Ball (ankle) is probable for Wednesday's game against the Lakers. Ball didn't play in the Hornets' last game before the All-Star break, but the star floor general seems to have used the time off to recover.

While the bulk of the usual star-studded sellout crowd seemed confused with how to treat Williams during pre-game introductions, giving him a smattering of positivity mixed in among the murmurs, most of the crowd reaction for the visitors was reserved for the Hornets’ star point guard.