Latest LaMelo Ball News
Ball's career-high 50 points not enough as Antetokounmpo, Lillard lead Bucks past Hornets 125-119
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points and 11 rebounds and Damian Lillard added 31 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks past the Charlotte Hornets 125-119 on Saturday night for their fourth consecutive victory. Milwaukee opened the fourth quarter with a 14-5 spurt for a...
Charlotte's LaMelo Ball turns heads as he arrives to game in Scooby-Doo's 'The Mystery Machine'
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Say what you will about Charlotte's LaMelo Ball, but you can’t deny the 2022 NBA All-Star has his own style. The Hornets point guard turned some heads on Thursday night when he pulled up to the Spectrum Center for the team’s game against the Detroit...
Miller scores 38 and Ball adds 35 to lead Hornets past Pistons 123-121 in OT
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Brandon Miller scored eight of his career-high 38 points in overtime, and the Charlotte Hornets hung on to beat the Detroit Pistons 123-121 on Thursday night. Miller was 8 for 12 from 3-point range — two of those coming in overtime — and LaMelo Ball had...
Bucks coach Doc Rivers reacts to fine by noting he had to defend his player
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers said he had to defend his player as he reacted to the $25,000 fine he received from the NBA on Sunday for criticizing a crucial officiating call in a 115-114 loss at Charlotte a day earlier. Rivers offered an interesting metaphor to...
Hornets' Ball makes 1st comments after being fined $100K by NBA for 'derogatory comment'
CLEVELAND (AP) — Charlotte Hornets star guard LaMelo Ball said Sunday night that he didn't mean to offend anyone with a comment the NBA said was “offensive and derogatory” while slapping him with a $100,000 fine. Following Saturday's 115-114 win in Milwaukee, Ball made the...
Darius Garland scores 25, Cavaliers become 4th team to start 15-0 with 128-114 win over Hornets
CLEVELAND (AP) — Darius Garland scored 25 points, Ty Jerome matched his career-high with 24 in place of Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers stayed unbeaten with a 128-114 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday night. The Cavs are the fourth team to start 15-0, joining...
NBA fines Bucks coach Doc Rivers for comments about call refs admitted they got wrong
NEW YORK (AP) — Doc Rivers was right. It still cost him $25,000. Rivers, the coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, was fined by the NBA on Sunday, a day after he publicly criticized the officiating that led to the deciding points in a 115-114 loss to the Charlotte Hornets. ...
Referees say foul on Antetokounmpo that gave Hornets winning free throws should not have been called
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo shouldn't have been called for a foul against LaMelo Ball on Saturday, referees determined, agreeing with Bucks coach Doc Rivers' criticism of the play that gave the Charlotte Hornets the eventual winning points in a 115-114 victory over Milwaukee. ...
LaMelo Ball, Hornets overcome Antetokounmpo's first triple-double this season to beat Bucks 115-114
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — LaMelo Ball scored 19 of his 26 points in the second half, and the Charlotte Hornets overcame Giannis Antetokounmpo’s first triple-double of the season to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 115-114 on Saturday. Antetokounmpo had a chance to win the game at the...
Franz Wagner scores 32 as Magic cruise past Hornets, 114-89
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Franz Wagner scored 32 points and Jalen Suggs hit his first seven shots, including three 3-pointers, to lead the Orlando Magic to a 114-89 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday night. LaMelo Ball scored 16 of his 35 points in the first quarter for the...
