Miles Bridges scored 29 points, LaMelo Ball added 27 and the Charlotte Hornets stunned LeBron James and Luka Doncic with a 100-97 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night. James scored 16 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter,

Nic Claxton scored 16 points and the Nets​ pulled away after LaMelo Ball was lost to another ankle injury and beat the Hornets 97-89 on Monday night.

The Charlotte Hornets (13-39) are monitoring six players on the injury report, including LaMelo Ball, as they prepare for a Thursday, February 20 game against the Denver Nuggets (36-19) at Ball Arena.

Fans who watched LiAngelo Ball perform during the 2025 NBA All-Star weekend will get to hear him again while playing NBA 2K25. NBA 2K shared a video of Ball's "Tweaker" playing in 2K season 5, which dropped Friday.

Charlotte Hornets star guard LaMelo Ball played an integral role in Wednesday night's win at the Los Angeles Lakers but will sit out Thursday's game at the Denver Nuggets with left ankle soreness.

LaMelo Ball flies to the rack and floats one in to extend the Hornets' lead late.

LaMelo Ball scored 27 points, including a driving layup with 14.2 seconds remaining, as the visiting Charlotte Hornets pulled off a 100-97 victory in a make-up game Wednesday over the Los Angeles Lakers.

LaMelo Ball drops in a 3-pointer from top of the key for the Hornets.

Its Wednesday, February 19, and the Charlotte Hornets (13-39) are in LA to take on the Lakers (32-20). This game was originally scheduled for January 9 but was postponed due to the LA wildfires. Check your lineups as gametime approaches as the availability of both LeBron James and LaMelo Ball is in questions due to lingering ankle issues with each.

LiAngelo Ball’s budding music career has allowed him to join his brothers in yet another NBA tradition.  The rapper’s hit song “Tweaker” has been added to the popular basketball video game “NBA 2K25” less than a week after his NBA All-Star Weekend performance at San Francisco’s Chase Center went viral.