Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers impressed fans on Monday as they defeated the Charlotte Hornets 112-107 on the road, with the Hornets losing

All eyes in the basketball world will be glued to the Chase Center in San Francisco next month as the NBA hosts the 74th All Star game.

The Hornets have a tough test in this matchup, facing two legends - LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Both are very hard players to guard due to their overall strength and size. Mark Williams has struggled on opposing centers lately, as Gafford and Vucevic both scored over 30 points on him.

This season has been a major coming-out party for Charlotte Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball. He's shown a huge development this season, looking like arguably the best point guard in the NBA. Unfortunately,

LiAngelo Ball's hit song "Tweaker" continues to take the NBA world by storm, getting played in locker rooms and pregame warm-ups.

Charlotte's comeback attempt suffered a significant setback in the second quarter when LaMelo Ball was forced to exit the game. After drilling a step-back three-pointer that cut the deficit to 16, Ball accidentally stepped on Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt's foot while running back on defense.

LaMelo Ball entered Monday night as the NBA’s fourth-highest scorer and leads the league in fourth-quarter points, field goals and made 3-pointers.

The third round of All-Star fan voting was released by the NBA on Thursday, the last update before the starters are officially unveiled on January 23 on TNT. In it, there was some movement, with LeBron James vaulting to second in the West frontcourt as the most notable change from the last update.

Charles Lee is the fourth-youngest head coach in the NBA. At 39-years-old, Lee is only older than Joe Mazzulla (Celtics), Will Hardy (Jazz), and Mark Daigneault (Thunder), four coaches who are some of the faces of the youth-movement sweeping across benches in the Assocation.

Charlotte Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball and San Antonio Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama stand out as the biggest snubs after the NBA All-Star Game

Anthony Davis scored 42 points, leading the Lakers past the Hornets 112-107. LaMelo Ball exited early with an ankle injury.

James will make his record 21st consecutive start as an All-Star and Curry, the long-time face of the Golden State Warriors, is now formally serving as host for the weekend with his 11th All-Star appearance. As of now, the Knicks are the only team with two All-Stars, despite being in third place in the East.