When the Charlotte Hornets tipped of their Monday afternoon contest against the Dallas Mavericks, the NBA world was treated to a first-class point guard duel between LaMelo Ball and Kyrie Irving. The matchup lived up to its pregame buzz.

Dallas Mavericks point guard showered LaMelo Ball with praise after the Charlotte Hornets beat the Mavericks 110-105.

Kyrie Irving shared his thoughts on LaMelo Ball's game following the Mavericks' defeat against the Hornets on Monday.

LaMelo Ball's Charlotte Hornets dispatched Kyrie Irving's Dallas Mavericks 110-105 during Monday's home matchup. Following Ball and Co.

As we mentioned earlier, Kai has already featured in the NBA All-Star game eight times in his career. While the Mavs guard is averaging 24.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 4.8 assists per game, his inability to win games could dwindle his chances of making the 2025 NBA All-Star game.

Before LaMelo Ball became one of the best young NBA stars, he was playing at his father LaVar Ball's league and overseas. One of LaMelo's first stops was Lithuania, wherein the then-teenager struggled.

LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges each scored 23 points and the Charlotte Hornets held on to beat the Dallas Mavericks 110-105.

The vibes are up after the Charlotte Hornets won their third game in a row on Monday, this time against the Dallas Mavericks.

On Thursday night the 2024-25 NBA All-Star Game starters were announced. Both of the Dallas Mavericks ' superstar backcourt players Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving were notably omitted from being selected. Both have missed a number of games this year with injuries.

Kyrie Irving was the only star available for the Mavericks but his 33-point performance couldn't vault the Mavs to a win tonight against LaMelo Ball and the Hornets. Kyrie spoke at length about ...

LeBron James is extending his All-Star records. And Giannis Antetokounmpo is the people’s choice, again. The NBA revealed the starters — some of them, anyway — for the revamped All-Star Game on Thursday night,

Donovan Mitchell is headed to San Francisco. Mitchell, the Cavs’ leading scorer, was named a 2025 Eastern Conference All-Star starter on Thursday night. It will be his sixth consecutive All-Star appearance and second as starter.