Hornets' LaMelo Ball Donates 500 Blankets to Salvation Army in Charlotte | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

Ashley Stroehlein @ashstro

LaMelo Ball is certainly making an impact on the court, but he’s already giving back to the Charlotte community. Ball just had 500 blankets donated to the Salvation Army in CLT for the homeless individuals & families they serve. @MELOD1P | @SalArmyCLT | @PUMA | @nbacares | @wcnc

Ball's charitable effort isn't the only one he's made during his time as a professional. When he played for the Hawks of the National Basketball League, Ball donated a month's salary to Australia's bushfire victims, per Allen Kim of CNN.com.

Ball has excelled on the court during his rookie season with the Hornets. He entered Wednesday averaging 12.2 points, 6.1 assists, 5.9 rebounds and 1.4 steals in only 25.3 minutes per game.

The Hornets have notably improved this season with Ball in the rotation, going 10-11 thus far after a 23-42 mark last year.