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LaMelo Ball has a strong aversion to the No. 2. So it’s odd that the Charlotte Hornets All-Star wore the number on his jersey for the first two seasons of his NBA career. He won’t moving forward. The Athletic’s Shams Charania reports that Ball has been granted approval to switch to No. 1 starting next season. Why the switch? Let Ball explain. Here he is during his season-ending news conference in April: “I ain’t supposed to wear 2 ever again in my life,” Ball told reporters. “I promise you. If… Source link

Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball, during the first half of the season, emerged as one of the top rookies and a huge reason for that success is the improvements made seemingly every night on the court. The play of Ball this season has forced many to change their opinion of his overall game. While fans have had to change course, players themselves have also had to do the same with Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green the latest to offer praise to Ball. Ball, through 36 games played,… Source link

The NBA Rookie of the Year race is heating up with LaMelo Ball and Tyrese Maxey continuing to play consistently and No. 1 overall pick Anthony Edwards making a huge statement with the dunk of year last week. All three players are playing exceptionally well for their first season, but Tyrese Haliburton gets the edge after a 23-point, eight-assist performance against the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday. He is averaging 15.5 points and five assists per game during the month of February. Injuries… Source link

Another impressive comeback from the Hornets on Wednesday fell short as the Sixers survived the late rally to earn a 118-111 win. Trailing by as many as 26 late in the second quarter, Charlotte used big runs in the third and fourth quarters to make the second half an interesting one. A 27-9 run in the third quarter, particularly, cut the deficit to single digits and though Philly responded to push the lead back to double digits, the Hornets stayed within shouting distance the remainder of the… Source link

LaMelo Ball was once again hurling dimes on Saturday night. The Charlotte Hornets rookie had plenty of stellar assists during their 120-117 loss to the Orlando Magic, their final preseason game before the season starts on Tuesday. While those were fun to watch, the weak points in Ball’s game shined through the cracks once more, too. LaMelo Ball’s impressive assist game Ball threw two ridiculous passes during the game at the Amway Center, reminding fans just how good the youngest Ball brother… Source link

It didn’t take long for LaMelo Ball to establish a couple of facts in his preseason debut on Saturday: He has a lot to work on before becoming a reliable threat on offense. He is already one of the most entertaining facilitators in the NBA. In his preseason debut, the Charlotte Hornets rookie finished with zero points on 0-of-5 shooting, 4 assists, 10 rebounds and 4 turnovers in 16 minutes. It was an uneven night for one of the most divisive prospects of the 2020 NBA draft, but it was also… Source link

As LaMelo Ball prepares for his first taste of NBA action, one of his purchases received some scrutiny this week. Video of the Charlotte Hornets rookie showing off a very sparkly diamond grill started making the rounds on social media Wednesday, and the reaction was what you could imagine with one of the NBA’s most famous rookies and his infamous father. “He’s got nice teeth, what’s he putting a grill on for? These kids are something,” LaVar Ball said. “If that’s what he wanted,… Source link

The Telegraph Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player demand action to curb striking distance at Augusta After hitting the opening ceremonial drives at Augusta on the first day of the 84th Masters, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player used their legendary status to demand action from the game’s governing bodies to stop the ball going so far. In an impassioned set of pleas that will surely make the R & A and US Golf Association sit up and take notice as the distance issue intensifies, Player expressed his… Source link

NBA teams are finally able to watch draft prospects work out in person for the first time in seven months. Each team is allowed two visits per player with no more than 10 total visits leading up to the 2020 NBA draft on Nov. 18. Fans and NBA executives got a glimpse of Anthony Edwards and Tyrese Maxey on Oct. 29 on ESPN for the Klutch Sports Pro Day. Maxey looks visibly stronger and showed off an improved jump shot, while Edwards, the favorite to be drafted No. 1 at -223 at BetMGM, showed he… Source link