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LaMelo Ball’s current injury status for the Thunder-Hornets game

LaMelo Ball’s current injury status for the Thunder-Hornets game

The Charlotte Hornets host the Oklahoma City Thunder in North Carolina on Saturday evening.

They could be without their best player for the game as 2022 NBA All-Star LaMelo Ball is on the injury report.

Ball is averaging 30.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 7.4 assists and 1.3 steals per game while shooting 42.5% from the field and 34.6% from three-point range in 22 games .

About Charlotte Hornets PR: “Ball (L. ankle/R. wrist soreness), Miller (L. ankle sprain), M. Williams (L. thumb soreness) are questionable

Mann (disc irritation) and G Williams (R ACL) are out.”

The Hornets have a 7-23 record in their first 30 games of the season.

They are 1-9 in their last ten games (and are also in the midst of a six-game losing streak).

The Hornets most recently lost 113-110 to the Washington Wizards.

Ball scored 31 points, six rebounds, six assists and one steal in 38 minutes of play while shooting 12/27 from the field and 4/13 from three-point range.

About the Charlotte Hornets: “After erasing a 21-point deficit, the Charlotte Hornets left the door just wide open for the Wizards late in the fourth quarter, turning their potential comeback win Thursday night into a crushing 113-110 road loss.”

After the Thunder, the Hornets play their next game on Monday when they host Zach LaVine and the Chicago Bulls.

At home, they are 5-11 in 16 games.

N.B.A

Dec 26, 2024; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball (1) drives to the basket as Washington Wizards guard Malcolm Brogdon (15) defends during the second quarter at Capital One Arena. Mandatory attribution: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images / Geoff Burke-Imagn Images

Ball is in his fifth NBA season (all with the Hornets).

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