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LaMelo Ball's frustrating, injury-plagued season could be over after the point guard broke his right ankle in Charlotte's 117-106 win over the Detroit Pistons on Monday night.
Ball has already missed 27 games this season after he sprained his left ankle on three separate occasions, beginning in the preseason. He and the Hornets (20-43) were playing their best basketball of the season before the point guard fell to the floor on a non-contact play in the third quarter.
X-rays revealed the fracture to Ball's ankle.
"It sucks," Hornets swingman Gordon Hayward said, shaking his head. "Injuries are the worst part of the game."
Ball had entered the game with five straight double-doubles and appeared on his way to another with 18 points, six rebounds and five assists before leaving with 9:26 left in the period.
He was also shooting the ball extremely well from deep, having made 47.3 per cent (27 of 57) of his three-point shots over the last five games. He was 6 of 7 from beyond the arc against the Pistons.
Ball has already missed 27 games this season after he sprained his left ankle on three separate occasions, beginning in the preseason. He and the Hornets (20-43) were playing their best basketball of the season before the point guard fell to the floor on a non-contact play in the third quarter.
X-rays revealed the fracture to Ball's ankle.
"It sucks," Hornets swingman Gordon Hayward said, shaking his head. "Injuries are the worst part of the game."
Ball had entered the game with five straight double-doubles and appeared on his way to another with 18 points, six rebounds and five assists before leaving with 9:26 left in the period.
He was also shooting the ball extremely well from deep, having made 47.3 per cent (27 of 57) of his three-point shots over the last five games. He was 6 of 7 from beyond the arc against the Pistons.