LaMelo Ball went down with an ankle injury last night. The Charlotte Hornets guard nailed a stepback three and backpedaled to get back on defense. Jarred Vander

Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball suffered yet another ankle injury on Monday night, this time in bizarre fashion during his team's 112-107 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Early in the second quarter,

LaMelo Ball entered Monday night as the NBA’s fourth-highest scorer and leads the league in fourth-quarter points, field goals and made 3-pointers.

Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball left the game against the Los Angeles Lakers in the second quarter with a left ankle injury. He will not return.

Ball was back peddling down the court after hitting a 3-pointer and inadvertently stepped on Jarred Vanderbilt's foot, rolling his ankle.

LaMelo Ball did not make it to the 2025 NBA All-Star game. The Charlotte Hornets guard wasn’t one of the 14 reserves announced on national TV by the iconic "Inside the NBA" crew.

The Hornets will re-evaluate star guard LaMelo Ball in one week after he sprained his left ankle in Monday's loss to the Lakers, sources told ESPN.

Jan 8, 2022; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball (2) reacts after making a three point basket against the Milwaukee Bucks during the second period at the Spectrum Center. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports The injury-prone label is not leaving LaMelo Ball any time soon.

Everything you need to know midway through Week 15 of NBA Fantasy - Salary Cap Edition. Giannis Antetokounmpo’s past few weeks have been a demonstration of dominance from the nine-time NBA All-Star.

Whenever we see a little separation in their ranks, the standings tighten again. So with apologies to Sacramento and Golden State — both 24-23 but tied for ninth behind too many rivals — here is a look at the eight West teams lined up behind Oklahoma City, with reasons why and why not they might climb as high as No. 2:

The Spurs did call Cleveland on Darius Garland last June, sources said, when San Antonio still had the Nos. 4 and 8 picks in the 2024 NBA Draft available to trade. The Cavaliers did not show much