Every season there are snubs when naming the All-Star teams.
This season, one of those snubs ended being Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball.
Ball was left off the Eastern Conference backcourt reserves behind Cleveland’s Darius Garland, Brooklyn’s James Harden, Chicago’s Zach LaVine, and Toronto’s Fred Van Vleet.
LaMelo will already be present in Cleveland for All-Star Weekend as part of the Rising Stars roster so there’s a chance that Commissioner Adam Silver could name Ball as an injury replacement for the likes of Kevin Durant.
This season, LaMelo is averaging 19.9 points, 7.2 rebounds, 7.7 assists, and 1.5 steals, leading the Hornets to a 28-24 record as the No. 7 seed in the East.
Stay tuned to Lonzo Wire to see if Ball makes the All-Star team as an injury replacement.
