LaMelo Ball injures ankle, Hornets could use Victor Wembanyama
LaMelo Ball’s failed season was cursed before it even started. On Wednesday evening, the Charlotte The Hornets guard sprained his ankle after teammate PJ Washington landed with it in a rare win over the Houston Rockets. Going into tonight, Houston is the only team with a more hopeless record than Charlotte. The Rockets are just a poorly trained young academy, in spite of.
Hurts pile up
Miles . Bridge unmasked itself as a pouch containing the human small intestine and from a basketball perspective, stole the ball on Ball’s touchline lobe threat. Kelly Oubre underwent surgery on her left hand in early January and will be out for the next six weeks. Gordon Hayward broke his glass again in early January and Ball himself had to miss half the season due to a series of ankle sprains. The number of games Ball missed is likely to increase as he appeared to be in pain as he was assisted on Wednesday night.
When he goes to court
In the 22 matches that Ball has played in, he has been spectacular. He is a visionary passer and embodies the DNA of a future scoring champion. Ball’s second most 3-point effort in the tournament — second only to Steph Curry – and is hitting 38% of those attempts, a career high. It just doesn’t affect the win.
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Ball said then that his most recent ankle sprain didn’t seem as severe as the last. However, you can expect the Hornets to be cautious of him. Anyway, what he really needs is a bit of PTO. Right, MJ? No need to rush to bring him back too soon.
Hornets part of ‘Loserama cho Wembanyama’
Bad luck can also be random. Of the teams chasing Victor Wembanyama, the Hornets are the most surprising candidate. A year ago, they were in the post-season lounge. The year 2023 shouldn’t be this way, but they can count on it too. LaMelo Ball’s focus for the rest of this season is to strengthen his ankle in the weight room for the 2024 season and beyond.
Then again, we’re talking about a team owner, Michael Jordan, who risked breaking his knee back during his athletic peak, so he could win eighth place.seed instead of rest for Jerry Reinsdorf and the draft lottery. OH, How the situation turned.
Fate, on the other hand, has never been so kind to the Hornets. In fact, it often spits on franchises and tells them it’s raining. The last few times Charlotte has sunk to this low, they have an Anthony Davis style envelope. In 1992, Charlotte missed a lottery to pair Larry Johnson with Shaq. The Hornets need a hopium side for their injury Season.
Watching the same franchise enter the lottery is a farce. Magic and Rockets dominated the lottery as the Warriors and Cavs did in the Finals.
Trapped in no man the land between the impoverished franchise and in-game window shopping is the Hornets’ trajectory ahead of this season. Freelance agents will happily represent the Jordan brand, but not the Jordan franchise. Winning the jackpot belongs to the Hornets the luckiest.
For all his fanfare, Ball is in dire need of a running partner. Especially one who can catch it in defence, where the Hornets have fallen behind for the past three seasons. His game is a mix of Trae Young and Luka Dončićbut he ranked second in talent for three seasons of his youth career.
Charlotte’s painful season has light at the end of the tunnel. LaMelo Ball so hopefully it’s not a train.