Charlotte Hornets star guard LaMelo Ball played an integral role in Wednesday night's win at the Los Angeles Lakers but will sit out Thursday's game at the Denver Nuggets with left ankle soreness.

On Wednesday night, the Charlotte Hornets marched into Hollywood and took down Luka Doncic, LeBron James, and the Los Angeles Lakers. The Hornets left LA with a 100-97 victory, behind LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges combining for 56 points with ten made threes.

Ahead of the start of the Charlotte Hornets vs Denver Nuggets game, let's take a look at the injury report of Hornets to figure out whether LaMelo Ball will play tonight or not.

On Thursday night, the Los Angeles Lakers will be in Oregon to play the Portland Trail Blazers. For the game, they have announced their injury report (updated as of 7:30 Eastern Time). The Lakers have ruled out Luka Doncic,

Analyzing Thursday’s Los Angeles Lakers at Portland Trail Blazers odds and lines, with NBA expert picks, predictions and best bets.

Austin Reaves finished with 15 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds in the last meeting with the Blazers. He is averaging a career-best 18.9 points and 6.1 assists per game. Rui Hachimura is averaging 19.0 points per game in February and has grabbed six-plus rebounds in three of his last four outings.