There’s another name to add to the Charlotte Hornets’ injury woes, and it’s a big one.
Star guard LaMelo Ball will have surgery and is done for the season, league sources confirmed to The Observer.
Ball, who was initially listed as out for Friday night’s game in Toronto against the Raptors, is undergoing surgery to take care of nagging wrist and ankle injuries, league sources said.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
This story was originally published March 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM.
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Roderick Boone joined the Observer in September 2021 to cover the Charlotte Hornets and NBA. In his more than two decades of writing about the world of sports, he’s chronicled everything from high school rodeo to a major league baseball no-hitter to the Super Bowl to the Finals. The Long Island native has deep North Carolina roots and enjoys watching “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air” endlessly.