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LaMelo Ball is back and he’s already making highlight plays for the Charlotte Hornets early in their game versus the Detroit Pistons on Saturday. In the early minutes of the first quarter, Ball threw an 80-foot scoop pass to teammate Miles Bridges for the easy layup. The rookie was definitely missed after being sidelined due […]

After over a month sidelined with a wrist injury, Charlotte Hornets rookie LaMelo Ball will finally make his much-anticipated return to the court on Saturday against the Pistons, per the Athletic’s Sham Charania: Charlotte Hornets rookie star LaMelo Ball is expected to play today vs. Detroit after missing over one month with a fractured wrist, […]

Charlotte Hornets fans just got some good news about LaMelo Ball for Saturday’s matchup against the Detroit Pistons. According to the team’s PR, the young guard has been upgraded to questionable for the contest. INJURY UPDATE: @hornets vs. DET 5/1LaMelo Ball (R Wrist Fracture) is questionableMalik Monk (R Ankle Sprain) is questionableGordon Hayward (R Foot […]

Every game that Terry Rozier and the Charlotte Hornets play during this final stretch run is the biggest game of the year. Mainly because of the new play-in tournament rules that have been implanted for the last few teams in the postseason picture. Unfortunately, the Hornets have dropped their last two games, including one against […]

The Charlotte Hornets will head to the Northeast to take on the Boston Celtics in a crucial Eastern Conference matchup on Wednesday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Hornets-Celtics prediction and pick. Boston has lost three straight games and currently sits in the sixth seed in the East. Charlotte […]

Milwaukee Bucks point guard Jrue Holiday has been a top-notch NBA player for a long time now, but the seasoned playmaker took things to a whole new level on Tuesday evening against the Charlotte Hornets. Unfortunately for Hornets center Bismack Biyombo, he was in the wrong place at the wrong time as Holiday seemingly turned […]

Miles Bridges has been on a mission of late. He’s been making quite an impression on his boss too, and on Tuesday against the Milwaukee Bucks, Bridges decided to channel his inner Michael Jordan with the Charlotte Hornets owner in attendance. Bridges started things off with an emphatic block on Bucks guard Jrue Holiday (h/t […]

It looks like LaMelo Ball will make his highly-anticipated return to action for the Charlotte Hornets sooner rather than later. In a recent interview, Hornets head coach James Borrego confirmed that Charlotte’s prized rookie has been cleared for practice — a key step towards Ball’s bid to come back within the next few games (h/t […]

Miles Bridges is one of the best in-game dunkers in the NBA today. Throughout the stint of his three-year career, he has shown on a nightly basis that he will not hesitate to rise up and put someone on a poster. Especially this season because he has put quite a few opposing players on posters […]

The Milwaukee Bucks and Charlotte Hornets will go head-to-head in an Eastern Conference showdown on Tuesday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Bucks-Hornets prediction and pick. Milwaukee is 5-5 in their last 10 games and will look to turn the corner and build momentum heading into the postseason. Charlotte […]

There have been plenty of mixed feelings on the postseason play-in tournament since it was made official before the start of the 2020-2021 season. NBA stars like Luka Doncic and Draymond Green have voiced their frustration, with Mark Cuban also expressing some issues with it, at least when it comes to this season. However, Stephen […]

Terry Rozier finally beat his former team. Rozier and the Charlotte Hornets took down the Boston Celtics on Sunday in a 125-104 win. Rozier finished with 21 points, 11 assists, and 5 rebounds in the blowout victory for the Hornets against the Celtics. Rozier came out ready to battle in this game and it showed […]

The Boston Celtics experienced a rough outing against the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday. The Celtics suffered a 125-104 loss and it was never particularly close. The Hornets ran the Celtics out of the gym with their speed and scoring, and their switchability gave the Celtics some trouble on defense. Celtics head coach Brad Stevens summed […]

The Charlotte Hornets have been a surprise team, for the most part, this season. The addition of LaMelo Ball sparked the Hornets into becoming a competitive team in the Eastern Conference. However, due to his injury, Charlotte has dropped a tad in the rankings. Even so, that hasn’t stopped this team from competing at a […]

The Charlotte Hornets have been sliding down the Eastern Conference standings since LaMelo Ball fractured his wrist a little over a month ago. Before the injury, the Hornets were the No. 5 seed with the potential to move up to the No. 4 seed. Now, the Hornets find themselves slotted at the eighth spot and […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers will head down to North Carolina to take on the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Cavaliers-Hornets prediction and pick. Cleveland will look to play spoiler as they are loaded with young talent and are equipped to compete with depleted teams like […]

Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges just threw down an absolute hammer (again) all over Nikola Vucevic of the Chicago Bulls and it sounds like it made the broadcast team jump to their feet. Bridges’ poster slam on Vucevic was so emphatic that it had the announcers screaming in awe (h/t ClutchPoints on Twitter): Miles Bridges […]

The Charlotte Hornets and Chicago Bulls are both dealing with injuries to some of their star players as they matchup Wednesday at United Center. With that said, it’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Hornets-Bulls prediction and pick. The Hornets have won only four of their last ten games en route […]

With the playoffs approaching in less than a month, LaMelo Ball’s return could not have come at a better time. The Hornets are fighting for playoff positioning out east and are currently the eighth seed. Due to the new play-in tournament, they would play the Miami Heat for a chance to secure the seventh seed […]

LaMelo Ball has been cleared by the Charlotte Hornets to resume basketball activities and is set to return in a little over a week after missing the last month due to a wrist fracture. Getting him back in the lineup will provide a much-needed boost for them as well because they have lost their last […]

Filipino basketball standout Kai Sotto is reportedly signing a multi-year deal with the Adelaide 36ers of the National Basketball League, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. This was the same route Charlotte Hornets rookie sensation LaMelo Ball took before taking his talents to the NBA.  Sotto, who’s eligible to declare for the upcoming NBA Draft, […]

With the NBA typically at the forefront when it comes to social justice and the fight against racial injustice, such a notion quickly went into full effect on Tuesday as the verdict in the trial of George Floyd was finally announced. With former Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin being found guilty on all three counts, […]

The Charlotte Hornets will head up to the Big Apple to take on the New York Knicks at MSG. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Hornets-Knicks prediction and pick. Charlotte took the first head-to-head meeting of the season by 21 points back in January. Charlotte has won five straight games against […]

The Charlotte Hornets have provided a timely update on the injury status of rookie sensation LaMelo Ball, and we can’t help but get all excited about the news. According to a report by Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports, Ball is now able to resume basketball activities: Charlotte Hornets announced guard LaMelo Ball (wrist) has been […]

Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan will speak at the Hall of Fame induction ceremony on behalf of Kobe Bryant in May. It is only right that Jordan was bestowed this honor. The two of them shared a special bond and had a big brother-little brother relationship throughout the past two decades. Speaking on the behalf […]

In the process of breaking their four-game losing streak, the Charlotte Hornets upset the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday behind the efforts of Terry Rozier. After the game, Rozier said whenever he’s handling the floor, the Hornets become hard to read and therefore more dangerous. In the Hornets’ 109-101 victory, Rozier dropped 34 points, eight […]

Turns out, even head coaches are not spared from getting drenched inside the locker room following a career milestone. Charlotte Hornets head coach James Borrego learned about this on Sunday, shortly after he clinched his 100th career win in his team’s 109-101 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. Things looked pretty standard inside the locker […]

Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges caught another body on Sunday. The 23-year-old high-flyer hosted a dunk party at the expense of CJ McCollum and the visiting Portland Trail Blazers at Spectrum Center. With the Hornets holding on to a double-digit lead right before halftime, Bridges decided to extend that advantage with another possible Dunk of the […]

Andre Drummond hasn’t been playing for the Los Angeles Lakers for very long, but he’s already making his mark. In six games so far, Drummond is averaging 12.2 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 0.7 blocks. The Lakers center is also sporting a new look in the form of a flashy new grill: https://t.co/QtSCPaf5xw New team, new […]

The Portland Trail Blazers will head east to take on the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Blazers-Hornets prediction and pick. Carmelo Anthony led Portland to a 123-111 victory against the Hornets in the first head-to-head matchup between these teams this season. Both teams have […]

The Brooklyn Nets will host the Charlotte Hornets in an Eastern Conference battle at the Barclays Center. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Hornets-Nets prediction and pick. Charlotte will be looking to snap a three-game losing streak. Brooklyn is in a great spot to bounce back after a loss against […]

On the second leg of a back-to-back at the end of a seven-game road trip — the final five of which came on the East Coast — the Los Angeles Lakers earned a hard-fought, sneakily impressive win over the similarly undermanned Charlotte Hornets, 101-93, at the Spectrum Center on Tuesday. The victory moved the Lakers […]

Los Angeles Lakers big man Andre Drummond is nicknamed “The Big Penguin” for some reason. It sounds odd. It’s so unusual, even Drummond himself doesn’t exactly know why. But as it turns out, penguins are actually one of his favorite animals. Drummond made the all-important, mind-shattering revelation after the Lakers’ 101-93 win over the Charlotte […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will conclude their road trip in Charlotte as they get set to take on the Hornets for the second time this season. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Lakers-Hornets prediction and pick. These teams put on an absolute show the last time they met, but that […]

Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball was brought out of his seat after Miles Bridges’ explosive dunk that is probably going to be considered the highlight of the day. Bridges sprinted from the 3-point line, ran straight to the paint and accelerated for a high-flying slam dunk on the face of Atlanta Hawks center Clint Capela. […]

Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges put in his request for ‘Dunk of the Year’. In a game Sunday afternoon against the Atlanta Hawks, Bridges went up and over center Clint Capela for the massive one-handed slam. Clint Capela, you have been posterized. Some more angles/replays of the Miles Bridges jam. RIP Capela. pic.twitter.com/2rrafDKwAJ — Michael […]

On Sunday, April 11 at approximately 3:10 p.m. ET, Atlanta Hawks center Clint Capela was put to rest after Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges annihilated him for one of the sickest dunks we’ve seen this year. Everyone loves to watch posterizing jams, and Bridges delivered in a big way on this one. Bridges elevated above […]

Owners of the fourth-place record in the Eastern Conference at 27-24, the Charlotte Hornets have done well even in the absence of rookie point guard LaMelo Ball and are coming off consecutive wins. But the Hornets are clearly a better team with Ball, the favorite for Rookie of the Year before suffering an injury to […]

The Charlotte Hornets are one of the few NBA franchises that do not have any Finals appearance in league history. However, that doesn’t mean they lacked great players over the course of time. In fact, it’s the opposite, as several noteworthy stars have suit up for the Hornets franchise. With that said, we listed the […]