Even as the Hornets struggled to win, Lee was figuring out how to push Ball. He benched his star in crunchtime in a one-point loss to the Nets on Nov. 19. While Lee explained his decision by ...

Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball averaged a career-high 25.2 points in the 2024-25 season but failed to guide his team to the playoffs. As has been the case for most of his career, Ball’s ...

During his stint, Ball hasn't been criticized for failing to guide the Hornets to the playoffs — at least not as much as other top-three picks. The excuses have ranged from the Hornets ...

Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball will miss the remainder of the season after undergoing arthroscopic surgeries on his right ankle and right wrist. Ball is expected to return to full basketball ...

The road to recovery is now on for LaMelo Ball after the Charlotte Hornets star ended his season prematurely. The Hornets announced Wednesday that Ball underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right ...

Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball will undergo arthroscopic surgery to address "a right ankle impingement" and miss the remainder of the 2024-25 NBA season, the team announced in a statement on ...

There’s another name to add to the Charlotte Hornets’ injury woes, and it’s a big one. Star guard LaMelo Ball will have surgery and is done for the season, the team announced Friday.

The Hornets will be without LaMello Ball, Brandon Miller, Josh Okogie, Grant Williams, and Tre Mann. The Raptors are -5.5 point favorites with an implied win probability of 68.3%.

LaMelo Ball's season is ending early. The Charlotte Hornets star will undergo two minor procedures and will miss the rest of the season as result, the team announced Friday Ball will have ...

Ball had played through pain in recent weeks, according to reports, but with the Hornets more focused on the lottery than winning games, the smart play is to shut their leading scorer down.