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Hornets' LaMelo Ball gets Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce stamp of approval

The Charlotte Hornets may be one of the worst teams in the league with a 6-12 record, but franchise star LaMelo Ball has been balling out. The guard is proving that he is developing into one of the top players in the Association.

Amid his hot start to the campaign, LaMelo earned the approval of Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce, who have been extremely impressed with how he's been performing.

“LaMelo hey, you see LaMelo bag?”, Garnett said. “Man…” Pierce replied.

“He was coming left, he wanted to get to the three, he threw it right-handed and got back to the — you know how throw it — and then take all the steps without touching it — and get back to it?