Hornets guard LaMelo Ball reinjured his left ankle Wednesday night, the same one that kept him out of the first 13 games of the season.
— LaMelo Ball’s first home game of the season didn’t go anywhere near as well as he had hoped.
Not only did the Charlotte Hornets lose 125-113 to the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night, but Ball reinjured his left ankle when he stepped on a fan’s foot with 1 minute, 34 seconds left in the game.
Ball was trying to save a ball from going out of bounds when he stepped on a seated fan’s foot near the Hornets bench as he tried to brace himself from going into the crowd.
It’s the same ankle that caused Ball to miss a portion of the preseason and the first 13 games of the regular season.
Hornets coach Steve Clifford had no immediate update on Ball’s status, and Ball was not made available to talk to reporters after the game.
The Hornets are at Cleveland on Friday night.
