2. A Star Is Born In Charlotte
LaMelo Ball stole the show on and off the court in the Charlotte Hornets’ victory over the Indiana Pacers. The outfit he wore was as eye-catching as his performance on the court.
When you play as well as he did, you can wear whatever you want to the podium post-game. Ball was instrumental in the team mounting the huge comeback that they did.
He finished the game with 31 points, nine rebounds, seven assists, and two steals. Only two turnovers were committed as well, as Ball looks every part of an emerging star.
Just how good of performance did he have? He was the third-youngest player to score at least 30 points in a season opener and the youngest to record a 30/5/5 game in the season opener.
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Even more impressive was this comeback occurred without Terry Rozier, who was nursing an injury and got ruled out earlier in the day.