The Hornets have issued an replace on LaMelo Ball‘s proper ankle sprain, announcing on Friday that he has resumed particular person work and shall be re-evaluated in a single week.
Ball, who injured his ankle on November 26, reportedly suffered a extreme sprain, with reports on the time indicating he was anticipated to be out for some time. It seems like he’s making good progress in his restoration, having shed his strolling boot and crutches earlier this week, per Rod Boone of The Charlotte Observer, however that doesn’t imply he’ll be able to return when he’s evaluated once more on the finish of subsequent week.
In keeping with Boone, Ball has but to participate in a observe with the Hornets however has been noticed after practices taking some soar pictures and placing his full weight on the injured ankle.
An All-Star in 2022, Ball was off to a scorching begin this season, averaging profession highs in factors per sport (24.7) and subject objective proportion (44.3%), amongst different classes, by means of his first 15 video games.
The Hornets are 1-3 in his absence, with veteran guard Terry Rozier taking up extra ball-handling duties. Rozier has averaged 24.0 factors and eight.0 assists per evening within the 4 video games since Ball went down.