The wheels inside the brains of Charlotte Hornets fans are surely in motion, perhaps spinning a bit faster over the past few days with an uncertain timetable surrounding the return of the team’s All-Star point guard.
But truthfully, LaMelo Ball’s ankle likely hadn’t even been sprained before visions of a tentative family reunion were likely dancing in fans’ heads. Those feelings date back to the offseason, when there were rumblings that Kemba Walker might’ve been bound for the Queen City, rejoining the team that originally selected him No. 9 overall in the 2011 NBA Draft.
News that Walker is expected to get waived by Detroit prior to the start of the NBA season on Tuesday certainly did little to stop some of those feelings from bubbling up. Keyboard detectives probably also noticed the Hornets still have an open roster spot despite the flurry of moves they made Saturday, saying their hellos to Theo Maledon as others like LiAngelo Ball said goodbye.
