Charlotte Hornets star guard LaMelo Ball will be re-evaluated in 1 week after an MRI exam confirmed a left ankle sprain, the team announced Wednesday.

Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball is having the best statistical season of his career, through the first 44 games of the year. However, the team remains 12-32

On Wednesday night, the Charlotte Hornets will host the Brooklyn Nets in North Carolina. For the game, they will be without their best player, as LaMelo Ball h

However, Toumani Camara, Donovan Clingan, Kris Murray, and Anfernee Simons, the Trail Blazers' leading scorer, are all expected to play tonight. Clingan, Portland's first-round pick (7th overall in 2024), was sidelined for the past five games due to an ankle injury.

The Nets (14-33) sit just two games back of the Hornets (12-31) in the Cooper Flagg Sweepstakes, and if Ball doesn’t play Wednesday, it makes it more likely that the Nets will beat them. Charlotte could also lose more games going forward if Ball, their leading scorer, misses extended time.

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The Hornets' 12-32 record may have been a factor in the decision to leave Ball out. Maybe it was his 42% shooting on 23.3 field goal attempts per game (the most in the NBA). Either way, fans took to social media to call out the NBA's decision of leaving LaMelo off the All-Star team.

When I was in Houston, Daryl Morey made it his job to make sure that I got out of Houston. When I first got there, there were a lot of post-ups, and James really didn’t like that

Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball left Monday night's game against the Los Angeles Lakers in the second quarter with a left ankle injury and did not return.

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