Mother suing LaMelo Ball for allegedly striking son with car

) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times.According to the lawsuit, which was filed Tuesday and obtained by ESPN, the alleged incident occurred in early October 2023, when the Hornets hosted a fan-focused event at the Spectrum Center in downtown Charlotte called"Purple and Teal Day at the Hive.

After attending the event, Tamaria McRae stated that her then-11-year-old son Angell Joseph -- who is now 12 -- stood outside the arena's employee entrance when Ball's SUV exited the arena. Ball then stopped at a nearby traffic light and fans, including Joseph, approached Ball's vehicle. McRae said that Ball looked at her son from his vehicle as Joseph stood next to it and then, when the light turned green, she alleged that Ball drove"in a grossly negligent and reckless manner in that he accelerated his vehicle forward suddenly and without warning and struck" her son,"severely injuring him." She claimed that Ball then left the scene.

According to McRae's attorney, Cameron deBrun, Joseph suffered foot and back injuries due to the incident. McRae alleged that the injury caused severe physical pain and emotional distress from a player her son considered his hero. In the lawsuit, McRae is seeking damages in excess of $25,000. The Hornets declined to comment. Ball's agent didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

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