LaMelo Ball Makes Instagram Post After Hornets Media Day

LaMelo Ball (Charlotte Hornets) made a post to Instagram after media day.

Mar 1, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball practices before a game against the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images / Bill Streicher-Imagn Images

LaMelo Ball will be one of the most intriguing players entering the 2024-25 NBA season.

When he's been on the court, Ball has been among the best guards in the league.

However, he has only appeared in 58 games over the previous two seasons.

Last year, the 23-year-old averaged 23.9 points, 5.1 rebounds, 8.0 assists and 1.8 steals per contest while shooting 43.3% from the field and 35.5% from the three-point range in 22 games.

Jan 24, 2024; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball (1) dribbles in the second half against the Detroit Piston at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images / Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images

On Monday, the Charlotte Hornets held media day to open up their 2024-25 NBA season.

Ball had a seven-minute media session with reporters (h/t House of Highlights).

Following the day, Ball made a post to Instagram that had over 120,000 likes and 800 comments in two hours.

Ball captioned his post: "year 5 lets rock 🕺🏽🛸💕"

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Many fans reacted to Ball's post.

@sean_martin814: "Melo Ik you have a lot of haters who say you won’t play but you are top 5 when you play. Prove the haters wrong please"

@igotnftsmedia: "Year 5, we getting old baby 🥹❤️. You know what it is, the king way !"

@ceojudah: "Crazy I used to watch this guy in high school made me like basketball"

@john_goforth_09: "If you stay healthy we going to the playoffs"

Sep 30, 2024; Charlotte, NC, USA; Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball (1) poses for a photo at Charlotte Hornets Media Day at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images / Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images

Ball was the third pick in the 2020 NBA Draft and has spent all four seasons of his career with the Hornets.

They will play their first game of the regular season when they face off against Jalen Green and the Houston Rockets in Texas on October 23.