The Charlotte Hornets (12-32) host the Los Angeles Clippers (27-20) for a Friday night matchup from the Spectrum Center. Charlotte is reeling from a 104-83 defeat to the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday. The offense struggled to find any rhythm,

The LA Clippers head to Spectrum Center to face the Charlotte Hornets in a non-conference matchup. The Clippers are 26-20, which puts the team in sixth place in the Western Conference. The Hornets are 12-31, which puts the team in 14th place in the Eastern Conference.

The Charlotte Hornets are likely to pull off one more trade before the NBA Trade Deadline. They have several possible candidates, but a fire sale remains unlike

The Los Angeles Lakers head to Spectrum Center to face the Charlotte Hornets in a non-conference matchup. The Lakers are 24-18, which puts them in fifth place in the Western Conference. The Hornets are 11-30, which puts them in 13th place in the Eastern Conference.

During the game, Hornets star LaMelo Ball suffered an injury that led to a locker room visit. After an evaluation by the team's medical staff, Ball was ruled out in the second quarter due to a left ankle sprain, per Charlotte Hornets PR.

The Charlotte Hornets (12-30) will host the Los Angeles Lakers (25-18) in their first matchup of the season. The second game, originally scheduled for January 9, has been postponed to February 19 due to the wildfires in Los Angeles.

The Hornets have also had some trouble defending inside the arc, where they allow opponents to shoot the ninth-highest 2-point percentage in the league (55.4%) and are prone to putting opponents on the line — allowing the 10th-most free throws per game (17.7).

Charlotte and Los Angeles face off in non-conference action. The teams meet Friday for the first time this season.

The Charlotte Hornets take on the New Orleans Pelicans in out-of-conference play. Saturday's meeting is the first of the season between the teams.

NBA All-Star reserves were revealed on Thursday night, which also resulted in a few perceived snubs from fans. In the Eastern Conference,

Kings star Domantas Sabonis has once again been left off the NBA All-Star Game roster. Here is who else was snubbed from this year's event.

The latest misfortune in the Mavericks' injury-riddled season occurred Thursday night when the All-Star reserves were announced by TNT. Kyrie Irving, who had the best chance of qualifying for the Western Conference team, was not selected as part of the 14 reserves.