LaMelo Ball became the youngest player in NBA history to record a triple-double in the Charlotte Hornets’ loss to the Atlanta Hawks 113 to 105.
Ball, aged 19 and 140 days old, scored 22 points, had 12 rebounds and 11 assists. Markelle Fultz was the previous record holder when she recorded her first triple-double at 19 years and 317 days old.
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The Hornets noticed three other interesting pieces of information that came with Ball’s triple-double.
He was the ninth player in NBA history to record a triple-double in his first 10 games. He was also the first Hornets player to record a triple-double since Nic Batum in March 2018, while Ball and former Hornets player Kemba Walker are the only two Charlotte newbies to record the statistics line.
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Charlotte chose Ball with choice # 3 in the 2020 NBA Draft and was expected to have a big impact on the team almost immediately. Ball skipped college basketball and played professionally in Australia before declaring for the NBA Draft.
Entering the game against the Hawks, Ball averaged 11.8 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.3 assists. He had not yet started a game in his NBA career and did not start against the Hawks either.
He still managed to play 31 minutes.
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Devonte Graham and Terry Rozier were the titular guards.