The Charlotte Hornets decided to keep LaMelo Ball through the NBA trade deadline despite speculation about his future, and they are surely glad they did as they have played their way into the Eastern Conference's postseason picture.

As the Miami Heat went into this game without their captain Bam Adebayo, LaMelo Ball and the Hornets took off against Tyler Herro and Miami.

The Charlotte Hornets star flirted with a triple-double in Charlotte’s 105-101 defeat to Rockets, a day after being involved in a car crash in Charlotte.

Charlotte Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball had 11 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in a 105-101 loss to the Houston Rockets on Thursday night, one day after being involved in a two-car crash in Charlotte.

Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball got into a minor collision on Wednesday afternoon in uptown Charlotte. Ball is fine and wasn’t injured, a league source told The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte police have not released information.

CHARLOTTE, Carolina del Norte, EE.UU. (AP) — LaMelo Ball anotó 30 puntos y repartió 13 asistencias, y los Hornets de Charlotte se despegaron con un enorme cuarto periodo para vencer el martes 136-106 a un mermado Heat de Miami.

Suddenly, the Hornets aren't all about LaMelo Ball now that they're winning.

Kevin Durant scored 35 points as Houston edged Charlotte. LaMelo Ball played, then answered a few questions about his car wreck Wednesday.