CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Hornets general manager Mitch Kupchak says he’s not ruling out LaMelo Ball returning this season.
Kupchak says the rookie point guard will be reevaluated in “four or five weeks” after fracturing his right wrist on March 20.
If Ball is reevaluated in five weeks on April 27 the Hornets would have about three weeks remaining before the end of the regular season on May 16. Charlotte is in the hunt for a playoff spot, so its season could stretch into late May and beyond.
Kupchak confirmed that the Hornets initially thought Ball’s injury was season-ending, but an MRI later revealed more details and created some optimism about a possible earlier return.