Hornets at Magic: LaMelo Ball Postgame Media Availability | 4/17/2026
LaMelo Ball speaks to the media following the 90-121 loss versus the Orlando Magic on April 17th, 2026.
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Love this team and proud of their resolve this season. Everyone counted us out. Keep at it in the off-season and hopefully the consistency issues will be better next year and we won’t need a play-in. Heads up buzz city 🐝
Thank you Rick and Gabe 😊
Dirty ass team that one dude punched bane in the face
The refs been on 10000
Magic nd piston game finna be boring now
Hey man, we had a good season, next year will will be better! Go Hornets!!!! All Fly!!!!!!
We have to do something next year because now I’m honestly scared of our guys will stay or not
Damn. Hopefully we can get to the top 6 seed to make the playoffs next yr. This season hase bwwn great and hopefully we can make the playoffs.❤
Refs were high btw
Magic is boring
Bam Curse Bam Curse
Naw Hornets and Detroit gonna be Boring Capitol B for Bam Curseeeeee to as well
IF Charlotte can carry this into next season, they will be alright!
THANK YOU 2:12 … all them god damn quadruple screen action plays wasnt doin shit but gettin us called for illegal screens nd wasting too much of our shot clock we shoulda juss chilled on all the damn playvalling for a sec nd let one of the best playmakers in the nba do his thing… also really disappointed in b mill bruh some games he juss acts like he doesnt know how to dribble the ball bruh tht shit was pathetic today
Hey man, we got way more than what we expected. So grateful that LaMelo got to play a full season. He’s really going to have his first off-season healthy really excited to see how he comes back my favorite player in the NBA. Let’s go Hornets next season.
Heat should of played the magic you cheated disgusting player go home and think about what you did correct it for next year
No Ball brother has logged a playoff minute.
💥
Trashhhhh squad no future it’s not good enough
Good season overall, they missed the playoffs but things are finally starting to change. I think they need to sign another Center, size is this teams biggest weakness. Also they were 27-7 in the last 34 games, that’s a good sign that they will have an even better record next year
such a terrible performance in both playoff games quite honestly, really disappointing. i have big hopes for next year, hopefully we can come back with a different energy because the hornets i watched tonight and vs the heat was not the same team playing all season. ill tell you that much.
he too casual , he happy just earning and havin fun
Lmelo stay in Charlotte he gone be a billionaire 😆 tou gotta pay em what else you do i don't see him growing no better than he is crazyy bigg decisions😅
That’s what be gets For not Apologizing to Bam!!
Lonzo to hornets please
Lamelo hugs the ball too much 😂😂
he ain’t even ready for no play off pressure he can barely handle the Cup pressure 🤡 💀
Hopefully we dont be in a play in situation and get a high seed like 5 seed nexy szn go Charlotte go lamelo
Great season broo, and lose because very very simple call from reffere, very bad reffere tonight
Two completely different whistles tonight. One of the worst games I have watched in my life.
Barely squeaked by the Heat after dirty cancelling their leading player and with homecourt to boot, LaMelo and the Hornets were exposed by the Magic for what they're really worth. 😅
Hypothetically, just for fun, what if the Hornets could trade Lamelo to Golden State for Steph Curry, to being him home, and let him run the point, even at this latter stage of his career.? Would you do it, and would it improve the team in the short term, and increase our playoff chances? Thoughts?
The next year will be promising. I only started watching tge Hornets after the blew tf out of OKC because I knew that the Hornets were a joke. But I started rooting for them and watched their hot streaks and they were having fun playing ball. It was an unchartered territory for them in the play-in so I think Charles Lee will beef up their lineup and continue their beliefs like how they won the Heat play-in game. This team was really fun to watch. Other teams were boring and business like. I hope they get a big that will be their go-to in the paint other than chugging threes. They will learn a lot from these two opposite play-in games. Looking forward to the next season. Keep buzzing Hornets!
Great to see Lamelo can take over the game when Necessary 👏💯… Gotta stay out of foul trouble.
Hornets choked.
Threw season away.
I didn't even watch the game that's how bad yall were
😩Charlotte will be forever be trash, these way overpaid bums.They played absolutely awful, basketball players wearing jewelry like street guys is hilarious😂🤣😭😭
Damn yall are ass I actually got excited then u just lose by 30 jeez