On Nov. 17, the NBA announced that it was hitting Ball with a $100,000 fine for "making an offensive and derogatory comment in a post-game interview." Later that day, the Hornets lost 128–114 to the Cleveland Cavaliers, and after that game, Ball took a moment when speaking to reporters to address his off-color remark from the night before.

Ball used the phrase when answering an interviewer's question following the Hornets' win over the Bucks on Saturday.

Over the weekend, the NBA fined Charlotte Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball $100,000 for a n"offensive and derogatory" comment in his postgame interview following the team's win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday.