Latest LaMelo Ball News
Hornets' Lee: We need to find out if Ball can guard 1-on-1 after fouling out twice
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — LaMelo Ball has been tearing it up offense this season. Now new Hornets coach Charles Lee wants Ball to prove he can do it on defense, too. Ball fouled out for the second straight night Saturday against the Boston Celtics as the Hornets lost 113-103. ...
Tatum scores 29 points, Celtics beat Hornets 113-103 to sweep back-to-back in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 29 points, Payton Pritchard had 22 points on six 3-pointers and the Boston Celtics beat the Charlotte Hornets 113-103 for the second straight night at the Spectrum Center on Saturday. Derrick White added 18 points and eight rebounds for...
Grant Williams: 'No malicious intent' behind hard foul on former Celtics teammate Jayson Tatum
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Boston Celtics stayed cool while Charlotte Hornets lost theirs. Grant Williams and Miles Bridges were ejected in the closing minutes of the fourth quarter and LaMelo Ball was called for a flagrant-1 foul, allowing the defending champion Celtics to pull...
LaMelo Ball gets spooked by mechanical clown on Halloween, responds by knocking its head off
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — LaMelo Ball isn’t afraid of anything when he steps on the basketball floor. But the Charlotte Hornets point guard apparently still gets a little spooked by clowns. In a Halloween video that has gone viral on social media, Ball is seen singing...
Tre Mann scores 27, Hornets get 72 points from their bench to beat Raptors 138-133 for 1st home win
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Tre Mann scored 27 points off the bench, Nick Richards had 24 points and 14 rebounds and the Charlotte Hornets defeated the Toronto Raptors 138-133 on Wednesday night for their first home win of the season. Cody Martin had a career-high 25 points, and LaMelo...
Jimmy Butler's scores 13 of 26 points in fourth quarter as Heat hold off pesky Hornets 114-106
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter, Tyler Herro added five 3-pointers and 22 points and the Miami Heat spoiled the Charlotte Hornets’ home opener with 114-106 victory on Saturday night. Terry Rozier had 19 points and Bam Adebayo...
Young scores 38 points as Hawks overcome Ball's 3-point barrage, 34 points, to beat Hornets 125-120
ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young scored 38 points and the Atlanta Hawks overcame LaMelo Ball's 34 points and career-best nine 3-pointers to beat the Charlotte Hornets 125-120 on Friday night. Ball made 9 of 14 3-pointers, beating his previous career high of eight. De'Andre...
Hornets guard Brandon Miller to miss at least a week with strained left glute
ATLANTA (AP) — The Charlotte Hornets will be without guard Brandon Miller, one of the team's top players, for at least a week because of a strained left glute. After suffering the injury, Miller sat out the second half of the Hornets' 110-105 victory at Houston to open the season....
Healthy LaMelo Ball shines in 1st game since January, scoring 34 points in Hornets' win
HOUSTON (AP) — LaMelo Ball looked like the superstar that nagging ankle injuries have kept him from being for most of the last two seasons in Charlotte’s opener on Wednesday night. Playing in a regular-season game for the first time since Jan. 26, Ball had 34 points, 11 assists...
Ball has 34 points and 11 assists in return from ankle injury to lead Hornets over Rockets 110-105
HOUSTON (AP) — LaMelo Ball had 34 points and 11 assists in his return from an ankle injury and Grant Williams made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 40 seconds left to give the Charlotte Hornets a 110-105 win over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night. Jalen Green scored five quick points...
