Charlotte Hornets stars LaMelo Ball and Moussa Diabaté went viral on social media after defeating the Washington Wizards 119-115 at home on Saturday, Jan. 24.
Video shows the 2 players celebrating their win by flirting with each other after the game at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC.
LaMelo, 24, hiked up his jersey to expose his flat abdomen as he flirted with Moussa, also 24.
LaMelo & Moussa still playing after the buzzer ??? pic.twitter.com/dOy2E8OGJr
— Kyle Ingram (@SnapshotKyle) January 24, 2026
Both players had a double-double in the game. LaMelo scored 20 points with 11 assists, and Moussa scored 21 points with 14 rebounds.
LaMelo won a state championship in high school before the Hornets selected him with the 3rd overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft.
Moussa was a 5-star recruit and one of the top centers in Florida before he was drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2nd round of the 2022 NBA Draft.
Many X (Twitter) users doubted the clip was real because it was so zesty.
See what X (Twitter) users said about the NBA stars below.
He like “lemme play for your heart” melo like “boy staupppppp”
— 1111 ??? (@Mahogvny) January 24, 2026
They're so cute
— Toya (@toya_eve) January 26, 2026
Brokeback basketball.
— Jericho (@JerichoXVI) January 25, 2026
Pride night is tomorrow they cannot wait
— The Green Mile (@GreenMileGrowin) January 26, 2026