LaMelo Ball (ankle) ruled out Tuesday for Hornets versus Knicks
Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball (ankle) is out for Tuesday's game against the New York Knicks.
What It Means:
Ball will miss his first game of the season after injuring his ankle on Sunday versus the Orlando Magic. He avoided structural damage, but this could still be a multi-game absence due to Ball's history of ankle damage. There will be additional ball-handling opportunities for Terry Rozier, Brandon Miller, and Gordon Hayward with Ball out of the lineup. Ish Smith and James Bouknight (knee) could see more playing time.
Rozier has a $7,900 salary on Tuesday’s eight-game slate and numberFire's models project him for 35.6 FanDuel points over 37.8 minutes. Per our NBA Heat Map, the Hornets have the second-lowest implied total today (104.75) while the game total (221.5) is also second-lowest.
Source:
NBA Injury Report
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