There were trouble signs even before Ball sat down in the chair. But I have ultimate confidence in LaMelo, I think he’s going to be a great player in this (league) for many, many years.” Some days are diamonds, some days are stones, and I think it’s something where it’s his first game and those things happen. We all know the type of player that you are. “So I said don’t worry about this one at all. “There is going to be so many nights where he is playing his game and playing really well,” Hayward said. “Yeah I told him just to forget this one,” said Gordon Hayward, who scored 28 in his first game as a Hornet, and was able to speak in peace about the conversation he had with LaMelo in the locker room after the game. ![]() Just was having an off night and defense was lacking,” Ball said when asked about his emotions while watching from the bench in the fourth quarter, and reaction to his performance. “I don’t really have emotions on the basketball court or anything like that. “Disappointed because we didn’t win,” Ball said, after three disruptions from the hackers finally reduced the frustrated questioner to a “tell us about your debut.” On Tuesday the second-overall pick, James Wiseman, may have been Golden State’s most effective player. 6 (he was sidelined for the Wizards’ first 18 games). The last third overall pick to go scoreless in his debut was Otto Porter Jr., in 2013, when he missed all three of his shots on Dec. Terry Rozier was furiously ripping the nets and Devonte Graham, the player ahead of Ball at point guard, finished with 10 points and 10 boards -offering more reasons for Borrego not to give any more playing time to the rookie. He did not move from Hornets coach James Borrego’s bench in the fourth quarter. In 16 minutes, Ball missed all five of his shots, collected a rebound and three assists, and committed three turnovers. But the basketball part was not flattering for Michael Jordan’s prized draft choice. The perils of NBA media during a pandemic. The latter wasn’t Ball’s fault, some jerks got their hands on the Hornets’ Zoom link and had their fun. Unless you consider the Zoom call afterwards. It would be hard to find anything much worse as far as NBA debuts go for someone of Ball’s pedigree than his scoreless outing in a 121-114 loss for the Charlotte Hornets to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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