Overview
- The sideline contact occurred as Ball and head coach Charles Lee both lunged for a loose ball headed out of bounds.
- Ball was attended to on the bench, escorted to the locker room, and returned to play in the second quarter.
- New Orleans surged ahead by the end of the first quarter during Ball’s brief absence.
- Charlotte entered the night on a six-game win streak, and Ball has appeared in 41 of the team’s 51 games this season after three years of limited availability.
- Trade speculation has surrounded Ball, though The Athletic has reported the Hornets intend to keep him as they explore smaller deadline moves.