Lonzo Ball called out Nick Wright for calling brother LaMelo a ‘clown’

Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball is facing intense scrutiny from NBA fans after his trip on Bam Adebayo caused the Miami Heat center to miss the rest of Tuesday night's play-in game due to injury.

It's unclear whether or not Ball will be suspended for the play, but the NBA is set to review the second quarter incident before the Hornets next play-in game on Friday night. Ball did apologize for the trip, saying he got hit in the head and didn't know where he was, but many in the NBA are hoping for more supplemental discipline after such a substantial moment.

One of those folks putting Ball under intense scrutiny is FS1's Nick Wright, who went off on a rant about the Hornets guard during Wednesday afternoon's show. In one moment, Wright called Ball "a clown" for his past history of dirty plays. Here's how the moment happened on FS1's broadcast.

Harsh words indeed.

After the segment went viral on social media on Wednesday, LaMelo's brother Lonzo Ball — who last played for the Cleveland Cavaliers earlier this season — called out on Wright on Twitter, subtly insinuating that the FS1 analyst was a "clown" himself with a pointed emoji.

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