LaMelo Ball has been playing good basketball this year. It hasn't helped the Charlotte Hornets, who've been until recently dealing with a laundry list of injuries, get a lot of wins, but Ball is averaging over 29 points,

Jay Croucher and Drew Dinsick break down NBA Most Improved Player odds, including why Cade Cunningham, Evan Mobley and LaMelo Ball are all viable plays.

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LaMelo Ball snuck into the frame to grab a loose ball. He casually flicked it in the direction of the basket behind his back and banked it in. Ball barely even reacted to the incredible shot .

Charlotte Hornets forward Brandon Miller (24) shoots beside Cleveland Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley (4) in the first quarter ... punched the virtual time clock together again. Although LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller healed up sufficiently to return from ...

Darius Garland scored 25 points and Jarrett Allen had 19 points and 11 rebounds as the NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Charlotte Hornets 115-105, extending their winning streak to 10.

The Ball family is thriving, and you love to see it. Lonzo and LaMelo are both back to full health (something we shouldn’t take for granted), and LiAngelo just signed an $8 million record deal ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — The NBA great to whom the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Evan Mobley is most often ... Atkinson puts the ball in Mobley’s hands much more often at the start of possessions and ...

as Evan Mobley trailed the play. LeVert then flipped the ball to Mobley who confidently stepped into a running pullup 3-pointer in front of an unsuspecting — and late-to-close — Thomas Bryant.

Evan Mobley could be one of ... talented defensively,” Barnes said of Mobley. “He has handles for his size, can dribble, can shoot the ball. He does so many things … really well for his ...

At any given moment, Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball could attempt something no one else has or is willing to try on a basketball court. His highlight reel this year is full of plays that most ...

Charlotte Hornets forward Brandon Miller (24) shoots beside Cleveland Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley (4 ... Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball (1) defends Cleveland Cavaliers guard Ty Jerome ...