For the final game prior to the All-Star break, the Charlotte Hornets will be without point guard LaMelo Ball against the Orlando Magic as he continues to nurse an ankle injury. Ball exited the team's loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night in the first half with "right ankle soreness" and did not return.

The Charlotte Hornets are more than halfway through another brutal NBA campaign as copious injuries and abysmal shooting continue to decimate this franchise. One of the lone moments of ecstasy was supposed to come in the form of a LaMelo Ball All-Star selection.

LaMelo Ball was hailed as one of the biggest snubs from the All-Star Game this year. The Charlotte Hornets guard led the Eastern Conference in votes among guard