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Hornets rookie LaMelo Ball nearing return, says injury was ‘nothing too big’

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April 21, 2021

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte Hornets rookie LaMelo Ball doesn’t know how soon he’ll play again, but the process of restoring flexibility to his right hand began immediately Tuesday. A CT scan Monday showed Ball’s fractured right wrist has healed. Ball has been cleared for individual basketball workouts. Before he plays again, he needs to be able to manipulate his right (dominant) hand close to normal to perform as an NBA point guard again. “I’ve pretty much already started,” Ball said of exercises to counter having his wrist and hand immobilized in a cast for four weeks “This morning, I had tre…

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