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Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball has lived up to the lofty hype he came into the NBA with. The sophomore stud flexed his talent once again in their latest win over the Indiana Pacers – entering Luka Doncic territory in the process. LaMelo Ball piled on 32 points, 11 rebounds, and eight assists, which led […]

The Indiana Pacers and Charlotte Hornets play in an Eastern Conference matchup on Friday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Pacers-Hornets prediction and pick. The Pacers and Hornets will battle Friday as each team is still in the process of figuring itself out this season. Each of these squads […]

Charlotte Hornets young star LaMelo Ball is staying locked in after his team took down the top two teams of both the East and the West. After a huge 106-102 win over Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors earlier this week, the Hornets then took down the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night with a […]

The Charlotte Hornets handily defeated the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night. The Wizards are sitting at the top of the east and are off to one of their franchise’s best starts in over 30 years. Despite that, the Hornets beat lock them down and secured a victory, 97-87. In their last game, they defeated the […]

Washington Wizards starting center Daniel Gafford threw down a massive dunk over Charlotte Hornets’ Nick Richards. With the Wizards leading 13-12 early, Gafford got the ball down low and went up and threw it down in Richards’ face. It got worse though. The ball came through the hoop and bounces off Richards face and back […]

The Golden State Warriors’ seven-game winning streak came to an end on Sunday night against LaMelo Ball and the Charlotte Hornets. It was the second and final meeting between the two groups, and it ended with a series split at one apiece. In Sunday’s Hornets victory, Ball finished with 21 points, seven rebounds, five assists, […]

The Charlotte Hornets went from losing four straight on the road to now rattling off three straight wins. This time, they were able to take down arguably the best team in the league, the Golden State Warriors. The Warriors only had one loss coming into Spectrum Center. The Hornets stuck to their game plan, slowed […]

Dell Curry always faces a dilemma whenever the Charlotte Hornets take on the Golden State Warriors. While he played for and serves as broadcaster for the Hornets, his son Stephen Curry stars for the opposing side. However, LaMelo Ball is willing to spend some quality time with Dell if it softens the blow of Steph […]

The Charlotte Hornets pulled off an absolute stunner, slaying Stephen Curry and the formidable Golden State Warriors on Sunday night. But if you asked LaMelo Ball, he’ll tell you he saw this win coming. The Hornets star was vocal after the game about feeling upsets were in the air for the Carolina sports teams. LaMelo […]

The point guard position in the NBA has been increasing in talent exponentially over the last decade. Many young floor generals have quickly established themselves as among the league’s top players due to their talent, IQ and sheer competitiveness to compete with more experienced peers. The ascension of these point guards is not surprising, but […]

The Golden State Warriors and Charlotte Hornets will play in an inter-conference matchup on Sunday evening. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Warriors-Hornets prediction and pick. The Warriors and Hornets enter Sunday’s contest heading in different directions. Golden State is 11-1 this season, riding a seven-game win streak into Sunday’s […]

The Charlotte Hornets took on the New York Knicks on Friday night. Michael Jordan was seen in his box office aggravated and laughing at Kelly Oubre after air balling a shot with 40 seconds left. Charlotte was luckily able to come out with the win 104-96. Kelly Oubre is seen taking a wide-open 3-pointer from […]

The Charlotte Hornets kicked off their four-game home stand in style with a win over Kemba Walker and the New York Knicks. The Hive was on its feet all night as they watched their hometown will their way to a second straight win. Charlotte got off to its usual sluggish start, unfortunately, but they turned […]

Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball completely proved why he was the Rookie of the Year last season in a big 104-96 win on Friday over the New York Knicks. Ball was literally doing it all, finishing with 12 points, 17 boards, nine assists, and five steals. In the process, the guard reached a feat that […]

Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan is not happy with Kelly Oubre Jr.’s decision-making that could have been costly against the New York Knicks. With the Hornets ahead 103-96 and just 40 seconds left on the clock–17 on the shot clock–Oubre decided to take a 3-point shot that he badly missed. While he was wide-open during […]

The New York Knicks and Charlotte Hornets will play in an Eastern Conference matchup on Friday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Knicks-Hornets prediction and pick. The Knicks and Hornets will meet on Friday as a pair of teams who are looking to turn things back in the right […]

The Charlotte Hornets finally snapped their five-game losing streak after beating the Memphis Grizzlies, 118-108, thanks in large part to a historic night from Kelly Oubre Jr. The Hornets were 0-4 on their West Coast road trip heading to Memphis. The main reason for a bulk of those losses was their inability to close teams […]

Charlotte Hornets small forward Kelly Oubre Jr. did something that no one has ever done in franchise history. Oubre Jr. scored 37 points off the bench. He did it efficiently on 13-17 shooting. He also tied his career-best seven 3’s in the Hornets 118-108 win at Memphis. Oubre Jr. is in his first season with […]

Charlotte Hornets talent LaMelo Ball is already considered one of the best young players under the age of 25 in the NBA. In his first season, he broke records that were set by NBA legends in their rookie years. Clearly, he hasn’t slowed down in year two. In the overtime loss on November 8th against […]

There was a very peculiar sequence with 3:39 left in the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Charlotte Hornets. LaMelo Ball got fouled with the Lakers in the penalty, which gifted him two free throws. But peep the box score and see that he ended up taking five total after three straight technical […]

Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges isn’t bothered by his contract situation and is only focused on improving his game. Once the current season ends, Miles Bridges will have to make big decisions about his future with the Hornets. He was reportedly offered a four-year, $60 million contract but could still make more money in restricted […]

The Charlotte Hornets and Los Angeles Lakers will play in an inter-conference matchup on Monday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Hornets-Lakers prediction and pick. The Lakers and Hornets each come into Monday’s action with their own set of issues. Los Angeles is still trying to figure out exactly […]

The Charlotte Hornets are uh… not doing too great. They dropped to 5-6 after a devastating collapse in the fourth quarter. How devastating, you ask? They allowed the Los Angeles Clippers to go on a ridiculous 22-0 run to end the game, effectively sealing their chances of winning. That’s not a good look for any […]

The Los Angeles Clippers handed the Charlotte Hornets their fourth straight loss and they have now gone 0-3 in their road trip. The Hornets came out strong in the beginning though, holding a 13-point lead in the first half at one point and looked locked in on both sides of the ball. Fast forward to […]

The Charlotte Hornets fall to 0-2 on their west coast road trip with a loss to the Sacramento Kings. LaMelo Ball and Gordon Hayward, however, looked like they were in mid-season form. Ball finished with 24 points and 13 assists. He was listed as probable to play in this game after suffering a scary fall […]

The Charlotte Hornets will take on the Sacramento Kings on Friday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Hornets-Kings prediction and pick. The Hornets have looked like one of the better teams in the Eastern Conference to start off the season. Their 4-4 record doesn’t seem like much, but a […]

Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry didn’t have the best shooting night on Wednesday. The Charlotte Hornets did everything possible to limit his attempts. When I say everything, I mean it. The defense smothered him all game and even during timeouts, as Hornets guard Cody Martin was determined not to let Curry get a clean […]

Big 3’s have dominated the NBA for the past decade or so. From Boston in 2008, to the Miami teams with LeBron James and company. There are also the ones that formed from just making good draft selections, like the Oklahoma City Thunder with Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and James Harden. Now, it seems like […]

The Golden State Warriors couldn’t ask for a better start to the season. Players are getting healthy, and they are winning games at the same time. Their most recent victory was against the young and talented Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night, 114-92. Here are three takeaways from that very entertaining game on ESPN. 3 Warriors […]

San Francisco, CA – There aren’t many games where Stephen Curry isn’t the best player on his team, but Wednesday night was one of those nights. The Golden State Warriors received a scoring outburst from Jordan Poole, who finished with 31 points. Although he had a fantastic night, you can argue that Gary Payton II […]

The Charlotte Hornets kicked off their five-game road trip with a loss to the Golden State Warriors, 114-92. It was a tightly contested game in the first half. The Hornets found themselves down by one point going into the break, but all hell broke loose in the third quarter. Everyone on the Warriors got going […]

Somewhere out there, Antoine Walker is smiling. Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball tried an utterly unique defensive tactic against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night. Safe to say, it didn’t work. LaMelo closed out on Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins who was wide open from the three-point line in the corner. But instead of challenging […]

The Charlotte Hornets have been one of the hottest teams in the NBA to start the season and it has a lot to do with fourth-year man Miles Bridges. The 6-foot-6 forward has been scorching hot for the Hornets early in the campaign and his strong performances have caught the eye of a lot of […]

In the 2020 NBA Draft, the Golden State Warriors selected James Wiseman with the number two overall pick. It was a solid pick for Stephen Curry and his squad, but they let LaMelo Ball slip right through their fingers, who ended up being drafted immediately after Wiseman at number three. LaMelo fell right into the […]

The 5-3 Charlotte Hornets have been one of the most surprising teams in the NBA so far this season. Charlotte fans were excited about the season but the way they’ve come out the gate is nothing short of impressive. They currently lead the NBA in points per game and that’s due to stellar performances all […]

Two of the hottest teams in the NBA are scheduled to battle off in Golden State on Wednesday night. The Charlotte Hornets will take on the Golden State Warriors. As a result, we’ll be looking at the Hornets-Warriors game with some predictions in mind. The Hornets and the Warriors have faced off 62 times in […]

Just imagine LaMelo Ball getting a rebound and pushing the ball in transition. He then throws an absolute dime to his one of his teammates streaking down the floor… except one of those guys is actually Michael Jordan. That’d just be insane right? LaMelo answered a question on TikTok on what former NBA player would […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers came into Spectrum Center and took a win away from the Charlotte Hornets. Miles Bridges and Co. dug themselves in a major hole in the first 12 minutes of play, going down by 19 points after the opening quarter 40-21. “We’ve been able to dig ourselves out of holes in the past, […]

The NBA will continue on Monday night. The Cleveland Cavaliers will hit the road and take on the Charlotte Hornets. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Cavaliers-Hornets prediction and pick.  The Cleveland Cavaliers enter this game 3-4. They’re looking to turn things around after a disappointing road loss. The Charlotte […]