LiAngelo Ball was a crowd favorite at the Las Vegas Summer League last year, drawing more than his share of enthusiastic cheers playing for the Charlotte Hornets’ summer league team.
He’s going to get a chance to do it again.
Ball, the older brother of point guard LaMelo Ball, is among the 14-player contingent making up the Hornets’ summer league roster announced on Friday. He joins Kai Jones, JT Thor, Nick Richards and last week’s draft picks — first-rounder Mark Williams and second-rounder Bryce McGowens — as the headliners.
Gastonia native Isaiah Whaley is also on the team, along with Ty-Shon Alexander, Jalen Crutcher, LJ Figueroa, Scottie Lewis, Brady Manek, Cameron McGriff and Justin Minaya.