Charlotte Hornets LaMelo Ball named best breakthrough athlete at 2021 ESPYs Fresh of winning the NBA's Rookie of the Year award, Charlotte hornets rookie LaMelo ball added another piece of hardware to the trophy cabinet. https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/NBA_Global_CMS_image_storage/58/74/nba-logo_1otf1c2u207hs1pmrjqq1ba5h5.png?t=-1897533906&w=500 By Benyam Kidane @BenyamKidane url copied to clipboard The accolades keep coming for Charlotte Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball. Fresh of being named 2020-21 Kia Rookie of the Year, the youngest ball brother was named Best Breakthrough Athlete of 2021 at the ESPYs. .@MELOD1P wins Best Breakthrough Athlete and may have had the best speech so far �� pic.twitter.com/ofOkyHtG6G - ESPN (@espn) July 11, 2021