This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/hornets/onsi as Hornets easily take care of Utah with no LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller. After dropping their last three, the Charlotte Hornets finished off their three game home stand with a matchup on Sunday night against the 2-3 Utah Jazz.

LaMelo Ball received a $35,000 fine for making an obscene gesture, a middle finger, toward a referee during the Charlotte Hornets' loss to Miami Heat.

Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball has been fined $35,000 by the NBA for making an obscene gesture on Tuesday night.

Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball made an obscene gesture towards a referee during Tuesday's loss to the Miami Heat.

Does it ever end? That's the question Charlotte Hornets fans constantly ask themselves. The injuries are non-stop with this franchise over the last handful of y