The Charlotte Hornets deployed a unique strategy during their game on Thursday against the Indiana Pacers. Head coach Charles Lee opted to utilize star point guard LaMelo Ball off the bench. This was ...

Charlotte Hornets star guard LaMelo Ball has had his fair share of injury troubles this season. While he has managed to be available for the Hornets' last 11 games, he has been on a minutes ...

Bringing Ball off the bench is not faulty logic, but the plan needs some fine-tuning.

Charlotte Hornets star guard LaMelo Ball lays on the court as the buzzer sounds in the team’s 114-112 loss to the Indiana Pacers at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C. on Thursday, January 8, 2026.

Ball is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Hawks. Ball made his first start as a Cavalier on Friday and performed well, but he'll shift back to the bench with Donovan Mitchell ...