On Thursday, a concerning development for the Charlotte Hornets occurred when reports surfaced from Kelly Iko of Yahoo Sports, who published a report saying that “star guard LaMelo Ball has grown increasingly frustrated with the organization and is open to a trade.” The development occurred amid a rough start to the season for the Hornets, which included a rough loss to the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night.

Later in the day on Thursday, Ball took to X, formerly Twitter, with a seeming denial of the rumors, quote tweeting Iko's original post with a clown emoji. Expand Tweet

At this point, it might be understandable for Ball and the Hornets to have mutual interest in parting ways. The Hornets have not appeared in a playoff game since drafting Ball in the first round of the 2020 N

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