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LaMelo Ball didn’t have the regular-season debut he envisioned having with the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night versus the Cleveland Cavaliers. After Ball had a disappointing showing in his debut, Gordon Hayward revealed what he told the rookie guard following the game: “I told him just to forget this one,” he said, via Jacob Rude […]

Many anticipated a dazzling NBA debut from Charlotte Hornets rookie LaMelo Ball. He did make his maiden appearance, but it was anything but dazzling. Ball scored a grand total of zero points in his first ever NBA game, missing all of his five shots in 16 minutes off the bench against the Cleveland Cavaliers. He […]

Charlotte Hornets rookie LaMelo Ball is a magician with the bounce pass. In the Hornets’ final preseason game against the Orlando Magic, Ball threw a perfectly placed long bounce pass between two defenders to Malik Monk for the open layup. An unreal dime from LaMelo 😱 pic.twitter.com/tcFnhNh8z8 — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 20, 2020 LaMelo Ball […]

LaMelo Ball is the favorite to win Rookie of the Year, but there are a few obstacles in front of him. Terry Rozier and Devonte’ Graham have been the starters in all three of the Hornets’ preseason games over LaMelo. So it is unclear if he’s going to get enough playing time to put up […]

The Charlotte Hornets scored their first victory of the preseason on Thursday, defeating the Orlando Magic, 123-115. This was thanks in large part to a tremendous showing from Hornets rookie LaMelo Ball. The 19-year-old left more than a few viewers impressed with his outstanding performance against Orlando, including none other than the legendary Dwyane Wade. […]

NBA legend Dwyane Wade was tuned in to the preseason duel between the Orlando Magic and the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday. He was so impressed by LaMelo Ball’s performance that he couldn’t help but send out a news flash on the highly touted rookie. Wade said Ball will be a problem for opposing teams after […]

The Charlotte Hornets notably selected point guard LaMelo Ball with the No. 3 overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, a move that seems to already be paying dividends for the lowly Eastern Conference franchise despite it still being the preseason. On Thursday evening against the Orlando Magic, Ball was putting his impressive and well-rounded […]

Like all rookies in the NBA, Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball will be mentored by a veteran throughout the season. One might expect that Ball’s mentor will be a big name like Gordon Hayward. However, that isn’t the case. Big man Bismack Biyombo has taken Ball under his wing, and so far, the relationship has […]

New York Knicks rookie forward Obi Toppin has been the most popular pick by bettors to win 2020-21 Rookie of the Year. According to Stefan Bondy of the New York Post (via BetMGM), 23% of bets have been placed on the former Dayton Flyers star. Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball was the second-most popular choice […]

LaVar Ball, the outspoken patriarch of the Ball family, isn’t losing any confidence in his three sons all being in the league together at one point in the future. He even predicted that the Ball brothers will all end up playing for the Charlotte Hornets and deliver a championship for team owner Michael Jordan. Ball’s […]

If there’s one thing we know about the one and only LaVar Ball, it’s that he loves to talk his sons up. This is exactly what he did in a recent appearance on ESPN’s The Truth Podcast as he compared LaMelo Ball, who himself got selected third overall by the Charlotte Hornets in the recently-concluded NBA […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

After LiAngelo Ball inked a one-year, non-guaranteed NBA deal with the Detroit Pistons, his brothers Lonzo Ball and LaMelo Ball shared their excitement on social media. Lonzo quoted Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid in celebrating LiAngelo’s NBA contract. The New Orleans Pelicans guard knows how tedious Gelo’s NBA journey has been. From not being selected […]

As a father, you’d want nothing but your son to succeed in life and this is certainly the case for LaVar Ball and his three talented kids. With that said, it’s been a good couple of weeks for the Ball Family. Just over two weeks ago, LaMelo, the youngest of the three Ball siblings, got […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Michael Jordan and the Charlotte Hornets were interested in acquiring former MVP Russell Westbrook from the Houston Rockets, but that plan became an afterthought following the 2020 draft, where the team selected LaMelo Ball with the third overall pick. Per Marc Stein of the New York Times, Charlotte was only going to pursue a Westbrook […]

Days after they drafted LaMelo Ball with the 3rd overall pick, the Charlotte Hornets signed free agent forward Gordon Hayward to a massive four-year, $120-million deal. Hayward took to Twitter to express his excitement on joining the Hornets. In reaction, Ball gave his stamp of approval to their big free agent signing with a simple […]