We left him lying under a basket, clenched teeth, as if he was going to miss the next eleven seasons and come back to see the son of Wembanyama burst the League, LaMelo Ball only comes out of it with a sprain “moderate”. The Hornets will however begin the regular without their young All-Star, gone to pass his tank license while waiting to find the floors.
Monday night, LaMelo Ball turned his ankle on a harmless drive during the reception of the Wizards. Since then, Hornets fans have still not been able to find sleep and have been awaiting the verdict of insiders such as taking into account a banking transaction that would put their account in the red. Strange comparison, we grant you, but legitimate comparison. With the eviction of Miles Bridges, accused of domestic violence, and the departure of Montrezl Harrell, party in the direction of Philly, the injury of LaMelo Ball showers the little credibility granted to the rotation of Steve Clifford. You can’t be elected 2nd most handsome NBA coach behind JB Bickerstaff and have a full squad at the start, you have to choose. No doubt Clifford would be willing to trade a little of his bliss for some basketball players. On paper, Gordon Hayward and PJ Washington will be the “executives” of the Hornets, with Terry Rozier who should take the lead in the absence of LaMelo Ball. And switch harbinger of a huge mess in Charlotte’s game, but that was where to spin the keys of the camtar to Dennis Smith Jr. alias the nomads of not crazy franchises.
We shouldn’t even see an attempt at anything in North Carolina. Even if it means losing your best player, you might as well take advantage of this situation by aiming for the depths of the Eastern Conference. You don’t need to be reminded of the blaze of the most coveted prospect since LeBron James, but you’re reminded anyway to hit a word count that satisfies the editor’s professional conscience: Victor Wembanyama. With the injury of LaMelo Ball and the close sealing of the jewel of Levallois, the odds of “Charlotte qualifies for the Play-in” rose to 157. And if the Hornets institution takes advantage of this situation, why wouldn’t it make France crunch? Just cut off by the Rockets, Théo Maledon is available to relight the camtar on post 1 of a rotation which, for the moment, does not need collective results. LaMelo’s injury and Theo’s misfortune: “- by – gives +”.