Terrible news for LaMelo Ball … the 19-year-old broke his wrist over the weekend which will most likely end his 2020-21 NBA season.
The Charlotte Hornets star rookie — the #3 overall pick in this year’s NBA Draft — suffered the injury Saturday night while trying to make a spectacular shot against the L.A. Clippers at Staples Center.
Ball landed on his right wrist — and appeared to be in pain immediately.
Ball clutched his wrist before getting it checked out by a team doc — and now, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski says the injury will almost certainly end Melo’s sensational rookie campaign.
The Hornets announced an MRI confirmed Melo has a fracture in his right wrist. No official word on how long he’ll be out.
But, Woj — citing sources — says it’s just a matter of time before he’s formally shelved for the season.
Woj notes the injury specifically affects “the area of the thumb on his shooting hand” … and Ball will be following up with Dr. Michelle G. Carlson at the Hospital for Special Surgery in NY to confirm he needs to undergo a procedure.
Melo has been killing it this season — averaging 15.9 points per game — along with 6.1 assists and 5.9 rebounds.
He was the frontrunner to win the NBA’s Rookie of the Year Award … we’ll see if the voters feel he’s done enough in his shortened season to give it to him despite the injury. Seems like a lock at this point.
Get well soon, Melo.
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