The Charlotte Hornets will be without point guard LaMelo Ball for at least two weeks due to a strained left calf, Afrosport reports.
Ball sustained the calf injury during Wednesday night’s loss to the Miami Heat and did not feature against the New York Knicks on Friday.
The 23-year-old finished the game against the Heat with 32 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists in 37 minutes.
The Hornets revealed that Ball will be reevaluated on December 11, two weeks from the date of the original injury, while guard Tre Mann’s low back soreness has been diagnosed as disc irritation.
OFFICIAL: LaMelo Ball has been diagnosed with a left calf strain. Additionally, further evaluation of Tre Mann’s low back soreness has been diagnosed as disc irritation.
— Charlotte Hornets (@hornets) November 30, 2024
Ball is averaging a career-best 31.1 points, 5.4 rebounds, 6.9 assists and 1.1 steals in 18 starts this season.
The No. 3 overall pick in the 2020 NBA draft has played in just 202 games with 182 starts in five seasons.
