn I will tell you this. If you have Hornets Security pepper spraying kids lawsuits are going to be your smallest worry. Lol
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Iām pretty surprised it took them so long to take action if it already happens in October. Why did they not call the police or an ambulance right away? There should have been plenty of eye witnesses at the time whereas nowā¦ I donāt know if someone remembers something.
DeBrun says Angellās family would have filed a claim with Ballās insurance to pay his medical bills, but the police report is missing key information, like Ballās insurer and even his name.
āBecause that information was not provided, we only have one recourse and thatās the court system,ā DeBrun said.
That could get interesting.
I dont doubt there are cameras with footage of the incident. The only thing that makes any sense to me is the Hornets donāt feel they are liable in the situation.
But even then, I think because of who they are, they should have settled this before it got here. Maybe they tried and the family didnāt think their offer was good enough.
Considering theyāre asking for $25,000 for a broken foot, that seems a bit much in my opinion so I can see the path to how it got here. But the Hornets not providing the insurance information is what confuses me. Thatās why I think they believe the liability is on the kidās family.
The interesting thing to me is that the information is missing from the police report. In general we are past the point where police cover for famous athletes and stars. I wonder if this doesnāt get bigger from a police internal type angle
Police reports are very generic these days mainly because they are public record, which is probably why they didnāt share it.
But even then, the organization can easily provide that information. Thatās why I think they believe they donāt have any liability. Iāve been a part of similar situations many times and you provide the information to insurance and they can make the determination.
Maybe that happened and they denied the claim - we only have one side of the story so we have to speculate but that is certainly a possibility also.
Great info, thanks. I love learning stuff outside of basketball from this forum
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Celebrity worship is always weird to me. People acting out of sorts for another person? To get a scribble? To get a pic? To touch them?
Melo is a terrible driver, and I hope someone has said something to him at this point. But also, donāt run into the street with a running car in traffic. The event is over, you missed out this time, sorry, donāt chase someone down in the road at a traffic light.
I feel bad for the kid having a broken bone, but its one of those life lessons - donāt jump off bridges, donāt touch a hot stove, donāt try to pet the cute wild mammal with drooling issues, donāt watch porn at work. You shouldāve had better common sense, this is what happens when you do dumb things.
And with cameras everywhere, Iām sure Hornets legal team has checked every angle, probably offered to cover bills and give tickets to a few games, but if they were demanding more, good luck convincing a judge.
(Disclaimer: Now if there is the video showing Melo flagging the kid down, getting him to approach, while doing shots and smoking a joint and twirling his mustache, waiting until the kid hits the target, then flipping on his nitro boosters to accelerate through the kid to shatter all his bones while his maniacal laughter echoes throughout the atmosphere, then weāre entering a different realm)
Either way, we get to see national media shake their heads at Charlotte again.
Of course not.
HORNETS LAW
Melo said he aināt going to be the only one around here limping
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Now thatās funny
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https://x.com/underdogsheed/status/1793405172594704884?s=46&t=9lkagQzT85B-rSjh8zcqrA
Damn Bonzi cant we give the new regime some grace?
Thatās the sort of thing I expect of Miller. Great that Mark went too. Thereās an obvious omission from our potential core, and it would be really great to see LaMelo with them.
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Wonderful news to wake up to! Classy guys classy. Hereās to hoping that the new coach wins it all this year (and next)!
No need to knock Melo! Let him recover and live his life in the off season. Plus the man needs his now time to enjoy what he has earned. I hope that heās in Italy or France somewhere decompressing.
āMelo said he aināt going to be the only one around here limpingā
It was funny and it hurt too!
āShelly Cayette-Weston as the new President of Business Operationsā
I tried to cite this post from another poster but couldnāt figure it out.
You know me - I love the business of sports! There you have it folks - my Hornets dream job (out side of an ownership stake).
@Jfoster posting on Bonzi
F that guy. I always wondered how he could stay in the league. Now I have a renewed interest in not liking him.