Ball received a text message from another woman, with a response from Ball telling that woman, “You should come over.” The woman told police that when she became upset about the message, Ball threw his phone at her and it hit her just under her left eye. As the argument continued, he picked up the phone and threw it again but missed her.

After that, the woman said, Ball put one or both of his hands on her throat and lifted her off her feet, pushing her against a wall. She said she blacked out for a few seconds. After releasing his grip, the woman said, Ball picked her up and threw her out of the hotel room into the hallway.

She told police she heard the door open again, and Ball threw out her shoes and purse.

The woman told police the phone bruised her face, and her neck was swollen and sore with red marks where he had gripped it.

The woman, who lived in an apartment in Madison where she said Ball often lived during the off-season, said Ball came to her apartment a day or two later, and she told him she would end their relationship if he didn’t seek help for his abusive behavior.