Report: Hornets’ Ball out with broken wrist

Charlotte Hornets rookie LaMelo Ball is expected to miss the remainder of the NBA season due to a broken right wrist, according to a person familiar with the situation.

The Hornets said in a release earlier Sunday that Ball had an MRI exam in San Antonio that revealed the injury.

Ball appeared to be hurt after a fall in the Hornets’ 125-98 loss to the Clippers on Saturday.

The point guard was a leading candidate for NBA Rookie of the Year honors.

He is averaging 15.9 points and tops all rookies with 6.1 assists and 1.59 steals per game.

CELTICS 112, MAGIC 96 » Jaylen Brown hit a careerhigh 10 3-pointers and scored 34 points, Jayson Tatum added 23 and Boston beat Orlando to snap a three-game losing streak.

The Celtics made 23 3-pointers, one short of the franchise record. ROCKETS 114, THUNDER 112 »

The Houston Rockets lost their team-record 20th straight game, falling 114112 to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday when John Wall missed two shots in the final 10 seconds. The skid is the longest since Philadelphia’s record-setting 28-game losing streak across the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons.

PELICANS 113, NUGGETS 108 » Brandon Ingram and Zion Williamson each scored 30 points and New Orleans’ overcame another triple-double by Nikola Jokic to beat Denver.

Jokic had 29 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for his 11 triple-double of the season and 52nd overall.

PACERS 109, HEAT 106, OT » Justin Holiday scored 15 points and hit consecutive 3-pointers in overtime to lead Indiana past Miami for a series sweep.

NETS 113, WIZARDS 106 » Kyrie Irving scored 28 points and James Harden had 26 to lead Brooklyn past Washington. Blake Griffin dunked in his Nets debut.