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The Charlotte Hornets’ 2022-23 season met its doom before it even formally began. Not only did they lose last season’s leading scorer Miles Bridges due to controversy, they also lost franchise cornerstone LaMelo Ball to an ankle injury to begin the campaign, putting a huge damper on what had been a gradual ascent for Michael […]

The Charlotte Hornets are not exactly doing great in the 2022-23 NBA season, but they still have a few bright spots, perhaps none brighter than LaMelo Ball, who reached yet another career milestone during Wednesday night’s meeting with the San Antonio Spurs at home. “LaMelo Ball is the second youngest player in NBA history to […]

The Charlotte Hornets are one of the most apparent teams tanking this year, as one of the leading candidates to land French generational big man Victor Wembanyama. Over the past two seasons, the Hornets finished 10th in the Eastern Conference, which rewarded them with two lottery picks. Even if these were lottery selections, the Charlotte […]

The NBA Trade Deadline was insane. 24 teams made 12 trades involving 49 players and the Charlotte Hornets were actually in on the fun this year. Unfortunately, no major piece was brought back to Charlotte other than a holster of 2nd round picks. They even lost Mason Plumlee, who was having a career year, and […]

Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball argued a non-foul call in a game against the Chicago Bulls Thursday night, and it resulted in the first ejection of his career. Ball picked up two separate technical fouls for protesting during the Hornets’ 114-98 loss to the Bulls in Chicago. LaMelo Ball was ejected from tonight's game vs. […]

The 2022-23 season has not gone the Charlotte Hornets way, and it looks like they are going to be forced to start things from scratch amid their woeful campaign. Several of their players have been involved in trade rumors for awhile now, and it looks like one of LaMelo Ball’s key teammates in Jalen McDaniels […]

The Charlotte Hornets handled their business on a Sunday afternoon against the Miami Heat by coming away with a 122-117 win. That is their fourth win in their last six competitions. A big reason these wins have been stacking up is that Charlotte is actually healthy for the most part. With the exception of Kelly […]

The Charlotte Hornets were supposed to be better than their current 14-36 win-loss record. Alas, injuries left and right have depleted their capacity to win. As such, they sit mired in 14th place in the Eastern Conference. They surely need to make some moves at the trade deadline. However, what kind of deals will they […]

Charlotte Hornets star point guard LaMelo Ball has missed three straight games with wrist and ankle soreness. The last time he played was back on January 18th against the Rockets, when he finished with 13 points and four assists in the 122-117 Hornets win. Unsurprisingly, the Hornets have struggled of late without their best player, […]

LaMelo Ball has now missed three straight games for the Charlotte Hornets due to lingering ankle and wrist injuries. At this point, the All-Star point guard seems like he’s poised to sit out a fourth straight contest when the Hornets take on the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night. LaMelo Ball injury status vs. Bulls It […]

Charlotte Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball has missed two straight games with wrist and ankle soreness. The last time he played was back on January 18th against the Rockets, when he scored 13 points and dished out four assists in the 122-117 Hornets win. Without Ball, the Hornets have been competitive but have done little […]

Charlotte Hornets star guard LaMelo Ball missed Saturday’s game against the Hawks with a sprained left ankle and a sore left wrist. Without their best player, the Hornets fared surprisingly well against Atlanta, as Charlotte picked up a 122-118 road win behind 34 points and five assists from Terry Rozier. Still, when the Hornets travel […]

It looks like Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball won’t be on the sidelines for long. When Ball suffered a scary-looking left ankle injury last Wednesday against the Houston Rockets, it seemed he would be facing a lengthy spell healing and rehabbing his foot. Fortunately that doesn’t seem to be the case. Ball’s injury isn’t as […]

There were some scary scenes on Thursday night for Charlotte Hornets fans after seeing LaMelo Ball being helped off the court during their game against the Houston Rockets. Hornets teammate PJ Washington landed on Ball’s left ankle and it looked like a nasty freak injury that was going to leave the All-Star point guard sidelined […]

The Golden State Warriors and Charlotte Hornets are two NBA franchises that have found themselves intertwined over the past few years or so. Stephen Curry has always said that if he were to play for another franchise besides the Warriors, he would only do so if it were the Hornets. But there may not have […]

LaMelo Ball and the Charlotte Hornets just can’t catch a break. The 21-year-old went down again on Wednesday night with a scary-looking injury against the Houston Rockets and it now seems like this is going to be another lengthy spell on the sidelines for the highly-touted point guard. It was a freak accident for LaMelo […]

LaMelo Ball and the Charlotte Hornets shocked the basketball world on Friday night after absolutely destroying Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks in a 138-109 blowout win. The Hornets dropped a record-setting 51 points on the Bucks in the opening quarter and they never looked back. Terry Rozier was the man of the moment for […]

The Charlotte Hornets snapped their three-game skid to defeat the Milwaukee Bucks 138-109. Yes, you did read that correctly. Everything went according to plan or maybe even better than expected for Charlotte. In fact, they had a 51-point first quarter. That is not only a franchise record for the Hornets, but it actually ties the […]

The Charlotte Hornets’ season has not gone to plan. But young point guard LaMelo Ball is once again showing why he is becoming the face of the franchise. Heading into the new year, the Hornets find themselves at 10-28 on the season. Along with this, they currently occupy the 14th seed in the Western Conference. […]

The Charlotte Hornets returned to home and handled business against the Oklahoma City Thunder. After dropping two straight games at the end of their Western conference road trip, they beat the Thunder 121-113. LaMelo Ball shined once again with 27 points, 10 rebounds, and nine assists. It was his 10th straight game scoring 20 or […]

The Charlotte Hornets closed out their road trip with a loss to the defending NBA champions, the Golden State Warriors, 110-105. With Kelly Oubre being ruled out of the game with a hand issue just hours before tipoff, that meant someone for Charlotte had to step up their point production. Oubre is in the midst […]

LaMelo Ball is on track to play in his team’s only trip to face the defending champions. The Charlotte Hornets star is officially listed as probable to play in Tuesday’s road tilt with the Golden State Warriors after tweaking his right shoulder in a loss to the Portland Trail Blazers less than 24 hours ago. […]

The Charlotte Hornets split their games in their mini Los Angeles pit stop on their Western Conference trip. They lost to the Clippers in Crypto.com Arena 126-105, but got a bounce-back win against the Lakers. The Hornets were up by as much as 16 points at one point, but LeBron James erased that league nearly […]

For better or worse, LaVar Ball has never been afraid to speak his mind. Recently, he sat down for an interview with Complex to talk about the NBA careers of his sons, LaMelo and Lonzo. With LaMelo’s team, the Charlotte Hornets, currently sitting near the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings, Complex asked LaVar if […]

The Charlotte Hornets snap their eight-game losing streak in Sacramento against the Kings, 125-119. It was surely in large part due to the contributions of their star player, LaMelo Ball. He has only played in seven games so far due to ankle injuries, so he is still trying to shake off some of the rust […]

There was a time when LaMelo Ball’s rookie stock was the toast of the NBA card community. Back then, they hype was over the moon with even base cards fetching insane prices. Now, with the market correcting itself after years of trending up, Ball’s NBA cards have fairly gone unnoticed during the past few months. […]

So there is good news and bad news for the Charlotte Hornets on Friday against the Atlanta Hawks. The good news is Gordon Hayward returned from shoulder injury and joined the starting lineup. He finished with nine points, three rebounds, and five assists in 29 minutes. Clearly a little bit rusty, but something that he […]

The Charlotte Hornets received great news before their matchup with the Detroit Pistons with LaMelo Ball being cleared to return to action from his ankle injury. Ball came to play after missing the last 11 games, finishing with a double-double of 23 points and 11 assists. Ball did not miss a beat after missing all […]

It took him 11 games before returning from an ankle sprain, but finally, LaMelo Ball is back in the lineup for the Charlotte Hornets. In case you’re wondering if the young point guard has some rust in him after his lengthy layoff, then feast your eyes on this beauty of a pass. It didn’t take […]

The Charlotte Hornets have struggled to string wins together as of late. Their roster has been ravaged by injuries to key guys. LaMelo Ball has not been available the majority of the season, Gordon Hayward is in the same boat, and Cody Martin has played under five minutes. As a result, the Hornets have the […]

The Charlotte Hornets, at 7-20, are one of the worst teams in the NBA. However, help may come soon enough in the form of LaMelo Ball, who has been out for the majority of the season thus far with various ankle injuries. Per Shams Charania of The Athletic, Ball is optimistic that he could make […]

At the 24th game of the season, the Charlotte Hornets are sitting at 7-17 at the quarter mark of the season after falling to the Los Angeles Clippers 119-117 on their home floor. That loss came at the return of both of the Clippers’ star players in Paul George and Kawhi Leonard, who nailed a […]

After getting back in the win column on the first end of a back-to-back against the Washington Wizards, the Charlotte Hornets fell to the Milwaukee Bucks, 105-96. Both teams were severely short-handed, but the Bucks showed off their depth. No Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton, or Jrue Holiday at the Bucks service on Saturday night. The […]

The Charlotte Hornets may have won against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday, but news about the severity of Gordon Hayward’s shoulder injury put a damper on their celebrations. Hayward, who sat out the 110-108 win at Spectrum Center, is apparently dealing with a fracture in his left shoulder. He’s now out indefinitely and is set […]

The harsh reality for the Charlotte Hornets is that they haven’t found much success in the draft in recent years. The major exception is LaMelo Ball, though, and team owner Michael Jordan definitely made the right call in that respect. With the way things are going for the Hornets thus far, this team could be […]

Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball has been ruled out for Friday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, and head coach Steve Clifford admits they don’t know how long the playmaker will be out. In a bit of a good news for the team, though, an X-ray on Ball’s injured ankle came back negative. More tests are […]

The Charlotte Hornets dropped another home game on Wednesday night. This time it was to the Indiana Pacers, 125-113, to spoil LaMelo Ball’s home debut this season. Ball had his best game of his short season, dropping 26 points and six dimes in 37 minutes of action. Unfortunately, after being out for weeks with an […]

Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball had his best game since his return from injury on Wednesday night against the Indiana Pacers. However, the injury bug just wouldn’t let him catch a break. Late in the fourth quarter of the contest, Ball injured his ankle after stepping on the foot of a fan sitting courtside. A […]

The Charlotte Hornets got blown out on Saturday night, as they had no answer to a dominant display by the Miami Heat. The home team used a big third quarter to create separation against the Hornets, and from that point on, the Heat did not look back. The silver lining for the Hornets, however, is […]