Report: Hornets’ Ball is out for season 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. The team said he would be listed as out indefinitely.
Ball appeared to be hurt after a fall in the Hornets’ 125-98 loss to the Clippers in Los Angeles 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 career-high 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. Brown was 10 for 18 from the distance.
Nikola Vucevic had 22 points and 13 rebounds for Orlando.
ROCKETS 114, THUNDER 112 >> The Houston Rockets lost their teamrecord 20th straight game, falling 114-112 to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday when John Wall missed two shots in the final 10 seconds. The skid is tied for the ninth-worst in NBA history and the longest since Philadelphia’s record-setting 28-game losing streak across the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons.Christian Wood had 27 points, eight rebounds and two blocks for Houston,
PELICANS 113, NUGGETS 108 >> Brandon Ingram and Zion Williamson
each scored 30 points and New Orleans’ overcame another tripledouble by Nikola Jokic to beat Denver.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker added 20 points for the Pelicans.
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.
BULLS 100, PISTONS 86 >> Laurie Markkanen had 16 points and eight rebounds and Chicago used a strong defensive performance to beat Detroit.
Zach LaVine scored 18 points for the Bulls
NETS 113, WIZARDS 106 >> Kyrie Irving scored 28 points and James Harden had 26 to lead Brooklyn past Washington. Blake Griffin dunked for the first time since December 2019 in his Nets debut.