LaMelo Ball officially settled the lawsuit involving a teen’s injury, and get this: the actual payout amount is locked down tighter than a drum. Nobody’s going to know the financial specifics of this one.
The Story From a 12-Year-Old’s Perspective
This whole wild situation stems from an incident back in 2023. Angell Joseph, who was just 12 years old at the time, claims he ran up to Ball’s car looking for an autograph. What happened next, according to Joseph, was absolutely brutal. He alleges that instead of getting a signature, he ended up with a broken foot. But it wasn’t just a broken bone. Joseph also claims he developed “debilitating” complex regional pain syndrome because of it. Seriously, that sounds like a nightmare for anyone, let alone a kid just trying to meet his idol.
A Demand, a Settlement, and Courtroom Secrecy
Joseph and his mother were clearly looking for serious accountability. They originally asked Ball for a hefty $3.75 million in damages for the alleged incident and its painful aftermath. This 2024 lawsuit was a big deal, and it went all the way up to the wire. The Charlotte Observer reported that Ball actually settled the case in June, right on the very day it was supposed to go to trial. Talk about a last-minute deal! Just this Monday afternoon, a judge officially accepted that settlement agreement, and get this: it all went down behind “locked courtroom doors.” What that means for us, the public, is pretty clear. The financial details of this agreement, including exactly how much LaMelo Ball paid out, are staying a complete mystery. The court essentially sealed the numbers, and we might never know the real cost.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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