Without LaMelo Ball available, the Hornets couldn’t fully hang with the LA Clippers in crunch time of a 112-105 loss Friday night.

Charlotte Hornets star guard LaMelo Ball will be re-evaluated in 1 week after an MRI exam confirmed a left ankle sprain, the team announced Wednesday.

On Friday night, the LA Clippers face off against the Charlotte Hornets in a game that LA should be very favored to win. The Hornets will be missing a whopping seven players against the Clippers, with many of them being key players.

Following a rough 104-83 loss to the Brooklyn Nets, the Charlotte Hornets announced LaMelo Ball will be re-evaluated in a week after spraining his ankle in Monday’s defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers. The star guard had an MRI that confirmed the severity and original diagnosis.

On Wednesday night, the Charlotte Hornets will host the Brooklyn Nets in North Carolina. For the game, they will be without their best player, as LaMelo Ball h

The game’s reserves were announced Thursday, as voted on by the league’s coaches, and Ball was not among them.

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LaMelo Ball went down with an ankle injury last night. The Charlotte Hornets guard nailed a stepback three and backpedaled to get back on defense. Jarred Vander

Lee was told postgame of Ball’s latest status. MRI results on his left ankle confirmed that it is a left ankle sprain, and the Hornets said their guard will be re-evaluated in one week, news that the head coach welcomed but still leaves his team in a bit of limbo at present.

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