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 and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Los Angeles Lakers by a score of 100-97. Ball finished the win with 27 points, five rebounds, six assists and one steal while shooting 9/19 from the field and 5/13 from the three-point range in 33 minutes of playing time.

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

On Wednesday night, the Charlotte Hornets marched into Hollywood and took down Luka Doncic, LeBron James, and the Los Angeles Lakers. The Hornets left LA with a 100-97 victory, behind LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges combining for 56 points with ten made threes.

Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball cooked Luka Doncic late in a stunning comeback win over the Los Angeles Lakers.

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

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.

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,

As Mark Williams slowly works back into form following the rescinding of the Lakers trade, Jusuf Nurkic is settling into his role as Charlotte’s reserve center.

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.