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Hornets crush New Orleans in LaMelo Ball’s strong return

January 26, 2025 by Hoops Hype

Rod Boone: Final: #Hornets 123, Pelicans 92. LaMelo Ball: 25 pts, 7 asts, 5 rebs, Miles Bridges: 22 pts, 6 rebs, 3 asts, Seth Curry: 16 pts, 4 asts, Josh Green: 13 pts. 2 rebs. Up next: vs. Lakers on Monday
Source: Twitter @rodboone

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
LaMelo MUSCLES his way for the bucket 💪
(via @hornets)
pic.x.com/M7cUifs0bk – 7:34 PM

Rod Boone @rodboone
LaMelo Ball (right wrist sprain), Miles Bridges (low back spasms) and Seth Curry (right ankle sprain) are probable for tonight’s game against New Orleans. – 1:03 PM
Kevin O’Connor @KevinOConnorNBA
I voted LaMelo Ball as a starter. Genuinely shocked he only got three votes. – 9:37 PM
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
LeBron, Durant, Antetokounmpo top list of NBA All-Star Game starters
No big surprises on the list. LaMelo Ball topped the fan vote for East guards but the players and media had him lower so he misses out. Durant barely edged out Wembanyama in the West
nbcsports.com/nba/news/lebro… – 8:24 PM
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Hey @NBAonTNT
Note to Charles Barkley: I have a vote. I have watched numerous Hornets games this year.
LaMelo Ball is entertaining but he is an old-school, inefficient gunner. A volume scorer. That’s not an All-Star starter in my book. He didn’t get my vote. – 7:51 PM
Stephen Noh @StephNoh
Fans voted LaMelo Ball no. 1 among East guards, yet he wasn’t named an All-Star starter.
I surveyed fans who voted for him and media members who didn’t. Here’s how both groups explained their votes, and what the media is missing about the Melo movement:
sportingnews.com/us/nba/charlot… – 7:48 PM
Rod Boone @rodboone
Have to agree with LaMelo debate on @NBAonTNT. #Hornets are never on national TV and many don’t see Charlotte, so that likely hurt his voting in the other two categories. – 7:48 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Jalen Brunson and Donovan Mitchell deserving of East All-Star starters in the backcourt, but I’m curious to see how NBA players and media voted for LaMelo Ball, who was the fans leading vote getter for East guards.
Fans 50% starter vote, NBA players 25%, media 25%. #NBAAllStar – 7:43 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
LaMelo Ball averages more
PPG
RPG
APG
BPG
3PM
than both All-Star starting guards in the East. pic.x.com/GffqyQ4DmJ – 7:41 PM

Rod Boone @rodboone
LaMelo didn’t get the starting nod for the Eastern Conference. Jalen Brunson and Donovan Mitchell are All-Star starters. – 7:39 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Brandon Miller this season:
21.0 PPG
4.9 RPG
1.1 SPG
The youngest player not named LaMelo to average 20+ PPG in franchise history. pic.x.com/PO7tK0bvVT – 6:09 PM

Rod Boone @rodboone
LaMelo Ball (right wrist sprain) and Miles Bridges (low back spasms) are questionable for tomorrow’s game against Portland.
Cody Martin (left groin tightness) and Seth Curry (right ankle sprain) are probable. – 5:00 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Pick 5 to be All-Star starters:
Tatum
Giannis
Towns
LaMelo
Cade
Trae
Dame
Brunson
Maxey
Herro
Barnes
Brown
Mitchell
Mobley
Garland
LaVine pic.x.com/9Bhxn4b9o8 – 12:45 PM

Rod Boone @rodboone
Ever wonder what led LaMelo to choose No. 1? Or why Brandon Miller wears 24? What’s up with Miles Bridges’ zero? And Taj Gibson’s 67?
Numerology: What goes into choosing a uniform? #Hornets explain meaning behind jersey numbers as told to @theobserver.
charlotteobserver.com/sports/charlot… – 11:19 AM

More on this storyline

Rod Boone: Charles Lee said LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges not playing last night was due to both being a little banged up after the Memphis game. Said he feels good about both being good to go tonight vs. New Orleans. -via Twitter @rodboone / January 25, 2025
Rod Boone: LaMelo Ball (right wrist sprain), Miles Bridges (low back spasms) and Seth Curry (right ankle sprain) are probable for tonight’s game against New Orleans. -via Twitter @rodboone / January 25, 2025
Charlotte Hornets PR: UPDATE: @hornets guard LaMelo Ball, forward Miles Bridges and guard Seth Curry have all been downgraded to OUT. Cody Martin has been upgraded to available. -via Twitter @HornetsPR / January 24, 2025

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