This has been a rough season for LaMelo Ball. And his ankles.
He sprained his ankle during training camp, costing him the first 13 games of the season. He returned for all of three games and sprained his ankle again stepping on the foot of a courtside fan while chasing a loose ball. He was out 11 more games after that.
Ball returned and was playing maybe the best basketball of his career over the next 18 games — averaging 23.5 points and 8.2 assists a night — when he was forced to leave Wednesday’s game against the Rockets after teammate P.