{"id":18473,"date":"2023-12-06T19:14:42","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T18:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/?p=18473"},"modified":"2023-12-06T19:19:50","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T18:19:50","slug":"lamelo-ball-suffers-ankle-strain-misses-rest-of-hornets-vs-magic-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/lamelo-ball-suffers-ankle-strain-misses-rest-of-hornets-vs-magic-game\/","title":{"rendered":"LaMelo Ball suffers ankle strain, misses rest of Hornets vs. Magic game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/hornets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Charlotte Hornets <\/a>point guard LaMelo Ball was ruled out Sunday after he had a right ankle strain against the Orlando Magic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ball had an akward fall in the second quater after attempting a layup against Orlando forward Paolo Banchero and had to be taken to the locker room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LaMelo Ball went to the locker room after an apparent injury <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8wRXewACHZ\">pic.twitter.com\/8wRXewACHZ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/1728928460331004375?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 27, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Charlotte later announced that Ball had strained his right ankle and would not be coming back. The ankle LaMelo Ball injured vs. Orlando is the same one he had surger on in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite Ball\u2019s absence, Magic lead by just 95-92 when Anthony went in for a 3-point play with 10:12 remaining. He stole a pass and sent it to Wagner for two free throws, then assisted Banchero\u2019s 7-foot bank shot. Hornets did not get the lead under five and eventually lost, 130-117.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ball is having one of the best seasons of his career, averaging career highs in scoring (25.9 ppg) and assists (8.6), while shooting 44.2% from the field and 38.9% on 3s (also career bests). He has not played in a full season and was restricted to 36 games in 2022-23 because of ankle injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related NBA News:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/kevin-durant-misses-suns-game-vs-knicks-due-to-sore-right-foot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kevin Durant misses Suns\u2019 game vs. Knicks due to sore right foot<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charlotte Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball was ruled out Sunday after he had a right ankle strain against the Orlando Magic. Ball had an akward fall in the second quater after attempting a layup against Orlando forward Paolo Banchero and had to be taken to the locker room. Charlotte later announced that Ball had strained his right ankle and would not be coming back. The ankle LaMelo Ball injured vs. Orlando is the same one he had surger on in March. Despite Ball\u2019s absence, Magic lead by just 95-92 when Anthony went in for a 3-point play with 10:12 remaining. He stole a pass and sent it to Wagner for two free throws, then assisted Banchero\u2019s 7-foot bank shot. Hornets did not get the lead under five and eventually lost, 130-117. Ball is having one of the best seasons of his career, averaging career highs in scoring (25.9 ppg) and assists (8.6), while shooting 44.2% from the field and 38.9% on 3s (also career bests). He has not played in a full season and was restricted to 36 games in 2022-23 because of ankle injuries. Related NBA News: Kevin Durant misses Suns\u2019 game vs. Knicks due to sore right foot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18583,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,159],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-basketball","category-football-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>LaMelo Ball strains ankle, misses Hornets vs. Magic - Matchplug Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Charlotte Hornets&#039; LaMelo Ball missed a Hornets VS Magic game after he sprained his ankle. 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