LaMelo Ball becomes youngest NBA player with triple-double
LaMelo Ball isn’t wasting any time making an impact in the NBA.
The rookie point
guard became the youngest player in league history to record a triple-double,
with 22 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists on Saturday night, helping the
Charlotte Hornets beat the Atlanta Hawks 113-105 for their third straight win.
“A 19-year-old
rookie does not look like this,” Hornets coach James Borrego said. “This is
rare what you’re seeing.”
Ball’s
history-making performance came just two nights after he missed out on his
first triple-double when he finished with 12 points, 10 rebounds and nine
assists in a win over his brother Lonzo’s New Orleans Pelicans.
He said he hasn’t begun to
process the accomplishment.
“I live my life
and I know what I’m capable of, so stuff like doesn’t move me like that,” Ball
said. “I know that’s supposed to happen.”
Ball replaced Markelle Fultz as the youngest NBA player to record a triple-double by 177 days.
–AP
