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Sources say there has been some preliminary conversation between the Cavaliers and Hornets about Ball trade constructions that could furnish Charlotte with second-round draft capital and thus enable the Hornets to pair the elder Ball with his younger brother LaMelo. Charlotte, Brooklyn and Utah, according to league sources, are all teams that have been looking to facilitate multi-team trades or take on unwanted salary in exchange for draft pick compensation.
The double-team of an east coast snowstorm plus a mechanical failure with the team plane prevented the Spurs from arriving from Charlotte until 4 ½ hours before a rescheduled 8 p.m. tipoff Sunday at the Frost Bank Center. “It’s been a long-ass day,” Wembanyama said after the game. “I’ve been up since 6-something a.m. Charlotte time. It’s close to midnight now. … So a lot of caution in that report.”
Josh Green on trade to Charlotte: I got another phone call at like 3:00 in the morning and then my agent told me he's like ‘you're going to Charlotte’. Boom. Whole phone starts blowing up and it starts going off and honestly like it just I wasn't really expecting it to be honest with you, and I think like for it to happen like it happened in the middle of the night, you're still tired, so you're like is this actually happening? Honestly it was just like that feeling of not being able to run it back with the guys. That was hard.
Tom Osborn: The winter storm that has blanketed North Carolina with heavy snow is forcing the Spurs to stay in Charlotte overnight, a team spokesman said. No word yet on the status of Sunday's 3 p.m. game against Orlando at the Frost Bank Center.
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Jason Beede: NEWS: The NBA says Sunday’s game between the #Magic and Spurs at Frost Bank Center will now tip off at 7 p.m. ET due to San Antonio’s travel issues because of inclement weather. The Spurs are stuck overnight in Charlotte, where they played earlier, due to a winter storm.
To no surprise, the former roommates remain close. They speak at least once a month — although mostly about their apartments, families and girlfriends, Kon Knueppel said, and not basketball. In October, after Dallas hosted Charlotte in the preseason, Cooper Flagg called Knueppel, “a friend for life.” “We follow each other’s games and see all that stuff,” Knueppel said. “It’s, more so, how’s life?”
League sources say that the Bucks, frankly, were already struggling to generate difference-making trade discussions by making the likes of Kyle Kuzma and Bobby Portis Jr. available. Brooklyn's Porter, Sacramento's Zach LaVine, Cleveland's De'Andre Hunter, Portland's Jerami Grant and Charlotte's Miles Bridges have all been mentioned as potential targets, but the Bucks' lack of available draft capital to sweeten trade offers has clearly complicated the search for reinforcements.
Tim Bontemps: Nick Nurse says Philadelphia is planning to leave tonight for Charlotte for Monday’s game, as opposed to leaving tomorrow as normal due to the impending storm hitting the East Coast.
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Danny Emerman: Gui Santos (ankle) will be out tomorrow, vs Charlotte, per Steve Kerr, but Warriors don’t anticipate it being a long-term absence.
“I watched the city grow to what it is now, and it’s amazing, and I fit right in,” Curry said. “It’s continued to keep its arms around me and my family. So to have this happen in a place that I can now call home, it’s pretty unbelievable.” Curry made his mark off the court as well, staying active in the Charlotte community and connecting with a new generation of fans through his television work. “I don’t think this happens without that part of it,” Curry said. “Charlotte wrapped its arms around me. And I feel like I’m one of theirs now.”
Marc Stein: Dallas’ painful reality is that it needs to lose this season to get the best pick it can in June before ceding control of its first-round selection in 2027 (Charlotte), 2028 (OKC), 2029 (Houston) and 2030 (San Antonio). And now they’re without Davis and Kyrie Irving. However …
The 24-year-old finished the game with 33 points and 8 assists, though his performance wasn’t enough as the Pacers secured a 114–112 win in Charlotte. After the game, Ball explained why he came off the bench and addressed the final possession, which didn’t go as planned. “I didn't start today, so I could finish the back end,” Ball said after the game. “I take full responsibility; that was my fault,” he added about the end of the game. “That last lob—I could’ve dribbled that out, and some silly possession before that. The last pass—I should’ve shot that instead of putting Bull (Collin Sexton) in that position.”