LaMelo Ball, Indiana Pacers
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The Indiana Pacers aim to end their 13-game losing streak in Charlotte, but will have to do so without startng guard Andrew Nembhard, who is out due to lower back tightness. LaMelo Ball will come off the bench for the first time in nearly six years.
The Charlotte Hornets are still waiting on a final call for LaMelo Ball ahead of their home game against the Indiana Pacers on January 8. Ball is deal.
The Charlotte Hornets will manage LaMelo Ball's workload in sets of back-to-back games to "maximize his availability," according to Rod Boone of the Charlotte Observer.