Loeliger said the NBL regarded it as an “honest mistake” and remains committed to negotiations with Ball’s team. “It was a bit of misunderstanding and a miscommunication and I don’t think there was any malice intended,” Loeliger told AAP. “I don’t think anyone was trying to leverage the situation. “I think it just snowballed and it got a little bit out of control but we’ve all had conversations and there’s certainly no bad blood out there between anyone.”