Shams Charania: Sources: Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball – out since Jan. 26 with ankle injury – will miss the remainder of the season as he continues rehab. Ball averaged a career high 23.9 points in 22 games this season. pic.twitter.com/eZhQkJzSV5
Source: Twitter @ShamsCharania
Source: Twitter @ShamsCharania
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Rod Boone @rodboone
Checked in with Steve Clifford and Miles Bridges after practice today to get their thoughts on LaMelo.
“He’s been very diligent about all of his rehab and work, and his ankle just hasn’t responded.”
“If he could come out here and play at 80% he would.”
charlotteobserver.com/sports/charlot… – 2:56 PM
Checked in with Steve Clifford and Miles Bridges after practice today to get their thoughts on LaMelo.
“He’s been very diligent about all of his rehab and work, and his ankle just hasn’t responded.”
“If he could come out here and play at 80% he would.”
charlotteobserver.com/sports/charlot… – 2:56 PM
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Not a surprise but it’s official: Hornets officially shut down LaMelo Ball for the remainder of the season
nbcsports.com/nba/news/horne… – 2:08 PM
Not a surprise but it’s official: Hornets officially shut down LaMelo Ball for the remainder of the season
nbcsports.com/nba/news/horne… – 2:08 PM
Rod Boone @rodboone
Halfcourt shooting competition between LaMelo and Amari Bailey. Guess who won? pic.twitter.com/Rj8Azh6mD3 – 12:27 PM
Halfcourt shooting competition between LaMelo and Amari Bailey. Guess who won? pic.twitter.com/Rj8Azh6mD3 – 12:27 PM
Rod Boone @rodboone
LaMelo Ball’s season is officially over. So what now for the #Hornets star?
Story (to be updated): charlotteobserver.com/sports/charlot… – 10:29 AM
LaMelo Ball’s season is officially over. So what now for the #Hornets star?
Story (to be updated): charlotteobserver.com/sports/charlot… – 10:29 AM
Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
Charlotte Hornets: LaMelo Ball out for the rest of the season @Sportando sportando.basketball/en/charlotte-h… – 10:24 AM
Charlotte Hornets: LaMelo Ball out for the rest of the season @Sportando sportando.basketball/en/charlotte-h… – 10:24 AM
James Plowright @British_Buzz
An ugly reaction to the LaMelo Ball news. I don’t think people realise how challenging dealing with injuries can be as a professional athlete. I understand the frustration, but don’t gear it towards LaMelo Ball personally, it’s a disappointing situation for everyone. – 10:18 AM
An ugly reaction to the LaMelo Ball news. I don’t think people realise how challenging dealing with injuries can be as a professional athlete. I understand the frustration, but don’t gear it towards LaMelo Ball personally, it’s a disappointing situation for everyone. – 10:18 AM
Chris Mannix @SIChrisMannix
LaMelo Ball, who Charlotte announced will miss the rest of the season with an ankle injury, will have played in 58 games over the last two seasons. Next year’s a big one for LaMelo. – 10:12 AM
LaMelo Ball, who Charlotte announced will miss the rest of the season with an ankle injury, will have played in 58 games over the last two seasons. Next year’s a big one for LaMelo. – 10:12 AM
Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
The Hornets announced that LaMelo Ball (ankle) will miss the remainder of the season.
Ball last played vs. the Rockets on January 26. pic.twitter.com/I7xATcb8Zm – 10:08 AM
The Hornets announced that LaMelo Ball (ankle) will miss the remainder of the season.
Ball last played vs. the Rockets on January 26. pic.twitter.com/I7xATcb8Zm – 10:08 AM
James Plowright @British_Buzz
LaMelo Ball is officially out for the season per @HornetsPR.
Feels like he could have returned if there was something to play for but the team is understandably taking extra precaution after 2 years of ankle issues.
A noticeable absence of Mark Williams also being shut down..? pic.twitter.com/YzauCyCTFo – 10:06 AM
LaMelo Ball is officially out for the season per @HornetsPR.
Feels like he could have returned if there was something to play for but the team is understandably taking extra precaution after 2 years of ankle issues.
A noticeable absence of Mark Williams also being shut down..? pic.twitter.com/YzauCyCTFo – 10:06 AM
StatMuse @statmuse
LaMelo this season:
23.9 PPG
5.1 RPG
8.0 APG
1.8 SPG
Top __ under 25 year old in the league. statmuse.com/nba/player/lam… – 10:01 AM
LaMelo this season:
23.9 PPG
5.1 RPG
8.0 APG
1.8 SPG
Top __ under 25 year old in the league. statmuse.com/nba/player/lam… – 10:01 AM
Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn
Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball — who’s missed 29 consecutive games with an ankle injury — will remain out for the final two-plus weeks of the season, team says. – 9:59 AM
Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball — who’s missed 29 consecutive games with an ankle injury — will remain out for the final two-plus weeks of the season, team says. – 9:59 AM
Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
Sources: Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball – out since Jan. 26 with ankle injury – will miss the remainder of the season as he continues rehab. Ball averaged a career high 23.9 points in 22 games this season. pic.twitter.com/eZhQkJzSV5 – 9:59 AM
Sources: Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball – out since Jan. 26 with ankle injury – will miss the remainder of the season as he continues rehab. Ball averaged a career high 23.9 points in 22 games this season. pic.twitter.com/eZhQkJzSV5 – 9:59 AM
More on this storyline
In his last public comments, which came four days after what turned out to be his final game of the season, Ball told the Observer he was focused on getting healthy and made that his top priority. “Facts,” Ball said Jan. 30. “That’s pretty much my main thing.” Apparently, his body won’t cooperate to a satisfactory level. “Yeah, it sucks,” said Miles Bridges, one of Ball’s closest friends on the team. “Melo, he loves basketball. He loves playing the game of basketball. If he has an injury that affects him that much, it definitely affects him. Because if he could come out here and play at 80% he would. So, it’s tough having him out. I miss playing with him for sure, but his health is what matters the most.” -via Charlotte Observer / March 28, 2024
And now the next time Hornets’ fans will see him in uniform won’t come until the fall, once again cutting his season short prematurely. “Listen, LaMelo Ball been very diligent about all of his rehab and work and his ankle just hasn’t responded,” coach Steve Clifford said after Thursday’s practice. “So, really it’s just as simple as that.” -via Charlotte Observer / March 28, 2024
To better contextualize its ending, it’s important to recall how Ignite began. The NBA launched the program in April 2020, with a commitment from top-ranked prospect Jalen Green, now the Rockets’ third-year guard who is spearheading Houston’s late-season playoff bid in the Western Conference. Ignite arrived on the heels of former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice leading a group investigation into the underworld of college basketball recruiting — a shadow game that also provoked an FBI probe into sneaker company and agency payola connections within numerous major NCAA programs. The NBA, too, watched a pair of highly touted prospects, LaMelo Ball and R.J. Hampton, depart for Australia’s National Basketball League before they would enter the 2020 NBA Draft. -via Yahoo! Sports / March 28, 2024
