CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — LaMelo Ball has been bringing energy all season for the Charlotte Hornets off the bench.
Now he may get a chance to do it as a starter.
The rookie point guard made the most of his increased playing time Friday night following a first half ankle injury to starter Terry Rozier, scoring a career-high 27 points to go along with nine assists and four steals as the Charlotte Hornets handed the Milwaukee Bucks their second loss in two nights, 126-114.
The Hornets outscored the Bucks by 37 when Ball was on the court, and he was difference maker in the game’s final 6:09 in which Charlotte outscored Milwaukee 16-4.