A ray of sunshine in the shaded sky of the Hornets. According to Shams Charaniathe return of LaMelo Ball becomes clearer. The Hornets point guard's status was just upgraded to “uncertain,” suggesting he could play next night in San Antonio.
We remind you that the 22-year-old player, victim of a major ankle sprain, has been on the sidelines since November 26. After more than a month of treatment, the All-Star participated fully in last Sunday's practice and practiced five-on-five.
His return could boost a Charlotte team lagging far behind in the East: 13th with only 8 wins and 27 defeats. “ We proved that we could play with the best teams. We don't have a big margin for error and they know it. I tell them that all the time. We have to play very, very well. But that's what we did. You don't have to worry about who's coming back. », blurted, earlier in the weekSteve Clifford who also has to do without Mark Williams or Gordon Hayward.
The return of its top scorer, who only played a handful of matches with Miles Bridges, will still not be too much. With almost 25 points on average, LaMelo Ball is on the basis of his best career season. In his absence, Charlotte only won 3 games in 20 outings, including a series of 11 defeats in a row.
| LaMelo Ball | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2020-21 | CHA | 51 | 29 | 43.6 | 35.2 | 75.8 | 1.2 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 15.8 |
| 2021-22 | CHA | 75 | 32 | 42.9 | 38.9 | 87.2 | 1.4 | 5.2 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 20.1 |
| 2022-23 | CHA | 36 | 35 | 41.1 | 37.6 | 83.6 | 1.2 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 8.4 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 23.3 |
| 2023-24 | CHA | 15 | 33 | 44.3 | 38.8 | 85.7 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 5.5 | 8.2 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 24.7 |
| Total | 177 | 32 | 42.8 | 37.8 | 83.1 | 1.3 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 7.4 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 19.9 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
