MIAMI (AP) — Upon review, Minnesota's LaMelo Ball traveled.
Really, really traveled.
The association that represents NBA referees posted a clip from Wednesday night's game between the Timberwolves and the Miami Heat and clarified — not that it needed much clarification — that Ball indeed did commit a violation on his way to a 3-pointer in the second quarter of Minnesota's win.
“For everyone asking, “how is this legal?” It’s not!” the referees' union wrote in a post on X. “He gathers with his right foot on the floor and would be permitted two steps by rule (left-right). He takes four steps after gathering the ball and travels.”
Even Ball's brother, seven-year NBA player Lonzo Ball, got the call right moments after the play.
“Travel lmaoooo,” Lonzo Ball posted.
Told in an interview with ESPN after the game that his brother made the traveling call, LaMelo Ball — who was making his Minnesota debut — still insisted he didn't commit a violation.
“He hatin'. He hatin'," LaMelo Ball said in the televised interview. “See, I gotta give him a call right now, cause with the family, he knows what you're supposed to do. Even if I’m wrong, I’m right. That's how it goes.”
Ball's shouldn't-have-counted shot broke what was a 39-39 tie at the time, but in the end it wasn't like the 3-pointer played a big role in the outcome. LaMelo Ball finished the game with 21 points, and Minnesota won 131-106.
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Minnesota Timberwolves guard LaMelo Ball (1) looks on during the second half of a preseason NBA basketball game against the Detroit Pistons Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Matt Krohn)
Minnesota Timberwolves guard LaMelo Ball (1) looks for an opening defended by Miami Heat guard Klay Thompson (11) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Miami Heat guard Tim Hardaway Jr. (10) clashes with Minnesota Timberwolves guard LaMelo Ball (1) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar will move out of her Washington, D.C., home that federal agents searched last week, she said Wednesday, noting that attention brought on by the raid has made her feel unsafe there.
Federal authorities are investigating potential fraud in her family's immigration paperwork and have issued grand jury subpoenas to some of her relatives, a person briefed on the investigation told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation.
Omar, who was born in Somalia and is a naturalized U.S. citizen, said Wednesday in her first interview since the search that she is “confident in the fact that I didn’t do anything wrong.”
The progressive Minnesota Democrat has been a frequent critic and target of President Donald Trump, who has on multiple occasions pushed for the prosecution of his perceived political enemies.
In the interview with MS NOW, Omar said she was rattled by the search weeks out from the Nov. 3 midterms, which will decide control of the House and Senate. She is running for reelection in a deep blue district centered in Minneapolis and is expected to retain her seat.
Omar recalled waking around 6 a.m. to Homeland Security investigators banging on her door with a warrant. They searched for four or five hours and seized 17 items, including phones, notebooks, a Somali language children’s book and a vintage camera that her husband had received as a gift, she said.
The Justice Department has shared few details about the case other than saying it was a criminal investigation.
Omar came with her family to the U.S. at age 12, after they obtained asylum. She became a U.S. citizen five years later, in 2000.
“It would be a huge undertaking to, I suppose, indict a 12-year-old for so cleverly conspiring to defraud immigration services to come to the United States. I'm sure there are a lot of smart 12-year-olds, but that seems like a leap,” she said in the interview.
The search drew sharp condemnation from congressional Democrats, who also questioned the timing. The Justice Department has historically avoided overt investigative actions involving candidates in the immediate run-up to an election.
Omar said the agents were “intrusive but polite,” logging the items they took and putting back everything else in its place.
Associated Press reporter Alanna Durkin Richer contributed from Washington.
Community members rally in support of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, at Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)
Homeland Security officers leave the Washington residence of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., after a search, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Homeland Security officers carry boxes from the Washington residence of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, during a search. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
FILE - Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., listens during a Congressional spotlight hearing on Capitol Hill, Sept. 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
