The Charlotte Hornets are teetering. They’ve gone 1-6 over their past seven games and have begun to slide back toward irrelevancy — again — in the Eastern Conference. It’s time to shake things up. It’s time to start LaMelo Ball. TOP ARTICLES This might seem counter-intuitive, and the Hornets apparently have no plans to do it. It’s true that Devonte Graham has actually been playing better as the starting point guard recently and Ball, the Charlotte rookie and the NBA’s No. 3 overall draft pick in 2020, has come down off that triple-double peak he reached Jan. 9. But what’s happening now for the…
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Scott Fowler: Charlotte Hornets need to start LaMelo Ball NOW. They need someone to save their season.
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