Charlotte Hornets star point guard LaMelo Ball said a viral video of him with Jay-Z—in which the famous rapper and entrepreneur appeared to be telling him he should play in New York in the future—was misinterpreted.
IsraelLaMelo: *shakes head “nah I’m in Charlotte”<br><br>Jay Z: “oh you wanna stay there forever”<br><br>Lamelo: *nods head <br><br>ud83dudc40<br> <a href="https://t.co/RIXItQVgbV">pic.twitter.com/RIXItQVgbV</a>
"I was just saying, 'We have a game after this and we're going home,'" Ball told ESPN's Malika Andrews on NBA Today (1:50 mark). "And he was just saying, 'Where's it at?' And it was in Charlotte.