Charlotte Hornets Articles - Page 91

In a 112-89 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday, Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond was ejected for elbowing the back of Roy Hibbert’s head. The incident took place in the second quarter and was reviewed by the officials, who ultimately decided to punish Drummond for the unnecessary contact. The 23-year-old sarcastically applauded as he […]

Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry might not have completely ruled out a potential return to his hometown of Charlotte after all. While he’s said he envisions himself finishing his career as a member of the Warriors, he left the door ajar in an interview with Scott Fowler of the Charlotte Observer. “It’s on […]

Courtney Lee has finally spoken on his decision not to re-sign with the Charlotte Hornets once again during the summer. He revealed that even if he was constantly in communication with the franchise, he felt that he was only a second option for them and that he wasn’t considered a priority. The 31-year-old Western Kentucky […]

The past and present of the Chicago Bulls were in attendance at Carmelo Anthony’s home for Thanksgiving as Dwyane Wade and Derrick Rose arrived in New York to share the joys of a home-cooked meal. One day later, Rose and Anthony shared the joys of a thrilling 113-111 overtime win against the Charlotte Hornets at the Garden. It […]

Michael Jordan‘s Charlotte Hornets had finally ascended to a prominent place in the Eastern Conference by the end of the 2015-16 season. They were now a winning team, mustering 48 wins in the season — the most victories the franchise has had in 16 years — coming close to sniffing the second round of the […]

President Barack Obama welcomed and presented 21 recipients of the highest civilian award in the United States — the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Among the honorees, was worldwide basketball idol and former Chicago Bulls shooting guard, Michael Jordan. The president, a renowned Chicago sports fan, delivered one of his last few speeches of his term in true Obama-like fashion, […]

It’s not often an NBA player gets the chance to show off his talents in attendance of the G.O.A.T. So when Memphis Grizzlies defensive specialist Tony Allen got the chance to put Charlotte Hornets shooting guard Marco Belinelli on spin-cycle, he finished the play with a strong layup and stared down Michael Jordan, who was […]

Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker has become one of the sensations of the NBA this season. He’s evolved into a team leader and he showed why down the stretch of Friday night’s game with a series of nifty moves to get past the Atlanta Hawks‘ defense. Walker wrong-footed point guard Dennis Schroder with a […]

The Atlanta Hawks lost a close game to the Charlotte Hornets Friday night 100-96, but things could’ve been different. Late in the fourth quarter Dwight Howard landed an elbow to Cody Zeller’s face and was assessed a flagrant 2 before being ejected from the game. That lifted the crowd to rally behind the team for the […]

Charlotte Hornets center Spencer Hawes has earned himself a nomination on next week’s Shaqtin’ a Fool segment during Sunday night’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Kemba Walker threw a perfect on point pass to Hawes who was already running down the court with no one in his sight. In this situation, any good coach would tell […]

Charlotte Hornets center Cody Zeller threw down a serious two-handed dunk over forward Patrick Patterson during Friday night’s 113-111 loss to the Toronto Raptors. The 7-footer took a pick-and-roll pass from Nicolas Batum, drove the lane and buried Patterson, whose attempt to block the shot with both hands was merely futile. https://vine.co/v/5IME6xUnAh3 Zeller has been coming […]

Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker had a historic night in a 113-111 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Friday night. The Bronx native went off for 40 points, 10 rebounds, and six assists — becoming the first player in franchise history to reach a 40-10-5 line. Kemba Walker is the first player in @hornets history […]

The Charlotte Hornets have started off the season 5-1 for the first time in franchise history. The Hornets are finding success by having one of the best defensive ratings in the NBA at 96.5. Head coach Steve Clifford has brought a great defensive focus and has attributed to more wins in that column. In addition to […]

Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker was grooving during Monday night’s 122-100 win against the Indiana Pacers, showing off his passing skills in style with this sweet behind-the-back pass right in the middle of traffic. After driving past Thaddeus Young, the Connecticut product spotted Cody Zeller‘s rim run and dropped this dime right on target […]

After spending the first seven seasons of his NBA career with the Portland Trail Blazers, the team decided to trade Nicolas Batum to the Charlotte Hornets before the start of the 2015-2016 campaign. Even if it surprised a lot of their fans, the 27-year-old French international already expected it and knew when his time in Oregon […]

The Charlotte Hornets have agreed to a four-year, $56 million contract extension with forward/center Cody Zeller, sources told Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical. The 7-footer posted career-highs last season with 8.7 points, 6.2 rebounds and 0.9 blocks last season coming off the bench. The Indiana product finds himself in an excellent situation as starting center Roy […]

Charlotte Hornets shooting guard Jeremy Lamb will miss one to two weeks of action with a strained left hamstring, according to the team website. Lamb suffered the injury during Saturday’s loss to the Boston Celtics. The fifth-year University of Connecticut product is averaging 7.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game in three contests through the […]

Back in 2012, the Charlotte Bobcats took a chance at a defensive specialist who was once considered one of the top high school prospects in the nation, by selecting Michael Kidd-Gilchrist with the second overall pick. Though he has not lived up to the expectations set on him yet, he has continued to develop his […]

Halloween is just around the corner and with only a week left to the much-awaited holiday, artist David Rappoccio of UpRoxx has re-worked every NBA logo into a holiday-themed one. There’s also an extra nugget at the bottom of the list for those of you who are nostalgic fans of this league. Check them out and […]

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver still wants the All Star game to be held in Charlotte, and considers it a high priority, if there is a resolution to the HB2 bill, per a report from The Charlotte Observer. League officials moved the 2017 All Star game from Charlotte because of the bill as they felt it […]

Charlotte Hornets forward Marvin Williams suffered a non-displaced fracture in the middle finger of his left hand. The injury will keep him sidelined for the remainder of the preseason, but coach Steve Clifford says there is a chance he will be ready for the season opener on October 26th. INJURY REPORT: @hornets F Marvin Williams […]

With the game tied at 98-all, and only 2.4 seconds remain, Chicago Bulls guard Jerian Grant made a dangerous inbounds pass from their backcourt that was stolen by Charlotte Hornets forward Nicolas Batum. The Frenchman ran to their basket and shot a wide-open runner from the free-throw line. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kigux4ws9zM It can be argued that Batum could have […]

When Jeremy Lin decided to sign with the Brooklyn Nets this summer following his ‘favorite season in the NBA’ with the Charlotte Hornets, many questioned his motives. Why would Lin want to join the lowly ranked franchise after a year of proving critics wrong by leading Charlotte’s second unit? Lin was able to average 11.7 […]

Charlotte Hornets’ big man Frank Kaminsky is not making any friends in Chicago at the moment. The 23-year-old center is about to enter his second year in the league, after averaging 7.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 0.5 blocks in just over 21.1 minutes per game during the 2015-2016 season. He is also already known as […]

The NBA regular season is right around the corner, and it signals a wave of stat-crazy fans grouping together for another year of serious competition in fantasy basketball. Most leagues begin to hold their drafts during this period, and managers, especially the more determined ones, are already armed with their own tools that will aid […]

A new NBA season will tip off less than three weeks from now on Tuesday, Oct. 25, and with it come the hopes and aspirations of every team in the league. From certain championship hopes out of teams like the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors, to the drive to claim the Eastern Conference crown […]

Charlotte Hornets forward Frank Kaminsky is no stranger to sweets, but it seems like he’s determined to be the Marshawn Lynch of the NBA after this funky prop. Kaminsky posted a video of himself in the bathtub covered by Skittles packets of all flavors next to a plastic basketball hoop contraption that dispenses the colorful candy […]

Newly-acquired Charlotte Hornets point guard Ramon Sessions is giving back to his alma mater, the University of Nevada. The 30-year-old donated $1 million towards the development of a new basketball facility, which will be named after him — the Ramon Sessions Basketball Performance Center. The 10-year NBA veteran talked about what it meant for him to […]

Former Indiana Pacers guard Lance Stephenson joined a local radio broadcast for an interview on Monday. After spending four seasons with the Pacers, Stephenson turned down a lucrative contract from the team and left to play in Charlotte. The host of the Query and Schultz show,  Jake Query, asked Stephenson about playing in Indiana, and the […]

Colin Kaepernick has been at the forefront of all the of the protest talk, but he’s not the first professional athlete to silently protest. Golden State Warriors power forward David West says he’s been protesting since his days with the New Orleans Hornets by standing last in line and two feet behind his teammates during the […]

With the recent news of big man Greg Monroe coming off the bench for the Milwaukee Bucks and Khris Middleton‘s possible six-month absence after a successful surgery to repair a torn left hamstring — the team is looking to move some pieces. Rumor has it that the Charlotte Hornets could be interested in the 6-foot-11 […]

Kemba Walker is poised to follow through on his career performance from last season. Walker saw his best year as a professional in 2015-2016 after averaging 20.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, 5.2 assists, and 1.2 steals per ball game for the Charlotte Hornets. What’s even more impressive were the 81 games played by the former Huskie. […]

After the recent killing of Keith Lamont Scott, hundreds of people protested in the streets of downtown Charlotte. The protest turned violent, resulting in nine civilians and five officers injured during the demonstrations, according to WSOC-TV. Charlotte Hornets president Michael Jordan, issued a statement through the team website on Thursday afternoon, making a call for peace amid […]

Uptown Charlotte has become a very different place over the past few hours. Ever since the shooting of a man by a Charlotte police officer, protests and riots have reigned. During Wednesday’s protests, people looted and smashed the windows at the team store of the Spectrum Arena, home of the Charlotte Hornets. The source was […]

Chicago played host to the league’s annual meeting of head coaches, and during these events, one of the most pressing items tackled are the rules. Every bench tactician would want to bend the rulebook as much as he can without breaking it, and for years, the “hack-a-shaq” strategy has been on the back burner of […]

Michael Jordan has had his personal gripes with Chicago Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf although he’s never spoken about it. It was reported that he had issues even after retiring when Reinsdorf wouldn’t bother granting him an ownership stake in the team, or front office control. Once Reinsdorf was inducted into the Hall of Fame last weekend, Phil Jackson […]

One of the teams that surprised a lot of people last year was the Charlotte Hornets. Unheralded at the start of the season, many did not see them even making the playoffs, yet be a win away from upsetting the Miami Heat and making it to the Eastern Conference Semis. Coming off one of their […]

The Charlotte Hornets have been busy making changes, and improving whatever they possibly can. After securing their own free agents this summer, they also changed sponsorship and the name of the arena. Now the organization has unveiled a new scoreboard that is large and tremendous. The Hornets Spectrum Center arena now has one of the largest HD scoreboards in the NBA. The screen […]

During his rookie season, Ben Gordon was so spectacular for the Chicago Bulls that he became the first and only greenhorn to win Sixth Man of the Year. That was back in 2004. Gordon played in all 82 games, but started in only three, and averaged 15.1 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 2.0 assists in 24 […]