LaMelo Ball is set to miss a little time after sustaining an injury in action for the Charlotte Hornets.
Ahead of the Charlotte Hornets losing in the NBA Cup to the New York Knicks, coach Charles Lee revealed star player LaMelo Ball was injured.
He explained how an ‘unfortunate situation’ saw Ball sustain an injury on the last play against Miami.
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LaMelo Ball has suffered a calf strain, it has been revealed. Yahoo Sports report his timeline for return is at least two weeks. Ball should return in mid-to-late December
As well as being bad new for the Hornets, it is a blow for the player personally, he had been the NBA’s second leading scorer behind Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Last season Ball played only 22 games due to injuries. This season he has played 18 games already, including one career-high 50 point game – but despite his big scoring, the Hornets are 6-13.
Hornets head coach Charles Lee told a press conference that LaMelo Ball has personally told him he is eager to get back quickly.
Lee said: “I just walked past Melo as I was coming here to do media, and he said, ‘I’m going to take care of everything I need to do on this return to play program, and I’m attacking it with the right mindset.’”
While these comments from Ball are what you would expect, it is good for Hornets fans to hear it.
Lee added: “I have all the confidence in the world in our performance staff.”
Meanwhile, Hornets fans have been speculating whether LaMelo Ball’s brother Lonzo could be traded to the team, amid uncertainty over his future on the Chicago Bulls.
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