LaMelo Ball keeps looking like the real deal.
The third overall pick has already moved into the Charlotte Hornets’ starting lineup, set an NBA record for youngest player to record a triple-double and energized one of the NBA’s most moribund franchises. He further made his mark on the record books Friday.
Facing the Utah Jazz, currently the top team in basketball, Ball posted 34 points, eight assists and four rebounds. It was the first 30-point game of Ball’s career, and obviously a career high in points. He also became the youngest Hornets player to ever drop 30 in a game.