CHARLOTTE, N.C. — LaMelo Ball’s first home game of the season didn’t go anywhere near as well as the All-Star point guard hoped.
Not only did the Hornets lose, 125-113, to the Pacers Wednesday night, but Ball reinjured his left ankle when he stepped on a fan’s foot with 1:34 left in the game, an injury which likely will keep him out moving forward.
Ball was trying to save a ball from going out of bounds when he stepped on a seated fan’s foot near the Hornets bench as he tried to brace himself from going into the crowd.