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It Was Fun While It Lasted: LaMelo Ball Out for Season With Fractured Wrist

Unlike his obnoxious-ass daddy, Charlotte Hornets rookie LaMelo Ball is a welcomed sight on my 85-inch TV screen and an absolute joy to watch on the court. But because the basketball Gods wonโ€™t allow us to have nice things, this happened on Sunday against the Los Angeles Temecula Clippers: Suggested Reading ‘Sinners’ Releases in Black…

Unlike his obnoxious-ass daddy, Charlotte Hornets rookie LaMelo Ball is a welcomed sight on my 85-inch TV screen and an absolute joy to watch on the court. But because the basketball Gods wonโ€™t allow us to have nice things, this happened on Sunday against the Los Angeles Temecula Clippers:

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And per ESPN, after being diagnosed with a fractured bone in his right wrist after that nasty fall, Ballโ€™s rookie season has come to an abrupt end.

Ladies and gentlemen, I hate it here.

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Since arriving on the scene as the third overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, Lonzoโ€™s baby brother has done something I never thought Iโ€™d see in my lifetime: He made the Charlotte Hornets relevant again.

Yes, the Hornets stealing Gordon โ€œalleged Trump supporterโ€ Hayward from the Celtics contributed to the causeโ€”as did Terry Rozierโ€™s unexpected ascension into a competent playerโ€”but we all know Ballโ€™s court vision, dazzling array of moves, and playmaking ability is the true source of Charlotteโ€™s surprising turnaround. It also didnโ€™t hurt that through 41 games, the clear front-runner for Rookie of the Year was putting up 15.9 points, 6.1 dimes, and 5.9 boards a game.

Not bad for a 19-year-old kid who ditched high school to pinball around the globe to pursue his NBA dream.

So with LaMelo expected to miss the rest of the season, does that make Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards the favorite to win ROY? Edwardsโ€™ tacky-ass teammate Dโ€™Angelo Russellโ€”not to be confused with Russell Wilson, Russell Westbrook, Kurt Russell, or any other Russell whoโ€™s actually worth a shitโ€”seems to think so.

In a tweet that can best be described as โ€œtoo damn soon,โ€ Russell publicly threw his support behind Edwards almost immediately after news of Ballโ€™s injury began to circulate. And Twitter being Twitter, they let Russell have it for being an insensitive dick head.

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Unfortunately for Russell, karma has GPS. So between snitching on his teammatesโ€™ extracurricular activities and celebrating Ballโ€™s injury, Iโ€™ll wake up a pregnant white woman before any team he plays for sniffs the playoffs again.

Wishing Ball a speedy recovery and with Charlottle clinging to the 8th spot in the Eastern Conference, let us hope and pray that Hornets coach James Borrego can work some miracles to keep his team in playoff contention.

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