NBA Top Shot This: LaMelo Ball spins his way to a three-pointer vs. Toronto Raptors

Benyam Kidane

NBA Top Shot This: LaMelo Ball spins his way to a three-pointer vs. Toronto Raptors image

NBA Top Shot is a blockchain-based platform that allows fans to buy, sell and trade numbered versions of specific, officially-licensed video highlights from NBA games. You can read more on NBA Top Shot here if you're interested.

These specific moments we select are not associated with NBA Top Shot and will not necessarily be made into a real Top Shot moment. This is simply to highlight some of the best plays in a given night that we believe could be deserving of a special Top Shot moment.

So without further ado, your NBA Top Shot Moment of the night:


#NBATopShotThis: LaMelo spins into a 3-pointer

The highlight-reel plays just keep coming from Charlotte Hornets rookie LaMelo Ball. 

Late in the second quarter of their 114-104 win over the Toronto Raptors, he received the ball in the corner, faked out the flying defence of Norman Powell, effortlessly spinning his way to an open look, before knocking it down.  


He finished with 23 points, nine rebounds and six assists as they climb to 19-18, good for sixth in the Eastern Conference.

Ball is quickly gaining momentum on the Top shot marketplace, with his highest sale at $40,000 (USD).

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Benyam Kidane

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Benyam Kidane is a senior NBA editor and has been covering the league for The Sporting News since 2016. In his spare time you can find him watching Allen Iverson highlights on repeat.