The Miami Heat make a win-now trade with the Charlotte Hornets for All-Star point guard LaMelo Ball in this NBA mock trade.

It was a night where the past met the present inside the Intuit Dome. On a Monday evening that saw the LA Clippers fighting to claw their way back into the Western Conference play-in picture, the headlines were split between a gritty team victory and a monumental individual achievement.

Ryan Kalkbrenner also returned to the lineup after missing two weeks of action and played in the past two matchups, serving as the backup center in Utah and in the first half against the Clippers before being reinserted into Hornets’ starting unit in the second half.

Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball made history against the Utah Jazz on Saturday night in just 23 minutes of action.

In October 2024, LaMelo Ball broke the internet after a clown scared the life out of him. And as the Los Angeles Clippers hosted the Charlotte Hornets on Monday, they strategically placed a clown mask on every seat.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/hornets/onsi as Hornets throttle Jazz, win by largest margin in NBA this season . After back-to-back disappointing losses, reinforcements were on the way for the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday, as Grant Williams and Ryan Kalkbrenner were set to return to the lineup.