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Charlotte Hornets star Kemba Walker had quite the reaction when he found out that he would earn his first-ever All-Star game start in his team’s city. The starters for the 2019 NBA All-Star Game were officially announced on Thursday, with Walker joining an excellent group of players in the Eastern Conference starting lineup. Walker will […]

The Charlotte Hornets have been clear in their intent to keep point guard Kemba Walker as the cornerstone of the franchise, but that hasn’t kept teams from inquiring about him. According to a report from Shams Charania of The Athletic, the Dallas Mavericks inquired about him in the past, but the Hornets showed no inclination […]

Charlotte Hornets swingman Miles Bridges may not exactly be vying for this season’s Rookie of the Year award, but at least he is confident that his progress as a rookie has been outstanding thus far. Speaking to Roderick Boone of The Athletic, the 6-foot-7 small forward explained why in his mind, he believes that he has […]

Nothing has come easy for the Charlotte Hornets this season. Not even a dunk attempt. During the first quarter of their game against the Indiana Pacers, Hornets forward Marvin Williams thought he had an easy path to the bucket. Planning to make NBA’s Top Ten Plays of the Night, he wanted to put Indiana’s Myles […]

Charlotte Hornets rookie Miles Bridges plans to participate in the Slam Dunk Contest during All-Star Weekend next month. The news, coming from Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes, isn’t surprising, as Bridges has been creating highlight after highlight this season with his extraordinary dunks. The Hornets rookie has been having a solid season, helping his team continue to […]

The Charlotte Hornets defeated the Sacramento Kings on Thursday at home, and head coach James Borrego says the team’s second unit is a big reason why the club was able to come away with a win versus the feisty Kings. The Hornets beat the Kings by a final score of 114-95. Charlotte All-Star point guard Kemba […]

Rookie dunking sensation Miles Bridges is back at it again. As the Charlotte Hornets take on the Sacramento Kings, the young stud delivered a nasty dunk towards the end of the first quarter. Miles Bridges. Oh man. 😳 pic.twitter.com/C2Rs2hP75G — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 18, 2019 The dunk came off of a Tony Parker assist […]

Tony Parker spent the majority of his career with the San Antonio Spurs, where he became a beloved member of the organization. This season, however, the French-born point guard is serving a stint with the Charlotte Hornets. When the two teams met inside the AT&T Center on Monday night, Parker was given a hero’s welcome. […]

After the San Antonio Spurs faced off against the Charlotte Hornets, Gregg Popovich embraced former point guard Tony Parker in brotherly love: Tony Parker and Pop embrace following the Hornets' win. 👏 pic.twitter.com/MMHgZoQQS0 — NBA TV (@NBATV) January 15, 2019 Tony Parker had eighth points, three rebounds and four assists for the Hornets in the […]

Charlotte Hornets point guard Tony Parker is a San Antonio Spurs legend. The six-time All-Star spent a whopping 17 seasons with the Spurs and helped the team win four championships. For this, he will be loved by Spurs fans forever. This is in direct contrast to Kawhi Leonard, who was roundly booed by the crowd at […]

In the closing seconds of his first game back in San Antonio, Tony Parker of the Charlotte Hornets was forced to check in by his teammates to receive one last standing ovation from the Spurs crowd. https://www.instagram.com/p/BspCL-Gh1wW/ At first, Tony Parker didn’t like the idea of checking back in. But after some prodding and pushing […]

It’s going to be an emotional night on Monday, as Charlotte Hornets point guard Tony Parker will face the San Antonio Spurs for the first time as a visitor at the AT&T Center. As expected, the Spurs have a video tribute ready for Tony Parker, and the organization will play it right after the National Anthem. […]

The Charlotte Hornets are in the thick of the Eastern Conference playoff race. That is a fact. The Charlotte Hornets currently own a record of 19-23 and have lost five of their last six games and eight of their last 11. Also a fact. Let’s be honest, here: the Hornets are not going anywhere. If […]

Kemba Walker emanates the very essence of New York while also dispelling any false judgment of being a “big-city guy.” The Charlotte Hornets point man has been linked to the New York Knicks several times due to his native roots, but he has been more than happy to spend his career in Charlotte, largely unnoticed […]

It’s still hard to imagine Tony Parker in a uniform other than that of the San Antonio Spurs. Even when you are watching him a Charlotte Hornets jersey this season, you still see black, white and silver. On Monday night, Parker will enter the AT&T Center as an opponent for the first time in his […]

Tony Parker’s comments on Kawhi Leonard’s quad injury made the rounds quickly after the latter’s prolonged absence started to irk some in the San Antonio Spurs’ locker room. Parker had suffered a full tear of his quadriceps, while Leonard had only partial damage to his, yet Parker was able to come back quicker and better […]

Charlotte Hornets point man Tony Parker’s move from the San Antonio Spurs was one of the most shocking moves of this past free agency period, as the lifelong Spur took his talents eastward, joining former assistant, now-head coach James Borrego in Charlotte after negotiations didn’t go as planned. “They didn’t really take me seriously that […]

On a nightly basis, guys like LeBron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo, James Harden and Stephen Curry are among the most-talked-about players in the NBA. With good reason, of course, because they are some of the premier players in the league today. But for nearly two decades, another player has seemingly flown under the radar. Four-time NBA […]

It’s no secret that the Charlotte Hornets want to get rid of Nicolas Batum’s contract, a massive deal that still has nearly $80 million remaining on it from this year through the end of 2021. In order for the Hornets to get another team to bite on a trade, they are going to have to […]

On Monday, the San Antonio Spurs will be hosting the Charlotte Hornets in a game that is expected to be a highly emotional affair. Tony Parker will make his first trip back to San Antonio after leaving in free agency. As such, Patty Mills foresees plenty of love being showered on the Frenchman, per Tom […]

The Portland Trail Blazers face the Charlotte Hornets on Friday, and Blazers star point guard Damian Lillard will play despite dealing with a left elbow injury he suffered on Wednesday against the Chicago Bulls. Lillard was seen grabbing his left elbow as he checked out of the game on Wednesday. The Blazers listed the three-time […]

Charlotte Hornets second-year shooting guard Malik Monk thought his transition from college to the NBA would be much smoother than it has been thus far. Monk played one year at Kentucky and was a scoring machine. He averaged 19.8 points per game and was named the SEC Player of the Year. The Hornets drafted the […]

It certainly must be interesting to play for the basketball team owned by the greatest player of all-time and that’s the position in which Charlotte Hornets cornerstone guard Kemba Walker has found himself since entering the NBA during the 2011-12 campaign. So, what is the best advice Walker has ever been given from Jordan? Apparently, […]

Charlotte Hornets would be welcoming back former player Gerald Henderson, but as a member of its broadcast team. Chris Haynes of Yahoo! Sports broke the news, confirming that Gerald Henderson will be part of the Hornets’ broadcast team for the rest of the season. Former NBA player Gerald Henderson is joining Charlotte Hornets’ TV broadcast team […]

Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker will become an unrestricted free agent after this season ends, and the All-Star says the organization “know what they got to do” to convince him to re-sign with the only NBA team he has played for. Appearing on ESPN’s “The Jump” on Tuesday, Kemba Walker said he has faith […]

Charlotte Hornets guard Jeremy Lamb has officially been ruled out for Sunday night’s game against the Phoenix Suns due to a recent injury. Jeremy Lamb was initially listed as questionable for the matchup against the Suns after suffering a right hamstring strain in the team’s game against the Orlando Magic back on Dec. 31. Now, […]

Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic is known by many things, but being a slam dunk specialist is certainly not one of them. On Saturday night, Jokic wowed the crowd with his coast-to-coast slam in the Nuggets’ 123-110 victory against the visiting Charlotte Hornets. The dunk was an absolute rare sighting, and it definitely gave […]

Charlotte Hornets center Cody Zeller had successful surgery on Thursday after suffering a broken hand earlier in the week against the Orlando Magic. Zeller fractured his right hand in the 125-100 victory over the Magic, where he scored 14 points and added six rebounds in 24 minutes of action before being forced to leave the […]

The Charlotte Hornets are looking to part ways with forward/center Frank Kaminsky and listening for potential offers for the 7-footer, according to Sean Deveney of Sporting News. Kaminsky recently had the opportunity to log good minutes with the absence of starting center Cody Zeller due to a hand injury but the big man saw only sporadic […]

Jabari Parker is in a very interesting situation. Is he an NBA Draft bust? Not in the way that Kwame Brown, Hasheem Thabeet, and Anthony Bennett were. But was he worth the second overall pick? Probably not, so he would then qualify as a “bust”, correct? In many ways, yes. Injuries have hampered him throughout […]

Charlotte Hornets center Cody Zeller fractured his right hand in Monday night’s 125-100 victory over the Orlando Magic, according to the team. Zeller suffered the injury in the third quarter and didn’t return to the game. The 26-year-old recorded 14 points and six rebounds in 24 minutes before exiting the contest. After the game, Hornets […]

Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker just keeps adding to his résumé as the best player in franchise history. After scoring 47 points on Saturday against the Washington Wizards, Kemba Walker now has five of the six highest scoring games in Hornets franchise history. Walker scored a franchise record 60 points earlier this season against […]

NBA trade season is here and likely to be in full swing from now until the Feb. 7 deadline. With much of the league feeling like they have a chance at getting into the playoffs, more teams are looking to be trade market buyers than in the past. We have already seen some of the […]

The Brooklyn Nets defeated the Charlotte Hornets 134-132 in overtime on Wednesday night in spite of Hornets guard Kemba Walker torching them for 35 points on 13-of-26 shooting. However, late in the game, the Nets made some defensive adjustments on Walker to at least limit him down the stretch, helping them ultimately come away with […]

LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers was in die-hard basketball fan mode as he tuned in to the double-overtime thriller between the Brooklyn Nets and Charlotte Hornets. Via Twitter, James revealed that he’s been watching the game since tip-off: Man this @BrooklynNets @hornets game is damn good!! I been watching from the tip off. […]

The Brooklyn Nets are no longer complete pushovers, and on Wednesday night, the Charlotte Hornets learned that firsthand after the Nets defeated them in double overtime. The way Brooklyn won was incredible, too, as Rodion Kurucs swiped the ball away from Malik Monk, leading to a Joe Harris steal and bucket in the final seconds: […]

The Boston Celtics have announced that the team will be closer to full strength against the Charlotte Hornets Sunday as both forward Al Horford and Marcus Morris will return: #NEBHInjuryReport Brad Stevens says the latest word is that both Al Horford and Marcus Morris are available to play tonight, although Horford will be on a […]

The Detroit Pistons laid an egg on Friday night against the Charlotte Hornets, and head coach Dwane Casey is taking the blame for his team’s lackluster effort. Dwane Casey described the effort from the Pistons in a unique way. “Our give-a-crap level was very low,” Casey told the Associated Press, via ESPN. “For a very […]

On Friday night, the Charlotte Hornets dispatched of the Detroit Pistons and Charlotte was led by Marvin Williams for much of the game. Williams was 7-for-11 from three-point range and scored a game-high 24 points. Hornets head coach James Borrego spoke highly of Williams after the game and he believes that Williams is vital to Charlotte. […]