LaMelo Ball takes aim at play-calling after Hornets' blowout exit
Ball questioned the play-calling right after the season ended.
LaMelo Ball takes aim at play-calling after Hornets' blowout exit originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Charlotte Hornets are done for the 2025-26 season.
The Orlando Magic beat them 121-90 on Friday night. The Magic were ahead by 31 points at halftime. Ball only had two points by then.
He said what he thought went wrong after the game. Ball talked about the coaching staff after the game "I think we were doing a lot of things and we were getting pushed around " Ball said to the reporters after the loss. "I think I should have taken the ball from the start.
" Ball did not say anything about coach Charles Lee directly. But this season was about LaMelo following the plan, so his comment means something. Lamelo Ball threw his coach under the bus after the loss 👀 “I feel like we were running a lot of plays and getting pushed around, I should’ve just took the ball from the beginning.