During the game, Hornets star LaMelo Ball suffered an injury that led to a locker room visit. After an evaluation by the team's medical staff, Ball was ruled out in the second quarter due to a left ankle sprain, per Charlotte Hornets PR.

For the season, LaMelo Ball averages 12.6 three-point attempts per night, nearly two more per game than his closest competitor Steph Curry. In January, a month in which the Hornets have won five of their eight games, the volume of Ball's three point attempts have declined, while his volume of free throws has climbed.

LaMelo Ball received an important injury update ahead of the Hornets' game on Friday night against the Trail Blazers.

Three-time NBA Sixth Man of the Year and former LA Clippers star Lou Williams spoke on Ball's snub from the All-Star starting lineup, revealing how he believes the Hornets star could get snubbed from the All-Star game entirely.

Charlotte Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball and San Antonio Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama stand out as the biggest snubs after the NBA All-Star Game

The NBA announced its third round of NBA All-Star voting on Thursday, which was headlined by a series of MVP frontrunners. Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo paced all players with nearly 3.5 million votes,

Seeing as though James has only a few more elite seasons left and Davis could grow disgruntled by being part of a non-competitive organization, the Lakers’ general manager Rob Pelinka could end up sacrificing standout rookie Dalton Knecht and others to acquire a superstar point guard from the Charlotte Hornets, LaMelo Ball.

All eyes in the basketball world will be glued to the Chase Center in San Francisco next month as the NBA hosts the 74th All Star game.

Here we will discuss the two best trades that the Los Angeles Clippers must make before the 2025 NBA trade deadline.

The Hornets have also had some trouble defending inside the arc, where they allow opponents to shoot the ninth-highest 2-point percentage in the league (55.4%) and are prone to putting opponents on the line — allowing the 10th-most free throws per game (17.7).

The Charlotte Hornets take on the New Orleans Pelicans in out-of-conference play. Saturday's meeting is the first of the season between the teams.

Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leading Western Conference guards, and Charlotte's LaMelo Ball leading all Eastern Conference guards. Well, make that three MVP frontrunners and one ...