The Charlotte Hornets were the third-worst team in the NBA by a record standpoint during the 2024-25 season and are looking to make a massive improvement in 2025-26.
Charlotte looked the part in the first three games of the season with two blowout wins and a close, four-point loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. However, on Tuesday, the Hornets were exposed as the Miami Heat routed LaMelo Ball and company 144-117.
That was just the beginning of Ball's bad night, though. The star point guard picked up his first technical foul of the season in the late stages of the fourth quarter for what he did after being called for a charge. Immediately after the foul call he flipped the middle finger to an official.
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