As freezing temperatures are sweeping across the East Coast, the Los Angeles Lakers came out of the gates cold Friday night and lost 108-94 to the Charlotte Hornets in a game that wasn’t nearly as close as the final score might suggest.
Lonzo Ball had 11 points, four rebounds and five assists over 27 minutes in his return from a left shoulder sprain. Ball had missed the past six games while recovering from the injury.
On a night when the Lakers largely struggled to get much of anything going, Brandon Ingram represented a bit of a bright spot.