LaMelo Ball was involved in a two-vehicle car crash on Wednesday in downtown Charlotte.
The Charlotte Hornets guard was reportedly driving his custom-built Hummer with a camouflage paint job when he collided with another vehicle at a busy intersection. According to Steve Reed of the Associated Press, Ball was uninjured after the crash.
The status of the driver in the other vehicle remains unclear, although video footage of the incident shows the driver exiting his vehicle to pursue Ball. You can watch the clip below.
BREAKING: We have obtained footage of the LaMelo Ball crash in Uptown Charlotte @wsoctv pic.twitter.com/BUgJrRCeZa
— Joe Bruno (@JoeBrunoWSOC9) February 18, 2026
Ball was later seen exiting his Hummer, which had lost its front-left wheel in the collision. He was seen wearing a Hornets hoodie as he alighted the damaged vehicle.
BREAKING: LaMelo Ball spotted by @wsoctv cameras getting out of his wrecked car and appearing to be okay. pic.twitter.com/GntOUkV9cp
— Joe Bruno (@JoeBrunoWSOC9) February 18, 2026
The Hornets reportedly held practice earlier that day ahead of their game against the Houston Rockets on Thursday. Charlotte was the hottest team in the NBA entering the All-Star break, with Ball leading his squad to a 10-1 record over their last 11 games.
Ball is not the first Charlotte sports icon to be involved in a car crash. In 2014, former Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton flipped his truck on a freeway near Bank of America Stadium and fractured his back. Newton miraculously missed just one game after the incident.
