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Score one for the tanking crowd. It’s about the only thing that went in the net for the Charlotte Hornets in Brooklyn.
Everyone knew it was going to be a struggle, understanding the engine got yanked out of an already sputtering offense. Once the Hornets lost their leading scorer and star point guard to a fractured ankle, there was no question they were in deep trouble.
Still, without LaMelo Ball’s services, the Hornets have been downright offensive and took it to a whole new level of futility in New York on Sunday night.