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LaMelo Ball Goes Scoreless in Debut as Cavs Beat Hornets

They say you always remember your first, but this is a night LaMelo Ball will likely try to forget.

Ball, the 19-year-old who was picked with the No. 3 pick in the 2020 draft, was held scoreless in his NBA debut Wednesday night. He was 0-for-5 from the field and 0-for-3 on 3-point attempts in 16 minutes off the bench. Ball also had three turnovers with three assists, two steals and one rebound as the Cavaliers won, 121-114.

Two of Ball's turnovers and one of his steals came in the same sequence, which adequately summed up the rookie's night in a single play.