ESPN's Charles Herring detailed Ball's defensive struggles in a recent article for the Worldwide Leader in Sports. He astutely pointed out that LaMelo both leads the league in personal fouls (70) and has fouled out on four separate occasions in 17 games played.

The Charlotte Hornets have listed LaMelo Ball as probable for Wednesday evening's home game vs the Miami Heat.

Charlotte’s point guard posted career highs in two different categories, but another key player got injured in Hornets’ 125-119 loss to Milwaukee.

In Charlotte's loss to the Orlando, LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller combined for 64 of the Hornets 84 points and 64 of the 69 points from the starters. To put it bluntly, the formula of the Hornets getting little to no help from players outside of Ball and Miller is not going to win many games.

The Charlotte Hornets, losers of two straight, are looking to right the ship tonight with Bam Adebayo, Jimmy Butler, and the Miami Heat in town. Head coach Charles Lee has been forced to get creative with his starting lineup configurations due to a laundry list of injuries to some key contributors,

Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball sprained his right ankle on Sunday night and will be out of action for multiple weeks, according to multiple media reports Tuesday.