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LaMelo Ball in Minor Charlotte Car Crash

Published 19 February 2026

Charlotte, North Carolina - Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball was involved in a minor car crash Wednesday afternoon in uptown Charlotte, colliding with another vehicle at the busy intersection of Trade and Tryon streets.

Video footage from the scene shows Ball's custom 2022 GMC Hummer EV Edition 1 attempting a left turn onto a one-way street when it struck a gray Kia sedan traveling straight through the intersection from the opposite direction. The impact ripped off the driver's side front tire of the Hummer and caused significant damage to its front bumper, while the Kia sustained major front-end damage. Both vehicles were towed from the scene after emergency responders arrived.

Ball exited the Hummer and appeared uninjured, according to witnesses and local reports. He briefly spoke with people at the site before leaving in a Lamborghini. One person involved in the crash suffered non-life-threatening injuries, Mecklenburg Emergency Medical Services confirmed, though it remains unclear whether that individual was the Kia driver or someone else. No other serious injuries were reported.

The Hummer, customized by Dreamworks Motorsports to resemble Ball's signature Puma shoe...

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