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LaMelo Ball may be a 20-year-old in his second NBA season, but he is already playing with the swagger of a seasoned veteran. The Charlotte Hornets star went viral during Wednesday’s game against the Orlando Magic for a spicy sequence in the …
One Boston Celtics player sounded very happy to get the last laugh on LaMelo Ball and the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night. After the Celtics beat the Hornets in a hard-fought overtime contest, Celtics guard Marcus Smart took a shot at his younger …
Jay-Z was dropping platinum bars well before LaMelo Ball was even born, but that did not stop the two of them from linking up on Sunday. The rap mogul and Brooklyn Nets fan Jay-Z caught up with the Charlotte Hornets star Ball during halftime of the …
LaMelo Ball is apparently looking to elevate his game both on and off the court in his second NBA season. Ball made quite the statement in the Charlotte Hornets’ 123-122 win in their season opener against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night. …
LaMelo Ball is about to enter his second season with the Charlotte Hornets, but there may be plenty more of them to come. The Hornets guard spoke this week with Joe Vardon of The Athletic and offered a hint about his longer-term future with the team. …
After LaMelo Ball’s glitzy Rookie of the Year campaign last season, his head coach wants a bit more cowbell from him so to speak. Charlotte Hornets head coach James Borrego spoke this week to the media and revealed his challenge for Ball …
LaMelo Ball is making clear that what worked for him will not necessarily work for everybody. The Charlotte Hornets guard clarified some comments he made earlier this week where he expressed zero regrets for his decision to skip college. Ball had …
LaMelo Ball has done pretty well for himself to this point of his basketball career, and he does not regret the way he has handled his business at all. The Charlotte Hornets guard starred this week in a feature for GQ Magazine. In the interview, Ball …
LaMelo Ball’s efforts to secure the No. 1 jersey continue to get foiled. Nick Carboni of WCNC-TV in Charlotte reported this week that Ball was attempting to switch his jersey from No. 2 to his more familiar No. 1 but missed the NBA’s …
LaMelo Ball has his sights set on a bigger goal than winning the Rookie of the Year Award. The Charlotte Hornets guard returned to the lineup Saturday after missing 21 games due to a right wrist fracture. Ball seemed to pick up right where he left …
LaMelo Ball’s season may be over after the guard suffered a fractured wrist on Saturday. The Charlotte Hornets confirmed Sunday that Ball suffered a fractured bone in his right wrist during Saturday’s loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. …
Michael Jordan has not always done too well with young rookies on his team (see: Kwame Brown, Adam Morrison, etc.). But LaMelo Ball may be a different story entirely. On Saturday, Ball revealed how close he has already gotten to the Charlotte Hornets …
LaMelo Ball is already looking like a potential superstar for the Charlotte Hornets. But the union might never have happened at all if not for some drama on draft night. Speaking this week on ESPN’s “Jalen & Jacoby,” Jalen Rose …
LaMelo Ball’s strong rookie season has won him the approval of no less an authority than his team’s owner, Michael Jordan. Jordan praised Ball, the Charlotte Hornets’ No. 3 overall pick, for adapting to the NBA far more quickly than …
LaMelo Ball seems to think that Golden State Warriors color commentator Kelenna Azubuike was doing some player hating this week. Ball’s Charlotte Hornets played the Warriors on Friday. After hitting a three-pointer in the first quarter, Ball …
LaMelo Ball has already come a long way in his rookie season, and that inclues winning over his head coach on the Charlotte Hornets. Hornets coach James Borrego spoke with Sports Illustrated for a feature on Ball this week. During the interview, …
