The Nets (14-33) sit just two games back of the Hornets (12-31) in the Cooper Flagg Sweepstakes, and if Ball doesn’t play Wednesday, it makes it more likely that the Nets will beat them. Charlotte could also lose more games going forward if Ball, their leading scorer, misses extended time.

LaMelo Ball has been ruled out for the Charlotte Hornets' regular season matchup against the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday.

LaMelo Ball did not make it to the 2025 NBA All-Star game. The Charlotte Hornets guard wasn’t one of the 14 reserves announced on national TV by the iconic "Inside the NBA" crew.

Missing four starters, including LaMelo Ball, the Hornets stumbled to a season-low-tying 83 points in Wednesday night's loss to the Nets. The defeat marks Charlotte's fourth loss in five games, while Brooklyn snapped its seven-game losing streak.

Ben Simmons will return to the Nets' lineup during a crucial draft positioning matchup on Wednesday in Charlotte.

An extended Nets losing streak has the team in position to potentially land the top odds in May's draft lottery.

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The Nets beat the Hornets 104-83 in a game that was a wire-to-wire win for a Brooklyn that hadn't done much winning due to the amount of injuries they have been trying to overcome along with inconsistency in closing games.

Fernandez refused to pull the plug, and his team left it all on the court. The Nets rolled to a 104-84 win, improved to 15-33 this season and snapped a seven-game losing streak in the process. It was Brooklyn’s first victory since it defeated the Portland Trail Blazers on the road on Jan. 14.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Keon Johnson led a balanced Brooklyn attack with 18 points, and the Nets snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 104-83 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night. Jalen Wilson added 15 points and Tosan Evbuomwan had 14 for the Nets,

The Hornets, who have lost four of their last five games, were without guard LaMelo Ball, who left with a sprained left ankle in Monday's loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. The team announced Wednesday that Ball would be re-evaluated in one week.