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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, …
As LaMelo Ball’s star continues to rise, the league is looking to get him some exposure on one of the biggest stages of the year. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported this week that the NBA “really” wants the Charlotte Hornets …
Point guard is probably the position with the steepest learning curve for a rookie, and LaMelo Ball is certainly no exception. Speaking with reporters Saturday, Charlotte Hornets head coach James Borrego was critical of Ball’s poor play over …
Bismack Biyombo is setting the record straight about an incident that caught some attention after Friday’s game. Following the Charlotte Hornets’ 118-110 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans, Hornets rookie LaMelo Ball was high-fiving …
LaMelo Ball is hoping to make a significant impact in his rookie season with the Charlotte Hornets, and it sounds like the team is expecting him to do just that based on what he has shown in training camp. In advance of Charlotte’s season …
Cody Zeller is already getting a head start on the rookie hazing. On Sunday, the Charlotte Hornets big man tweeted a funny roast of new teammate LaMelo Ball, who was born in 2001. Zeller joked that someone that young was probably only about 12 years …
LaMelo Ball is trying to finesse Malik Monk for his jersey number, and Monk seems receptive. Ball wears jersey No. 1, but Monk has worn that number during his three seasons with the Charlotte Hornets. That presented a conflict for LaMelo, who was …
After years of LaVar Ball calling out Michael Jordan, his son LaMelo now ironically plays for the team Jordan owns, forcing LaMelo to be diplomatic. The 19-year-old star had his introductory press conference on Friday after being selected by …
