LaMelo Ball Coverage

LaMelo Ball to miss remainder of 2023-24 season with ankle injury

Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball will miss the rest of the 2023-24 season due to an ankle injury.

Mark Bergin, WRAL senior multiplatform producer

Farewell Frank, Wolfpack feast week and an edible mascot(!) in the sports moments of the week

Frank Reich is out, and Panthers fans are already starting to daydream about a potential replacement. Plus, food content with LaMelo Ball and the Pop-Tarts Bowl.

Clark Gerber, WRAL Sports contributor

Charlotte Hornets sign LaMelo Ball to lucrative contract extension

Several media reports LaMelo Ball's new contract extension is worth up to $260 million.

Mark Bergin, WRAL senior multiplatform producer

Brownlow's Twitter Mailbag: Who had the better debut, Scheyer or Davis?

Every week during the offseason, Lauren Brownlow answers Twitter questions about all things sports (and a few non-sports). This week, she gets into who did the better first-year coaching job between Jon Scheyer and Hubert Davis, LaMelo Ball's max deal, whether the ACC should add PAC-12 teams and the best takeout.

Lauren Brownlow, WRALSportsFan contributor

Which player should the Charlotte Hornets select with the second pick of the 2023 NBA Draft?

Victor Wembanyama likely going to get picked by the San Antonio Spurs. The Charlotte Hornets could take Scoot Henderson or Brandon Miller with the second overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft.

Mark Bergin, WRAL senior multiplatform producer

As the Hornets Rise, LaMelo Ball Has Them 'Playing Free'

BOSTON -- The carnival ride known as LaMelo Ball was slowing to a merciful crawl with 7.3 seconds left Wednesday when a teammate informed him that he was painfully close to his fourth career triple-double.

Scott Cacciola, New York Times

Hornets star rookie LaMelo Ball fractures wrist, likely out for the season

Ball, drafted No. 3 overall in the 2020 NBA Draft by Charlotte, is the only player over the last 60 years to lead all rookies in total points, rebounds, assists and steals at the All-Star Break.