On Friday evening, the Charlotte Hornets will host the Portland Trail Blazers in North Carolina. For the game, the Hornets could be without their best player,

Every generation has their version of this type of player. In the modern game, that man is LaMelo Ball. To be sure, Ball is a far better and more talented player right now than Williams ever was. Like Williams, though, the quality of his highlight package far exceeds his ability to impact winning at this point of his career.

One interesting takeaway is that the biggest difference was how much voting Ball for from fans relative to how little he got from the media. You can read more about this from Stephen Noh on Sporting News. Ball finished with the most among East guards by fans but seventh by media.

Charlotte, which has now won five of its past eight games, dominated against Zion Williamson and the Pelicans.

Miles Bridges was asked about LaMelo Ball’s All-Star case, he answered by praising his teammate’s game, saying he’s the most exciting player in the league, and he should

LaMelo Ball's All-Star Game candidacy took a huge blow last night. The Charlotte Hornets point guard was left off the starting five in the East, with Donovan Mitchell and Jalen Brunson getting those two spots ahead of him.

Some good news on the injury front has arrived for the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday afternoon as the team has announced that guard LaMelo Ball (wrist), forward Miles Bridges (back spasms), and guard Seth Curry (ankle) are probable for tonight's home contest against the New Orleans Pelicans.

Ball (wrist) is available to play against the Pelicans on Saturday. Ball was held out of Friday's 102-97 loss to the Trail Blazers due to a sprained right wrist, but the injury isn't severe enough for him to miss a second straight game.

LaMelo Ball didn't make it into the All-Star Game as a starter, but he still has a chance to be named a reserve. The Hoop Collective, an ESPN basketball podcast made up of NBA insiders Brian Windhorst,

The announcement of the 2025 NBA All-Star Game starters on Thursday night sparked immediate controversy. Former NBA forward Chandler Parsons has dismissed claim

Even though the format of the game is a bit different, the voting method remains the same. The results to determine the starting lineup are once again calculated based on a weighted system from fan voting, media voting, as well as player voting.