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The 5 NBA Figures Under the Most Pressure Heading Into the 2026-27 Season
LeBron James, LaMelo Ball, Mitch Johnson, Mike Dunleavy Jr. and Bob Iger are among the NBA figures facing major pressure in 2026-27....
LaMelo Ball to Timberwolves Could Change the Western Conference Race
The Timberwolves made a franchise-altering move by acquiring LaMelo Ball. Here's what the blockbuster trade means for Minnesota and Charlotte....
NBA gives LaMelo Ball fine, but no suspension, for tripping Bam Adebayo
Hornets guard LaMelo Ball was fined by the NBA but not suspended for tripping Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo during Charlotte's play-in victory on Tuesday night.,The NBA completed its assessment of the incident on Wednesday, and it handed Ball a $35,000 fine for the play and retroactively assessed a fl...
Report: NBA reviewing LaMelo Ball's trip of Bam Adebayo
Hornets guard LaMelo Ball could face a league punishment for tripping Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo during Charlotte's play-in victory on Tuesday night.,NBA insider Chris Haynes reported Wednesday that the league is reviewing the second-quarter incident, which knocked Adebayo out of the do-or-die game...
LaMelo Ball makes 10 3-pointers in Hornets’ win over Wizards
LaMelo Ball made a career-high 10 3-pointers in a 37-point performance as the visiting Charlotte Hornets snapped a two-game losing skid with a 129-112 win over the Washington Wizards on Sunday.,Ball shot 12 of 20 from the field and 10 of 15 from behind the arc for Charlotte, which led by as many as ...
NBA Trade Deadline Rumors: These NBA All-Stars Could All Get Traded
Examining top NBA trade deadline targets: Giannis, AD, Ja Morant, LaMelo Ball, Trae Young and more as contenders and sellers emerge ahead of February....
Hornets PG LaMelo Ball refutes report he's open to trade
Charlotte Hornets standout LaMelo Ball is making it very clear that a recent report indicating he could be open to a trade is incorrect.,Ball first reposted the report from Yahoo Sports -- which said the 2021 Rookie of the Year has "grown increasingly frustrated with the organization and is open to ...
Hornets G LaMelo Ball fined $35K for obscene gesture
The NBA fined Hornets guard LaMelo Ball $35,000 on Thursday for making an obscene gesture on the court.,The incident occurred with 4:02 left in the fourth quarter of Charlotte's 144-117 loss at Miami on Tuesday night.,Ball, who earned a technical foul on the play, had 20 points, nine assists and eig...
Hornets G LaMelo Ball (ankle, wrist) out for rest of season
The Charlotte Hornets are shutting down point guard LaMelo Ball for the remainder of the season as he will have procedures for ankle and wrist injuries, the team said on Friday.,Ball, 23, will undergo arthroscopic surgery for a right ankle impingement and what the Hornets called a minor procedure on...
Hornets G LaMelo Ball (ankle) out against Nuggets
Charlotte Hornets star guard LaMelo Ball played an integral role in Wednesday night's win at the Los Angeles Lakers but will sit out Thursday's game at the Denver Nuggets with left ankle soreness.,Ball scored 27 points against the Lakers, including a driving layup with 14.2 seconds remaining in a 10...
Hornets G LaMelo Ball (ankle) out vs. Magic
Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball has been ruled out of Wednesday's game at Orlando due to ankle soreness.,Ball sat out the final three quarters of a 97-89 loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Monday in New York.,He missed five games bridging January and February due to a sprained left ankle before playing...
Hornets G LaMelo Ball (ankle) injured again
Charlotte Hornets star guard LaMelo Ball is injured once again, with right ankle soreness forcing him to miss the final three quarters of a 97-89 loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Monday in New York.,Ball missed five games bridging January and February due to a sprained left ankle before playing 36 minut...
Nets hold off injury-plagued Hornets
Nic Claxton scored 16 points as the Brooklyn Nets took control in the third quarter and earned a 97-89 victory over the Charlotte Hornets Monday night in New York.,Cameron Johnson and Day'Ron Sharpe added 14 apiece as the Nets won for the fifth time in six games since enduring a seven-game losing st...
Hornets G LaMelo Ball (ankle) out vs. Pistons
Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball has been ruled out for Sunday afternoon's game against the host Detroit Pistons due to left ankle soreness.,Ball boasts team-leading averages in points (28.0), assists (7.4) and steals (1.3) for the Hornets, who snapped a six-game losing streak with a 117-116 win ...
Anthony Davis' monster night leads Lakers past Hornets
Anthony Davis set season highs with 42 points and 23 rebounds to help the visiting Los Angeles Lakers beat the Charlotte Hornets 112-107 on Monday night.,Davis made 17 of 28 shots from the field and reached the 40-point mark for the third time this season. He grabbed eight offensive boards and finis...
Hornets G LaMelo Ball (ankle) exits game vs. Lakers
Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball sprained his left ankle in the second quarter of a meeting with the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night.,Ball got hurt after knocking down a 3-pointer with 8:47 remaining in the first half. He was backpedaling following the make when he stepped on Lakers forward Ja...
Hornets star LaMelo Ball (calf) out at least two weeks
Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball will be sidelined at least two weeks with a left calf strain, the team announced on Saturday.,Ball sustained his injury late in the fourth quarter of Charlotte's 98-94 loss to the Miami Heat on Wednesday. ,He sat out the Hornets' 99-98 setback to the New York Knic...
Hornets star LaMelo Ball fined $100K for anti-gay phrase
The NBA fined Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball $100,000 Sunday for using "offensive and derogatory" language during a postgame TV interview.,At issue was an anti-gay phrase Ball used when answering a sideline interviewer's question about defending the last shot against Milwaukee's Giannis Antetok...
Worst NBA Contracts in the League Right Now
These NBA contracts have aged really poorly, not because the players are complete busts, but because their pay is not matching their production....
Reports: LaMelo Ball, Hornets sued by North Carolina mother
A North Carolina woman has filed a lawsuit against Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball and the team, contending Ball struck her then-11-year-old son with his SUV.,USA Today and ESPN, whom reviewed the lawsuit, said Wednesday that Tamaria McRae alleges that her son approached Ball's vehicle as he was...