The Charlotte Hornets aren’t tanking, but at 6-14, they’re just 12th in the woebegone Eastern Conference. Their record isn’t damning considering the fact that they entered the season knowing wins would be hard to come by.

The Charlotte Hornets will be without point guard LaMelo Ball for at least two weeks because of a left calf strain.

Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball strained his left calf on Wednesday, and he'll be reevaluated two weeks after the injury occurred, the team announced Saturday. Ball missed the Hornets' 99-98 loss against the New York Knicks on Friday,