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During the game, Hornets star LaMelo Ball suffered an injury that led to a locker room visit. After an evaluation by the team's medical staff, Ball was ruled out in the second quarter due to a left ankle sprain, per Charlotte Hornets PR.

A new year has meant a new LaMelo Ball. The Charlotte Hornets' do-it-all point guard has developed a pragmatic approach to his game in 2025 that has paid dividends in the standings and on the stat sheet.

In this new trade idea, the Hornets make a deal to land a former first-overall pick to add to their young core. The deal would be between the Hornets, Portland Trail Blazers, and Indiana Pacers, landing Deandre Ayton in Charlotte. After using the Spotrac trade machine, here is what a deal could look like between the teams:

Charles Lee is the fourth-youngest head coach in the NBA. At 39-years-old, Lee is only older than Joe Mazzulla (Celtics), Will Hardy (Jazz), and Mark Daigneault (Thunder), four coaches who are some of the faces of the youth-movement sweeping across benches in the Assocation.

It’s been a tough season for the Charlotte Hornets. It’s been an especially tough run for the team’s young star, Brandon Miller. Throughout the 2024-2025 NBA se

Anthony Davis had 21 points and 11 rebounds in the first quarter of the Lakers' game against the Hornets, making NBA history.

The Hornets have also had some trouble defending inside the arc, where they allow opponents to shoot the ninth-highest 2-point percentage in the league (55.4%) and are prone to putting opponents on the line — allowing the 10th-most free throws per game (17.7).

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The Charlotte Hornets take on the Los Angeles Lakers at Spectrum Center 7 p.m. Monday. Viewers in Columbia and across the Midlands can watch the game on Palmetto Sports & Entertainment for free on WIS channel 10.4.

The Charlotte Hornets have already started trading this season by sending Nick Richards to the Phoenix Suns. They will likely be more active in the coming days

Charlotte, which has now won five of its past eight games, dominated against Zion Williamson and the Pelicans.