Charlotte Hornets Articles - Page 84

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 […]

Kemba Walker and the Charlotte Hornets had themselves quite a night on Thursday. Walker paced the way for the Hornets to absolutely dismantle the Memphis Grizzlies 140-79. He finished the game with 46 points in only 26 minutes with 35 of those points coming in the first half. .@KembaWalker dropped 35 PTS… in the 1st half! 🔥🔥🔥#BuzzCity […]

Following a splendid 32-point, 30-rebound performance against the Brooklyn Nets, the league office has suspended center Dwight Howard after he was assessed his 16th foul of the season, according to Rick Bonnell of The Charlotte Observer. The one-game suspension is expected to be served tonight, as the Charlotte Hornets host the Memphis Grizzlies, with the […]

Is Dwight Howard slowly returning back to his old form? His recent game against the Brooklyn Nets is good proof. ClutchPoints’ Tomer Azarly reported that Howard’s 32-point and 30-rebound performance is only the second player since 1982 to record a 30-30 in those two categories. Dwight Howard (@DwightHoward) becomes second player since 1982 to record […]

Charlotte Hornets big man Dwight Howard has climbed to 16th place on the all-time rebounds list. Howard snagged his 12,943rd rebound, passing Jerry Lucas for 16th place for most rebounds in NBA History. Congrats to @DwightHoward of the @hornets for moving up to 16th on the NBA's ALL-TIME REBOUNDS list!#BuzzCity #ThisIsWhyWePlay pic.twitter.com/OaJfv2EGLc — NBA (@NBA) […]

The NBA trade deadline was a hot-seat moment for many stars in the league, but one of the most surprising was Kemba Walker, on his way of being a two-time All-Star after blossoming into a franchise player for the Charlotte Hornets. The rumors of the front office using him as a pot-sweetening player to take […]

Inside the court basketball arena, players and coaches alike view their opponents as foes they want to beat to a pulp. Yet outside its confines, they view each other as worthy confidantes. The recent comments of Charlotte Hornets head coach Steve Clifford is a testament to this fact. As reported by Ian Begley of ESPN, […]

Last February, the Boston Celtics honored Paul Pierce by retiring his number 34 jersey. It was a ceremony about an hour long with many of his former Celtics teammates in attendance. Later, Pierce lifted his banner up to the rafters of the TD Garden to secure his place among the Celtics greats. As emotional as […]

With a 30-40 record and seven games out for the last playoff berth in the Eastern Conference, all signs are pointing to the Charlotte Hornets heading to the lottery. That said, it gives head coach Steve Clifford a chance to give more playing time to his younger players, in order to assess their fit in […]

Having had the opportunity to play alongside him earlier this season with the New York Knicks, Enes Kanter understands better than others how good his fellow big man, Willy Hernangomez, is. On Saturday, the two were able to compete against each other, as the Knicks faced off against the Charlotte Hornets, giving the Turkish international […]

The Charlotte Hornets’ chances of making the playoff cut this season are getting dimmer by the day, but it got even darker following a discouraging update on Nicolas Batum’s Achilles injury. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the versatile swingman is not going to play in this Monday’s road game against the Philadelphia 76ers after […]

Charlotte Hornets swingman Nicolas Batum was really dishing the rock in Thursday night’s 129-117 victory over the Atlanta Hawks. In his 40 minutes of playing time, the former 25th overall pick in the 2008 Draft recorded 10 points on 4-9 shooting from the field (2-4 from beyond the arc), a career-high 16 assists and 10 […]

Charlotte Hornets center Dwight Howard has been putting his best numbers of the season in March, but to former teammate Dennis Schroder, he’s only picking these performances based on how to best pluck his former teams. Howard put up his best performance of the season against his hometown team, the Atlanta Hawks, stuffing the stat […]

Dwight Howard’s Superman days seem to be over, yet the big man showed that he still has lots of gas left in the tank. In a video posted by the NBA’s official Twitter account, Howard flushed a reverse alley-oop slam against his old team in the Atlanta Hawks: "Did he just do that!?"#BuzzCity pic.twitter.com/lmgj7h9ZzQ — […]

When Kemba Walker was coming out of college in 2011, the Charlotte Hornets had already decided he would not be on their draft list. But that year’s conference championship and NCAA tournament changed the mind of none other than Hornets owner Michael Jordan. Walker played for the University of Connecticut back then, and led the […]

There is no question that Charlotte Hornets star Kemba Walker is one of the best guards in the NBA. With his lightning quick speed, excellent ball handling, and an improved shot, Walker has transitioned into a franchise star. Although it is unlikely that the Hornets will make the postseason, Walker has been one consistent bright […]

On Saturday night at Spectrum Center, the Charlotte Hornets (29-38) picked up a well-needed 122-115 victory over the Phoenix Suns to keep their slim playoff hopes alive in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Hornets veteran center Dwight Howard, who is playing in his first season with Charlotte, also made history during the win when he […]

Kemba Walker has gone through yet another disappointing season filled with uncertainty and marred with injuries for this Charlotte Hornets team, which will have to make a decision on his future this summer. The Hornets front office even dangled Walker in the trade market, hoping he could serve as a sweetener for teams to take […]

During last Sunday’s night game against the Toronto Raptors, Charlotte Hornets guard Michael Carter-Williams suffered an injury but still continued to play on it. The injury occurred with about four minutes left in the second quarter of the game on March 4. Unfortunately, it ended up being more serious than expected. He missed the following two […]

Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers sure loves himself a good clap back. In Tuesday’s road game against the Charlotte Hornets, there was a sequence that showed just why Embiid is one of the most entertaining players in the NBA. On a defensive possession, he found himself defending Hornets points guard Kemba Walker. Walker did […]

Tuesday’s game between the Charlotte Hornets and Philadelphia 76ers, may not be the most intriguing matchup on paper, but many were still looking forward to it as it features two of the best centers in the league today in Dwight Howard and Joel Embiid. It did not take long for the two to take center […]

Throughout his 13-year NBA career, Charlotte Hornets center Dwight Howard has only knocked down five 3-pointers. He rarely attempts and makes them, but when he does, it’s a special moment. On Tuesday night against the Philadelphia 76ers, he made the sixth of his career, as he drilled a wide-open 3-pointer and beating the halftime buzzer […]

The Charlotte Hornets have been granted permission to interview to interview a few candidates to fill in their vacant general manager position, after former GM Rich Cho was relieved of his duties upon an underwhelming season, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Hornets were recently allowed to start conversations with Philadelphia 76ers vice president of player personnel […]

Charlotte Hornets reserve point guard Michael Carter-Williams might require season-ending left-shoulder surgery after spraining his shoulder in the first half of Sunday’s game against the Toronto Raptors, according to Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer. Rookie Malik Monk, who has had his share of rough stretches through his first season in the league, will take his […]

With only about 20 games left in the NBA season, it’s safe to say that Utah Jazz point guard Donovan Mitchell was the steal of the draft. Many will argue Kyle Kuzma for that award — especially delirious Lakers fans — but it’s Mitchell through and through. The Jazz picked Mitchell at No. 13. He […]

During Tuesday night’s game between the Charlotte Hornets and Chicago Bulls at Spectrum Center, All-Star point guard Kemba Walker made center Cristiano Felicio commit a defensive blunder that he’s going to have trouble forgetting about. Fortunately for Felicio, though, the step-back jumper from Walker came up short. With the Hornets up 48-47 over the Bulls with […]

Dwight Howard’s short-tenure with the Charlotte Hornets hasn’t brought the massive change the organization was hoping to have this season, but his whopping $23.5 million contract along with his performance on the court could be the key to something bigger than his massive shoulders. And that is something the franchise needs to definitely consider. Howard’s […]

At the 2017 NBA Draft, the New York Knicks were heavily linked with Dennis Smith Jr. and Malik Monk with the eighth overall pick. Instead, former President Phil Jackson — in one of his final moves before being fired — ultimately selected Frank Ntilikina as Smith Jr. and Monk were selected after by the Dallas […]

The Charlotte Hornets could have a dicey situation on their hands, as reports of potentially dangling Kemba Walker in the trade market didn’t sit well with the two-time All-Star point guard. While no trade came to fruition, the front office is now concerned with their inability to offer him a new contract before he becomes […]