CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) 鈥� LaMelo Ball isn鈥檛 afraid of anything when he steps on the basketball floor.
But the Charlotte Hornets point guard apparently still gets a little spooked by clowns.
In a on social media, Ball is seen singing as he walks through a doorway following Thursday鈥檚 practice at the Spectrum Center when a hidden mechanical clown begins to move its arms, causing the 23-year-old to jump and scream.
Ball responds by slapping the clown across the head.
As he starts to walk up the stairs, Ball doubles back and slaps the clown again, knocking its head completely off its body.
Ball then starts laughing as he climbs the stairs, saying, 鈥淏oy, hell no, it鈥檚 too early for that.鈥� Ball and a team employee walking behind him continue laughing and the point guard eventually jokingly falls to the ground on the stairs holding his chest, saying 鈥渇eel my heart!鈥�
The Hornets play the Boston Celtics on Friday night.
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