Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball will be re-evaluated in one week with a left ankle sprain, sources tell ESPN. Ball, averaging 28.2 points and 7.3 assists this season, suffered the injury on Monday.

American basketball player injured his ankle Monday night when he stepped on Jarred Vanderbilt’s foot while backpedaling down court - Anadolu Ajansı

Lee was told postgame of Ball’s latest status. MRI results on his left ankle confirmed that it is a left ankle sprain, and the Hornets said their guard will be re-evaluated in one week, news that the head coach welcomed but still leaves his team in a bit of limbo at present.

Following a rough 104-83 loss to the Brooklyn Nets, the Charlotte Hornets announced LaMelo Ball will be re-evaluated in a week after spraining his ankle in Monday’s defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers. The star guard had an MRI that confirmed the severity and original diagnosis.

LaMelo Ball entered Monday night as the NBA’s fourth-highest scorer and leads the league in fourth-quarter points, field goals and made 3-pointers.

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The point guard sustained a left ankle sprain on Monday and will be re-evaluated in a week, the team announced Wednesday. The injury occurred when Ball, after shooting a 3-pointer, walked backward into Los Angeles Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt while admiring his shot.

Keon Johnson led a balanced Brooklyn attack with 18 points, and the Nets snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 104-83 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night. Jalen Wilson added 15 points and Tosan Evbuomwan had 14 for the Nets,

Los Angeles ranks third in the Western Conference with 17.0 fast break points per game led by Norman Powell averaging 4.9. The Hornets average 14.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.0 more made shot on average than the 13.