Ball scored 16 points, including five 3-pointers, and recorded two steals, two rebounds and two assists in his debut with the Charlotte Hornets at the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.
The middle brother of NBA players Lonzo and LaMelo Ball, LiAngelo was named to the Hornets’ Summer League team a few days prior to Sunday’s opener against the Portland Trailblazers at Cox Arena on the campus of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.
Portland won 93-86, but Ball showed his shooting skills, knocking down five of his eight 3-point attempts, and finished 5 of 10 shooting overall.