Tag: LaMelo Ball
Lonzo Ball hosted the family of the donor for his knee transplant surgery when the Chicago Bulls welcomed the Miami Heat to town Wednesday night. In February 2023, Alex Reinhardt passed away at the age of 20. His family was told his tissue donation went to “an elite athlete.” It was only last week they […]
Charlotte Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball will miss the remainder of the regular season due to issues with his right ankle and wrist. Ball will undergo minor procedures to help address both issues. There will be an arthroscopic surgery done for his right ankle impingement. The 23-year-old superstar has not played at least 50 games […]
Why did LaVar Ball have his foot amputated? The dad of NBA stars LaMelo and Lonzo and rap sensation Gelo has opened up on the decision. Why did LaVar Ball have his foot amputated? In February, news broke that the controversial father had his foot and part of his leg amputated after suffering a serious […]
It’s that time of year again, where the entire NBA All-Star Game roster is confirmed and we dwell on the biggest snubs. There’s not much of a case to be made against those who have been selected. It speaks to the league’s talent depth of the league that there are players missing out on the […]
LaMelo Ball left the game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night with an apparent ankle injury. The Charlotte Hornets confirmed he would not be returning to the game. Ball suffered the injury just three minutes into the second quarter. As he backpedaled after hitting a three-pointer, Ball accidentally landed on Lakers forward Jarred […]
LaMelo Ball and Lonzo Ball competed against each other in an NBA game for the first time in 1,145 days on Friday. Their brother LiAngelo Ball was also in attendance, fresh off signing a music deal with Def Jam records. It’s been a long road back from injury for Lonzo, having missed the entirety of […]
The Charlotte Hornets were dealt a substantial blow in Monday’s loss to the Philadelphia 76ers as Brandon Miller made a late exit with injury. Brandon Miller injury update: “We’ll evaluate him, we’re on top of it” Hornets head coach Charles Lee explained postgame that Miller possibly stepped on someone’s foot in front of the home […]
It is no secret that Charlotte Hornets guard, LaMelo Ball, is a natural born scorer. That was his specialty coming into the Association and it continues to be a strong suit of his overall game. However, Ball has seemingly taken a massive leap this season-particularly in the past five games-in terms of his overall offensive […]
Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball was slapped with a $100k fine following a homophobic remark in a postgame interview. The 23-year-old made an ‘offensive and derogatory’ comment following Charlotte’s 115-114 win at home over the Milwaukee Bucks. When speaking to Hornets sideline reporter Shannon Spake postgame, Ball was questioned on the team’s strategy to stop […]
The Charlotte Hornets are known by many fans as a small market team. And while that is true, they are also rapidly growing in value, at least according to Forbes’ yearly NBA team valuations. Rapid Growth In The Last Year In the Fall of 2022, Forbes valued the team at roughly 1.7 billion dollars (chump […]
