LaMelo Ball leaves recreation with ankle damage, is not going to return

LaMelo Ball was helped to the locker room with out placing a lot weight on his ankle.

HOUSTON (AP) — Charlotte Hornets level guard LaMelo Ball left Wednesday night time’s recreation in opposition to the Houston Rockets after spraining his left ankle once more.

Ball was injured when teammate P.J. Washington landed on him after leaping to strive for a rebound with about 9 minutes left within the third quarter. Ball seemed to be in loads of ache and didn’t put any weight on his left leg as he was helped to the locker room.

The team then ruled Ball out with a sprained left ankle.

LaMelo Ball has his ankle stepped on and must be helped to the locker room. pic.twitter.com/rQYsny7cHi

— Bally Sports activities: Hornets (@HornetsOnBally) January 19, 2023

It’s the third time this season that Ball has injured the identical ankle. He missed a part of the preseason and the primary 13 video games of the season after spraining it the primary time.

He performed simply three video games earlier than spraining it once more on Nov. 16 when he stepped on a fan’s foot late in a recreation in opposition to Indiana. That point he missed 11 video games with the damage.

Ball had 13 factors and 4 assists earlier than leaving Wednesday night time.