For a player who’s been nothing short of sensational, LaMelo Ball’s exclusion from the All-Star starting lineup has sparked a wave of controversy. The youngest

LaMelo Ball is one of the more entertaining young stars in the NBA, but his team might hold him back from being an All-Star - (Image Source: Imagn) LaMelo Ball seemed like he would be an All-Star starter shoo-in when the fan-voting period ended.

While LaMelo fans see him as carrying the Hornets on a nightly basis, media voters see a player that has lost 57 percent of his career games. One local beat writer who chose not to vote for Ball in the past cited the lack of team success as his main reason for passing on the guard.

The Cavs are rolling thanks in large part to Garland's play, but the East — and Cleveland's — backcourt is a crowded one.

Darius Garland explained the history of the Cleveland Cavaliers' obsession with LiAngelo Ball's new hit song, "Tweaker".

It’s called a winning streak. @hornets win their third in a row, 110-105 over the Dallas Mavericks. 23 apiece from Miles Bridges and LaMelo Ball, 19 from Nick Smith, Jr. & a

The third round of All-Star fan voting was released by the NBA on Thursday, the last update before the starters are officially unveiled on January 23 on TNT. In it, there was some movement, with LeBron James vaulting to second in the West frontcourt as the most notable change from the last update.

One interesting takeaway is that the biggest difference was how much voting Ball for from fans relative to how little he got from the media. You can read more about this from Stephen Noh on Sporting News. Ball finished with the most among East guards by fans but seventh by media.

LaMelo Ball's All-Star Game candidacy took a huge blow last night. The Charlotte Hornets point guard was left off the starting five in the East, with Donovan Mi

Herro’s chances seemingly received a slight boost on Thursday when New York’s Jalen Brunson (and not Charlotte’s LaMelo Ball ... Cade Cunningham and Darius Garland seemingly stand in ...

Last week the NBA announced the All-star starters for each conference. In the east, Jalen Brunson and Donovan Mitchell were the two starters at guard, and Jayson Tatum, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Karl Anthony-Towns were the three frontcourt starters.

Tim Bontemps unveils his 24 picks for the East and West All-Star rosters, filled with new starters, wild-card intrigue and some agonizing decisions.