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Hornets’ LaMelo Ball refutes viral trade report amid slow start to the season

Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball has refuted the viral report from earlier this week that he is looking to be traded.

On Thursday, Yahoo’s Kelly Iko reported that Ball is growing increasingly frustrated with the Hornets amid their 4-11 start to the season, and is open to being traded.

However, Ball denounced those reports to the AP’s Steve Reed on Friday, saying, “He never heard that come from me, so the source is not from me. So it's just false info... I love being here,” in regards to Iko’s original report.

Ball has become the face of the franchise for the Hornets since his arrival in 2020. In six seasons with the team, he’s averaging 21.1 pounds, 7.5 assists, and 6.0 rebounds

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