Hornets rookie LaMelo Ball is expected to miss the rest of the season due to a broken right 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 person spoke to The Associated Press on Sunday on condition of anonymity because the team has not made the status of his injury public.

The Hornets said in a release earlier Sunday that Ball had an MRI exam in San Antonio that revealed the injury. The team said he would be listed as out indefinitely.

Ball appeared to be hurt after a fall in the Hornets’ 12598 loss to the Clippers in Los Angeles on Saturday. Ball appeared to be in discomfort playing into the second half.

The point guard was in the midst of a superb season for the Hornets and 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. The No. 3 pick has helped the Hornets into playoff contention in the Eastern Conference, where they sit in eighth place after three straight losses.

He took over as a starter on Feb. 1 and since that point has averaged 19.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1.7 steals in his 21 starts while shooting 46.4 percent from the field and 42.6 percent from 3-point range.

Sunday’s games Suns 111, Lakers 94:

Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton both had 26 points, Chris Paul had a triple-double with 11 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds and host Phoenix Suns beat LeBron-less Los Angeles.

The Lakers were playing without 17-time All-Star LeBron James for just the second time this season and the team fell to 0-2 in his absence. James suffered a high ankle sprain Saturday and is expected to miss significant time.

Los Angeles struggled on offense without James, shooting 41 percent from the field. Montrezl Harrell led the Lakers with 23 points off the bench on 10-of-13 shooting. Dennis Schroder added 22 points.

Nets 113, Wizards 106: Kyrie Irving scored 28 points and James Harden had 26 to lead visiting Brooklyn past Washington. Blake Griffin dunked for the first time since December 2019 in his Nets debut.

Celtics 112, Magic 96: Jaylen Brown hit a careerhigh 10 3-pointers and scored 34 points, Jayson Tatum added 23 and host Boston beat Orlando to snap a threegame losing streak. The Celtics made 23 3-pointers, one short of the franchise record. Brown was 10 for 18 from the distance.

Thunder 114, Rockets 112: Houston lost its team-record 20th straight game, falling to the Oklahoma City when John Wall missed two shots in the final 10 seconds.

Mavericks 132, Trail Blazers 92: Luka Doncic scored 37 points as visiting Dallas pounded Portland. Portland’s Damian Lillard scored 19 points but missed all seven 3s he took.

Cavaliers 116, Raptors 105: Collin Sexton scored 23 of his 36 points in the second half, Jarrett Allen had 17 points and 15 rebounds and host Cleveland handed Toronto its eighth straight loss.

76ers 101, Knicks 100 (OT): Tobias Harris made two free throws with 5.3 seconds left in overtime and visiting Philadelphia ran its winning streak against New York to 15 games.

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 host 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 visiting Indiana past Miami for a series sweep.

Bulls 100, Pistons 86: Laurie Markkanen had 16 points and eight rebounds and visiting Chicago used a strong defensive performance to beat Detroit.