LaMelo Ball and the Charlotte Hornets were able to end a three-game losing streak on Wednesday night, defeating the Los Angeles Lakers and their new duo of LeBron James and Luka Doncic 100-97. Hornets center Mark Williams was playing for a little bit of revenge after Charlotte traded him to the Lakers in exchange for Dalton Knecht,

Mark Williams, who was initially traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, was sent back to Charlotte after the trade was rescinded and hasn't appeared in a game since. However, that could change on Wednesday night versus the Lakers as Williams has been upgraded to probable with a designation on the injury report as "return to play reconditioning.

The Charlotte Hornets aren't one of the youngest teams in the NBA, but their core nucleus is pretty young. LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller, and Mark Williams, the three pieces Charlotte has been trying to build with and around,

While the bulk of the usual star-studded sellout crowd seemed confused with how to treat Williams during pre-game introductions, giving him a smattering of positivity mixed in among the murmurs, most of the crowd reaction for the visitors was reserved for the Hornets’ star point guard.

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The Charlotte Hornets will play its first game out of the All-Star break against the Los Angeles Lakers, the team that backed out of a trade with them days afte

Hornets star guard LaMelo Ball was ruled out for the team‘s game against the Warriors on Tuesday due to injury.

In an alternate reality, Luka Doncic, LeBron James, and Mark Williams all teamed up to throttle the Charlotte Hornets last night. Instead, it was Williams, LaMelo Ball, and Miles Bridges who guided the Hornets to a shocking road upset over the Los Angeles Lakers.

KJ Simpson and Nick Smith Jr. started the quarter with back-to-back threes to give the Hornets a 5-point lead, finishing off an 11-0 run dating back to the first quarter. Spencer Dinwiddie tried to get the Mavericks back into it by flopping on three-pointers and attempting to get foul calls, and it only led to success for the Hornets.

Dončić's defense was so poor that Redick pulled him off the floor for Los Angeles' last true defensive possession. It didn't help. LaMelo Ball, a winning basketball player despite the prevailing narrative, dusted Jarred Vanderbilt for a deuce that put the game out of reach.