Hornets’ Ball OK to play day after car accident

February 19, 2026 No Comments

Hornets’ LaMelo Ball available to play day after car accidentAssociated PressMultiple AuthorsFeb 19, 2026, 12:29 PM ET

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball is not listed on the team’s injury report and is expected to play Thursday night against the Houston Rockets, one day after being involved in a two-car crash in Charlotte.

The Hornets are one of the NBA’s hottest teams having won 10 of their last 11 games and Ball is a big reason for that success.

Ball appeared to be driving through an intersection when his camouflage-colored, custom-made Hummer collided with another vehicle Wednesday, according to video obtained by WSOC-TV in Charlotte. The station later posted video of Ball, wearing an aqua-colored Hornets hoodie, getting out his truck and into another car before being driven away. Police were on the scene at the time.

A police report has not been made available.

There was no information available on the person in the other car involved in the collision, although video showed that driver calmly get out of his car and begin walking toward Ball’s truck after the crash.

Video showed the left front tire of Ball’s truck was missing.