For the game, they will be without their best player, as LaMelo Ball has been ruled out. The 2022 NBA All-Star is averaging 27.3 points, 5.1 rebounds, 7.2 assists and 1.3 steals per contest while shooting 41.

Nic Claxton scored 16 points and the Brooklyn Nets pulled away after LaMelo Ball was lost to another ankle injury and beat the Charlotte Hornets 97-89 on Monday night.

Charlotte Hornets star guard LaMelo Ball is injured once again, with right ankle soreness forcing him to miss the final three quarters of a 97-89 loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Monday in New York.