LaMelo Ball Named NBA Rookie Of The Year; Anthony Edwards Upset

LaMelo Ball lived up to the hype this year in Charlotte, and despite missing 21 games with a broken wrist, he's now the 2020-21 NBA Rookie of the Year.

And the NBA's Rookie of the Year goes to ... LaMelo Ball, sources told @wojespn 🏆 pic.twitter.com/5cZK4VAadr
— ESPN (@espn) June 16, 2021

Ball averaged 15.7 PPG, along with 6 rebounds and 6 assists. He joins Luka Doncic as the only rookies in league history to average 15/5/5 plus at least 1.5 threes per game.

The former No. 3 overall pick edged out the Minnesota Timberwolves' Anthony Edwards for the award. Edwards is steamed, evidenced by his "like" for his longtime trainer's "Don't poke the bear!" response.

Anthony Edwards doesn't seem to be happy about ROY selection👀 pic.twitter.com/VsJL7Tew2l
— NBA Analysis Network (@HoopAnalysisNet) June 16, 2021

As for the rest of NBA Twitter, including Edwards' teammate Karl-Anthony Towns, they were left with a .... discussion.

😂😂😂
— Karl-Anthony Towns (@KarlTowns) June 16, 2021

Lamelo ball missed hella games and still got rookie of the year . Anthony edwards robbed pic.twitter.com/V81qdl9n4v
— jw (@iam_johnw2) June 16, 2021

Maybe if all that scoring Anthony Edwards did impacted winning, he would have won the award instead of LaMelo Ball. #Hornets #AllFly
— Jackson McCoy (@ShaolinShoGunMA) June 16, 2021