Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball made franchise history in Friday’s 145-134 win against the San Antonio Spurs. While some question Ball’s long-term future with the Hornets, LaMelo’s impressive performance against the Spurs is one of his best in the 2024-25 regular season.

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The Charlotte Hornets are one of nine teams that ESPN insiders Brian Windhorst and Tim Bontemps believe are tanking right now. Whether intentional or not, they're going to be in the lottery and could have a very high pick in next year's draft.

The Charlotte Hornets took on the Atlanta Hawks at the State Farm Arena last night. During the game, one fan had some choice words for LaMelo Ball, poking fun at how he and the Hornets are a bad a team that play hard at a high level only to lose most,

According to NBA insiders Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst of ESPN, the Charlotte Hornets have no interest in trading point guard LaMelo Ball. Ball will make $37,958,760 next season.

Then we brought him off the bench." Castle logged 26 points Friday, but his efforts were in vain as the Hornets, led by LaMelo Ball's 27 points, logged four 20-point scorers of their own. Ball also became the first player in Charlotte history to log 15 assists and seven three-pointers in a game.