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Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball has settled the lawsuit<\/a> accusing him of running over and breaking<\/a> a fan\u2019s foot outside the Spectrum Center in uptown.<\/p>\n

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The case stems from an October 2023 Hornets scrimmage game where then-12-year-old Angell Joseph said Ball ran over his foot. The boy, now in his mid-teens, suffers from \u201cdebilitating\u201d complex regional pain syndrome<\/a>, court documents say.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit was set to go to trial Monday morning after years of legal battle. The Mecklenburg County Trial Court Administrator\u2019s Office told The Charlotte Observer the case settled.<\/p>\n

Court documents filed last month revealed that Joseph and his family last asked Ball for $3.75 million<\/a> in damages. Terms of the settlement are unclear. Court documents don\u2019t say, and lawyers for Ball and the boy have not responded to requests for comment.<\/p>\n

Ball and the boy have been at odds since Joseph and his mother filed their lawsuit in 2024.<\/p>\n

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Ball has denied he ever ran over<\/a> the child\u2019s foot and at one point, the highest-paid athlete in Charlotte<\/a> asked the boy and his family to pay his attorneys<\/a> fees.<\/p>\n

Joseph\u2019s attorneys recently accused Ball of dodging their requests and rescheduling too many depositions, where attorneys could ask Ball questions ahead of trial. After hearing from the child\u2019s lawyers, a judge ordered Ball to stop canceling the legal interviews and tell attorneys what prescription drug<\/a>s, if any, he was taking at the time.<\/p>\n

Ball\u2019s settlement comes four months after he crashed his Hummer in uptown Charlotte and about a month after his manager and neighbor was evicted from former Carolina Panthers star Cam Newton\u2019s<\/a> apartment.<\/p>\n

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