The first month of the 2025-26 NBA season has almost felt like a practice run for the LaMelo Ball trade sweepstakes, which seemingly began Thursday when Yahoo reported that Charlotte's star point guar...

LaMelo Ball said Friday he wants to stay with the Charlotte Hornets despite the team’s struggles and increasing speculation about his future from outside the organization.

Ball added a clown emoji to a repost of an article from Yahoo Sports' Kelly Iko, who wrote Thursday that Ball has "grown increasingly frustrated with the organization and is open to a trade away from ...