LaMelo Ball's career year will be suspended.
The Hornets star will be sidelined for at least two weeks with a strained left calf muscle, the team announced Saturday.
The injury occurred during the team's loss to the Heat on Wednesday, and he subsequently missed Friday's game against the Knicks.
He is averaging 31.1 points, 6.9 assists and 5.4 rebounds per game, including 40.3 points per game over his last four games and a career-high 50 points in last Saturday's loss to the Bucks. are.
The Hornets enter Saturday's matchup with the Hawks in 12th place in the Eastern Conference.
Ball, who was selected by the Hornets with the No. 3 overall pick in the 2020 draft and signed a five-year, $203 million contract, has been incredibly injury-prone throughout his career.
In the past two years, he only appeared in 22 and 36 games, respectively.
