The Hornets have lacked veteran talent ever since Ball was drafted to Charlotte in 2020. The Hornets had Terry Rozier and Gordon Hayward as "the veterans," but they never really lived up to that.

LaMelo Ball’s absence didn’t help, but even when he was on the court, it wasn’t always pretty. He posted career lows in field-goal percentage (40.5) and three-point accuracy (33.9), while ...

Mar 1, 2025; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball (1) looks on during a free throw in the fourth quarter against the Washington Wizards at Spectrum Center.

The Hornets’ games averaged 223.8 combined points, and only 39 of 82 contests cleared the 226.5 mark. Translation is even the betting markets gave up on seeing fireworks in Charlotte.

The Charlotte Hornets have one of the top picks in the NBA Draft, and ESPN predicts that LaMelo Ball and Dylan Harper could be their future.

Commit or pivot on LaMelo's future in Charlotte . Let’s start here. Ball signed a five-year, $203 million extension last summer. He’s still just 23.

Hornets have decisions to make during another crucial offseason, including futures of Mark Williams, LaMelo Ball, Miles Bridges, Jusuf Nurkic and more. Projecting the Charlotte Hornets’ 2025-26 ...

Gov Ball 2025 spans three days this summer: June 6, 7, and 8. Lineup. The headliners for this year’s festival are Tyler The Creator, Olivia Rodrigo, and Hozier.

The ball came off that bat at 102.7 MPH, so thank goodness it hit him there and not in a worse place, as Kirby said (see below). The Mariners got the out after the ball ricocheted off his face, ...

Dodgers pitcher Dustin May left fans baffled with wiffle ball-like sweeper. Andrew Joseph. For The Win. Baseball is better off when Dustin May is healthy. He showed us why in one pitch on Monday.