Charlotte Hornets star guard LaMelo Ball played an integral role in Wednesday night's win at the Los Angeles Lakers but will sit out Thursday's game at the Denver Nuggets with left ankle soreness.

LaMelo Ball scored 27 points, including a driving layup with 14.2 seconds remaining, as the visiting Charlotte Hornets pulled off a 100-97 victory in a make-up game Wednesday over the Los Angeles Lakers.

LaMelo Ball sparked a second-half fightback as the struggling Charlotte Hornets upset the Los Angeles Lakers 100-97 on Wednesday.The Lakers regained the lead with a Doncic layup soon afterwards, but Nick Smith's three-pointer wrenched back the lead for Charlotte,

On Wednesday night, Mark Williams made his return for the Charlotte Hornets just a couple of weeks after the trade that would have sent him to the Los Angeles Lakers fell through. Though Dalton Knecht, who was set to go to Charlotte in the trade, already suited up for the Lakers afterward, Williams had been away from the Hornets.

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