Charlotte Hornets Articles - Page 78

The Charlotte Hornets have their guy in James Borrego, who came over after being an assistant on San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich’s staff since 2015. Even though he has high hopes for what he can help build the Hornets into, he wants everyone to know he doesn’t have magic fairy dust that will help […]

The Charlotte Hornets have put in place a new front office with hopes of helping turn around the franchise from back-to-back seasons where the team has fallen short of reaching the playoffs. It has brought into question what the organization plans on doing with the current roster as constructed over the upcoming offseason. Charlotte how […]

The season wasn’t supposed to end in the first round of the playoffs for Paul George. He went to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the hopes of expanding his horizons other than going to the L.A. Lakers in the 2018 offseason. The Lakers weren’t willing to give up any of their young players to acquire […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder had quite a bitter way to end their season during Game 6 of their first-round series against the Utah Jazz a couple weeks ago. According to Charlotte Hornets star center Dwight Howard during an interview on ESPN’s “Get Up!” on Tuesday morning, Thunder superstar point guard Russell Westbrook was seemingly trying […]

The Charlotte Hornets are finalizing a deal with San Antonio Spurs assistant James Borrego to make him the new head coach of the team, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The organization had two separate second interviews with Borrego and Boston Celtics assistant Jay Larranaga within the past week, with the former winning the favor of […]

The Charlotte Hornets are moving closer and closer to making the decision on their next head coach, and according to the Charlotte Observer, Boston Celtics assistant Jay Larranaga has emerged as a strong candidate. For Larranaga, his name is a household name around basketball because he is the son of Miami Hurricanes head men’s basketball […]

The Milwaukee Bucks plan to interview San Antonio Spurs assistant Ettore Messina, former Charlotte Hornets head coach Steve Clifford, and Spurs Vice President of Basketball Operations Monty Williams, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Bucks are expected to interview at least 10 candidates during their coaching search, already having David Fizdale out of the picture […]

The 2018 offseason is just a few months away and the biggest storyline this summer will be the destination of a certain number 23. LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers are currently fighting for their playoff lives in their second-round playoff match-up with the Toronto Raptors. The possibility that James will have his earliest playoff […]

The biggest blockbuster movie of all-time hits theaters worldwide today, when Marvel Studios releases the much anticipated Avengers: Infinity War. As the superheroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe take the stage, the NBA’s superstars are also in the spotlight known as the playoffs. The league’s best players have inspired young and old fans alike with […]

The San Antonio Spurs assistant coaches now have to get ready for a Game 5 after they beat the Golden State Warriors to force at least one more game. That, however, won’t be the only thing on their minds as two of the assistant coaches will be interviewing with the Charlotte Hornets for their head […]

As Michael Jordan and Mitch Kupchak look for the next guy to lead the Charlotte Hornets, they have a few candidates they have set up for interviews. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, David Fizdale and Ettore Messina will get interviews in the next few days. Former Memphis Grizzlies coach David Fizdale and San Antonio assistant […]

Like a few other teams around the NBA, the Charlotte Hornets are in the market for a head coach. As most fans of the team know, the Hornets — now out of the playoffs for a second consecutive season — decided to part ways with Steve Clifford earlier this month. Now, according to a report […]

With a lot of coaching jobs starting to open up, there are a ton of candidates that are going to get a chance to be interviewed. One of the guys that is going to get a ton of looks is former NBA player Jerry Stackhouse. Sources: Charlotte and Orlando plan to interview Jerry Stackhouse, coach […]

For the Charlotte Hornets who don’t have any games to look forward to anymore this season, their number one priority is to find a new bench boss. After sacking Steve Clifford, the Hornets are on the hunt for Clifford’s successor in the market, and among those who have gotten Charlotte’s attention is current San Antonio […]

Yet another NBA coach has been relieved of his duties. In an official statement released on Friday morning, the Charlotte Hornets announced that they have decided to part ways with Steve Clifford after five seasons. According to most reports, the move was expected. NEWS: The @hornets have relieved Head Coach Steve Clifford of his head […]

The Charlotte Hornets’ firing of head coach Steve Clifford was reportedly a premeditated one, having started background checks on former Memphis Grizzlies head coach and Miami Heat assistant David Fizdale before announcing Clifford’s dismissal, according to Mitch Lawrence of Forbes.com. Fizdale appears to be the leading candidate for the job under the new front office […]

The Charlotte Hornets have fired head coach Steve Clifford after concluding his fifth season with the team, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Clifford is the third coach fired after Jeff Hornacek (New York Knicks) and Frank Vogel (Orlando Magic) were both dismissed from their respective teams after the regular season concluded. The Hornets, now boasting […]

Lance Stephenson had the highlight of the night against the Charlotte Hornets for all the right and wrong reasons, perfectly summing up who he is as a player. The Brooklynite trailed a gathering Dwight Howard and pinned his shot off the glass, which ricocheted and found an open Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, who slammed it home as Stephenson […]

Dwight Howard has bounced around the NBA since leaving the Orlando Magic and for whatever reason, he just hasn’t seemed to be able to find a home. He has seemed to be a good fit with the Charlotte Hornets since coming over in a trade during the offseason from the Atlanta Hawks. He has kept […]

There is only one Lance Stephenson. And NBA fans love him. On Tuesday night, Stephenson pulled off an epic chasedown block on Charlotte Hornets center Dwight Howard. He celebrated on the court right after it but the ball was still live allowing Michael Kidd-Gilchrist to clean up the shot and score, all the while Lance […]

The rumors that have been swirling around the Charlotte Hornets for the last few months have proven to be true: former Lakers’ GM Mitch Kupchak is headed East. Mitch Kupchak has agreed to a deal to become President and General Manager of the Charlotte Hornets, league sources told ESPN. The Hornets will hold a news […]

He was supposed to be a Spur for life. After winning a championship and the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award in 2014, and finishing in the top three in the regular season MVP race last season, Kawhi Leonard was destined for greatness in a San Antonio Spurs jersey. He was the successor to Tim […]

In the midst of his 14th season, the Charlotte Hornets’ Dwight Howard still carries the same chiseled physique from his prime. That, and a few intact aspects from the best parts of his younger game, can trick a mind into believing his current form is closer to the whole of his body of work than it […]

The Charlotte Hornets and Mitch Kupchak are expected to reach a formal agreement as the new president of basketball operations and general manager of the franchise, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Charlotte Hornets have made significant progress in contract talks with Mitch Kupchak to become President of Basketball Operations and General Manager, and a […]

Charlotte Hornets rookie Malik Monk has been a disappointment this season. Selected 11th overall in last year’s NBA Draft, Monk was expected then to give the Hornets’ offense a shot in the arm, but so far he has been averaging just 5.7 points per game. The frustration could be high on Monk, but on Tuesday […]

The Charlotte Hornets have formally offered their vacant general manager position to former Los Angeles Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak, as both sides near an agreement, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. The Hornets are confident Kupchak’s University of North Carolina ties with owner Michael Jordan and interim GM Buzz Peterson would be […]

It’s easy to hate Dwight Howard. It just got a little easier. The Charlotte Hornets center is leading the NBA in six different categories this season. But not anything a player would crave to lead the league in. Classic Dwight. Honestly just the most annoying parts of basketball and Howard is a part of them […]

Kemba Walker will no doubt go down as one of the greatest Charlotte Hornets players when his career is over, and on Wednesday night he got one step closer to such an honor. He passed Dell Curry to become the all-time leading scorer in franchise history, sitting currently with 9,841 career points. Curry, the current […]

NBA salaries are some of the most lucrative in all of sports, with the best players’ contracts amounting to more than $200 million. The salary cap has hit the roof to the point where teams are able to offer huge contracts to today’s players. It’s never been better to be an NBA player than today given […]

Kemba Walker’s 21 points on 7-of-18 shooting didn’t seem like a big night for the All-Star point guard at first glance, but a reverse layup in the dying seconds of a 118-105 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers marked his place in Charlotte Hornets history, making him the franchise’s all-time leading scorer. The Bronx native surpassed […]

The Charlotte Hornets took on the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night, and although the Cavs came away with the victory, the night belonged to Hornets’ star Kemba Walker. Walker finished with 21 points on 7-18 shooting, and on the final play of a game that was already decided, Walker scored a reverse layup to effectively […]

The Charlotte Hornets saw their nice four-game win streak end tonight, as they fell to LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers at home, 118-105. Despite the loss, Hornets fans will always remember this day as the time when Kemba Walker became the franchise’s all-time leading scorer by supplanting Dell Curry atop that list. Walker only […]

Kemba Walker has enjoyed yet another All-Star season with the Charlotte Hornets, but again it comes with an early ticket home, failing to make the postseason. Despite having one of the best-paid starting five, Buzz City is once again out of the playoff race — a feeling Walker has grown familiar with. “At this point, […]

Charlotte Hornets swingman Nicolas Batum will not play for the fourth straight game. According to the Hornets’ Twitter account, Batum is out for Saturday night’s road game against the Dallas Mavericks due to soreness in his left Achilles. INJURY REPORT 🚨@NovantHealth x #BuzzCity pic.twitter.com/QjJkevPGci — Charlotte Hornets (@hornets) March 24, 2018 The Hornets are not […]

The Memphis Grizzlies suffered the worst loss in franchise history, yet their players could hardly be bothered to care about such an embarrassing outcome. According to a report by Ronald Tillery of The Commercial Appeal, the Grizzlies players joked and laughed in the locker room shortly after a 61-point loss to the Charlotte Hornets on […]

Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker put on a show through three quarters against a hapless Memphis Grizzlies team, banged up and unwilling to fight back against a Hornets squad that didn’t hesitate to put their feet on the throat of these Grizzlies. Despite being without center Dwight Howard who was serving a one-game suspension […]

Most NBA players are certified momma’s boys. And Charlotte Hornets’ star guard Kemba Walker is no exception to this fact. In a video posted by Bleacher Report, Andrea Walker, Kemba’s mom admitted to starting the chants for his son. She said that she wanted her son to come back: Kemba's mom started a "Kemba" chant […]

When you only have 19 wins in a season you are going to have a lot of ugly losses, but the Memphis Grizzlies might have had their worst effort over the course of years on Thursday night. The Grizzlies didn’t look like they wanted to be there, and it showed with the results all night. […]

The Charlotte Hornets handed the Memphis Grizzlies a severe beating Thursday night. Michael Wallace of Grind City Media reported that the 140-79 Grizzlies loss to the Hornets was the icing on the cake on one of the worst nights in Memphis’ franchise history. -Worst loss in franchise history. -Most points allowed in franchise. -First time […]