On Monday night, the Charlotte Hornets are playing the Los Angeles Lakers (at home). During the game, LaMelo Ball went to the locker room with an injury. It's

LaMelo Ball entered Monday night as the NBA’s fourth-highest scorer and leads the league in fourth-quarter points, field goals and made 3-pointers.

Charlotte Hornets star guard LaMelo Ball is playing like an All-Star this season and is one of the top vote getters for the All-Star Game. But the one key concern for him and the Hornets is his injury outlook.

The Charlotte Hornets will be without LaMelo Ball due to an ankle injury as they face the Milwaukee Bucks on February 5. The Hornets' injury report also includes Grant Williams, Brandon Miller, and Tre Mann.

Following a rough 104-83 loss to the Brooklyn Nets, the Charlotte Hornets announced LaMelo Ball will be re-evaluated in a week after spraining his ankle in Monday’s defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers. The star guard had an MRI that confirmed the severity and original diagnosis.

After suffering a scary ankle injury, Hornets star LaMelo Ball has an official timetable for a potential return.

LaMelo Ball has missed the Charlotte Hornets' last five as he nurses the ankle sprain that he suffered against the Los Angeles Lakers last Monday. Ball was backpedaling over mid-court after knocking down an audacious three point attempt when he rolled his left ankle on Jarred Vanderbilt's foot.