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LaVar Ball is known for making outrageous and controversial statements about his sons in the NBA, and it doesn’t look  like he’s stopping any time soon. In his most recent outrageous statement, he claimed his youngest son, LaMelo Ball, can beat Stephen Curry in a one-on-one matchup. LaVar expressed his belief that his son’s height […]

LaMelo Ball is expected to play heavy minutes for the Charlotte Hornets, putting him in contention for the NBA’s Rookie of the Year Award. Despite liking LaMelo’s chances of winning the award, LaVar Ball believes that LiAngelo Ball would win the award if given the opportunity. LaMelo Ball is a separate matter. What about LiAngelo? […]

LaMelo Ball is a polarizing player. Leading up to the NBA Draft many experts thought he should have been the clear number one pick, but there were many others who questioned his upside and fit in the league. There was one aspect of his game that is indisputable, his passing. His ability to pass is […]

Charlotte Hornets rookie LaMelo Ball has never lacked supreme confidence in himself. That unwavering self-belief certainly got a whole lot deeper now that he has realized his dream of making it to the NBA. The 19-year-old guard was not shy at all in his second NBA preseason game, as he stared down the opposing Toronto […]

Miles Bridges might know that although LaMelo Ball was selected at No. 3 by the Charlotte Hornets, he was widely believed to be the highest-ceiling player in the 2020 NBA Draft. Now, with the NBA back for the 2020-21 preseason, LaMelo has already produced a string of impressive plays to begin his young career. On […]

Charlotte Hornets rookie LaMelo Ball is on the board. After going scoreless in the Hornets’ first preseason game on Saturday, the rookie point guard scored his first (unofficial) points of his NBA career on Monday night in their second tune-up contest against the Toronto Raptors. With just over four minutes left in the first quarter, […]

LaMelo Ball has been on a bit of a spending spree since being drafted by the Charlotte Hornets, and now the 19-year-old is making sure to settle his roots in Charlotte early on before the season gets underway. Ball has apparently purchased Cam Newton’s condo in Charlotte: Cam Newton put his Charlotte digs on the […]

It didn’t take long for LaMelo Ball to make his presence felt on the NBA stage. In just his first pre-season game with the Charlotte Hornets, the youngest of the Ball brothers showed flashes of potential into becoming a future star–at least that’s what Jamal Crawford thinks. LaMelo will be a star. He has that […]

Regardless of what you may think of him–or his family for that matter–there’s no denying that Charlotte Hornets top rookie LaMelo Ball knows how to make passing the ball look gorgeous. Playing in his first exhibition match with the Charlotte Hornets, Ball pulled off an incredible, no-look, behind-the-back pass to a cutting Miles Bridges for […]

The Toronto Raptors are set to begin their preseason schedule on Saturday versus the Charlotte Hornets and they’ll be without Kyle Lowry. Besides missing Saturday’s contest, Lowry is going to be inactive for Toronto’s first two preseason games versus the Hornets, per Doug Smith of the Toronto Star. It was revealed that the Raptors had […]

Ashley Alvano, ex-girlfriend of Charlotte Hornets rookie LaMelo Ball, was seen hanging out with Washington Wizards sophomore Rui Hachimura. Sports Gossip posted a video on Instagram with Alvano filming themselves in the mirror, with the 22-year old Hachimura hilariously dancing in the background. They certainly look like they’re having fun, along with their other friend. […]

After being selected as the third overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, LaMelo Ball has just signed a big-money deal, rookie-scale deal with the Charlotte Hornets. As it turns out, he’s already spending his money — and in quite an admirable fashion, if I may say so. In an endearing gesture, the 19-year-old has […]

Boston Celtics fans had mixed reactions when Gordon Hayward bolted to chase a bigger payday with the Charlotte Hornets in free agency. As far as Boston owner Wyc Grousebeck is concerned, the 30-year-old swingman simply did what was best for him and his family. On Thursday, Grousebeck said he holds nothing against Hayward and has […]

LaMelo Ball has made quite an impression in his short time so far with the Charlotte Hornets. The third overall pick in this year’s NBA Draft is looking to make a huge splash and it seems that his backcourt mate Devonte’ Graham already has some positive notes on the talented rookie (via Lonzo Wire.). “One […]

Teenage sensation LaMelo Ball’s NBA dream finally came true several weeks ago when the Charlotte Hornets selected him as the third overall pick in the 2020 draft. He just put pen to paper on a huge rookie scale contract with the Hornets, and to celebrate, the 19-year-old decided to splurge on a custom set of […]

Much has been said about LaMelo Ball’s elite passing abilities and supreme vision. For Charlotte Hornets coach James Borrego, who has been working closely with his prized rookie, Ball’s terrific decision-making is what he intends to utilize in the upcoming NBA season. Per Jacob Rude of USA Today, Borrego pointed out the specifics on how […]

Losing a veteran isn’t always a bad thing, especially if it means giving the younger guys more of an opportunity. That is what the Boston Celtics think will happen with the departure of Gordon Hayward. Second-year Celtics forward Grant Williams thinks that the loss of Hayward will give the younger guys like himself more of […]

Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball is arguably the biggest name in the 2020 draft class. The 19-year-old recently had his first taste of practice with his new team, and he later on provide some insight as to what that experience was like for him. Ball fielded several questions from a number of reporters, and here […]

The Charlotte Hornets’ prized acquisitions Gordon Hayward and LaMelo Ball took the floor on Friday in preparation for the 2020-21 NBA season. Buzz City’s latest recruits got acquainted in training camp where we got a first look at them getting practice reps down with their new team. Hayward and Melo both displayed their outside proficiency, […]

The NBA released the first half of the 2020-21 season schedule and there is a slew of must-watch matchups on the docket. While it isn’t between two contending teams, Lonzo Ball and LaMelo Ball will face one another when the New Orleans Pelicans and the Charlotte Hornets meet on Jan. 8 (via Yahoo Sports NBA). […]

The Ball family has once again been the stuff of headlines of late, thanks in large part to LaMelo Ball, being selected third overall by the Charlotte Hornets in the recently-concluded 2020 NBA Draft. Now that the Balls are in the limelight again, rapper Lil Dicky just wants LaVar Ball to remember that he too […]

There were a lot of free agents during the 2020 offseason that secured the bag, with Gordon Hayward headlining the show. Hayward agreed to a four-year, $120 million max deal with the Charlotte Hornets, the former team of Boston Celtics star Kemba Walker. One of the major reasons Walker ended up pulling the plug on […]

Charlotte Hornets swingman Gordon Hayward is starting to ease himself into his new team after recently engaging in a sign-and-trade deal from the Boston Celtics. The veteran recently spoke about his first impressions regarding his rookie teammate in LaMelo Ball and only had positive things to say for the 19-year-old and his game. “He’s taller […]

PJ Washington had a commendable rookie campaign for the Charlotte Hornets last season. If you ask him, however, he has no doubt that he would have dominated in the NCAA had he opted to stay with Kentucky for another year or two. When asked how he believes he would have fared for the Wildcats if […]

The first basketball coach of Lonzo, LiAngelo, and LaMelo Ball is their father, LaVar. As such, he had the advantage of seeing the three grow and mature in terms of their basketball skills. Now that two of his sons have made the NBA, LaVar yet again has shared another daring forecast. In his opinion, Charlotte […]

It was all but a formality that Gordon Hayward would accept his $34.2 million player option not even two months ago. Hayward rebounded after a frustrating 2018-19 season, averaging 17.5 points, 6.7 rebounds and 4.1 assists for the Boston Celtics during the regular season. The former Butler star also shot over 38 percent from beyond […]

After years of suffering in mediocrity, the Charlotte Hornets are trying to change their fortunes. They got LaMelo Ball with the No. 3 pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, and they made a big splash by acquiring Gordon Hayward on a four-year, $120 million whopper of a deal. Hayward’s massive deal immediately caused some backlash […]

Six Eastern Conference teams failed to qualify for the NBA bubble this past season. These teams include the Charlotte Hornets, Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks, and Cleveland Cavaliers. What will it take for one or more of these teams to rise up the conference? Here are the players whose growth is […]

The Charlotte Hornets are coming into the 2020-2021 season as one of the youngest teams in the league. They have been slowly building around a young core and the addition of their second overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft in LaMelo Ball only goes to show that Mitch Kupchak and Michael Jordan are keen […]

After delaying the signing of Gordon Hayward due to come cap space restrictions, the Charlotte Hornets were finally able to formally sign the All-Star small forward via sign-and-trade with the Boston Celtics on Sunday, according to a team-released statement via Boston’s official Twitter account. We have traded Gordon Hayward and 2 future second round draft […]

The Charlotte Hornets will waive Nicolas Batum, per The Athletic’s Shams Charania. According to Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer, the Hornets will use the stretch provision on the veteran forward. So it’s a stretch, as first reported by @theobserver https://t.co/5og1RPeLNq — Rick Bonnell (@rick_bonnell) November 29, 2020 Charlotte had been trying to trade Nicolas […]

LaVar Ball’s days outside the limelight are officially over. The vocal patriarch of the Ball family has once again returned to mainstream significance after the Charlotte Hornets selected his son, LaMelo Ball, as the third overall pick in the recently-concluded NBA Draft. LaVar isn’t messing around right now. In true LaVar fashion, he just guaranteed […]

It didn’t take long for LaVar Ball to start talking up the Charlotte Hornets. It hasn’t been a couple of weeks since the franchise selected his son, LaMelo Ball, as the third overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, and already, the always entertaining LaVar is already talking championship for the Hornets. In a recent […]

Charlotte Hornets small forward Miles Bridges has been busy in the offseason working on his music. Just recently, the 22-year-old’s hard work came to fruition in the form of a newly released music video for a fresh track entitled “Steph McGrady.” Here’s the music video posted on the YouTube account of North Potential, a Flint, […]

LaMelo Ball just took the biggest step of his young basketball career after being selected third overall by the Charlotte Hornets in the recently concluded 2020 NBA Draft. The 19-year-old has wasted no time in celebrating his latest milestone, and this came in a form of a new Rolls Royce. After being tabbed as the […]

Gordon Hayward just agreed to a massive four-year, $120 million deal with the Charlotte Hornets, and now he’s celebrating Thanksgiving with the family. Unfortunately, the Hayward household’s turkey doesn’t look worthy of a $120 million man: Gordon Hayward’s Thanksgiving is… off to a rough start 😅 (via Robyn Hayward/ IG) pic.twitter.com/rZmOBgzBmH — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) November […]

Gordon Hayward has already agreed to a four-year, $120 million deal with the Charlotte Hornets. However, as ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports, the Hornets and Boston Celtics are still trying to work out a sign-and-trade. There’s a bit of a snag, though. The Celtics are looking to land a large trade exception as part of the […]

LaMelo Ball was selected by the Charlotte Hornets in the 2020 NBA Draft, meaning that his father, LaVar Ball, will be a popular figure in Buzz City as well. With his son set to play for Michael Jordan, LaVar shared whom he believes is the greatest player of all time. While speaking to Shannon Sharpe […]

Despite the fact that the Charlotte Hornets are only one year removed from acquiring point guard Terry Rozier from the Boston Celtics in exchange for fellow floor general Kemba Walker, the Eastern Conference franchise still decided to select soon-to-be rookie point guard LaMelo Ball with the No. 3 overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft. […]