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The return of LaMelo Ball has surely reinvigorated the Charlotte Hornets. The recovery of the rookie sensation from his wrist injury couldn’t come at a more crucial juncture for the Hornets as they need all the momentum they can get heading into the play-in tournament. But of course, a 19-year-old kid can’t solely carry a […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges already had an inkling that they were going to have their hands full as they go head-to-head with the Golden State Warriors on Friday night, only a week after their latest encounter. After seeing how their previous meeting transpired, Bridges had a self-prophecy that Draymond Green was bound to have […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid always had the potential to be great. This season, however, he has taken a giant leap, so much so that players from other teams are taking notice. The 76ers beat the Charlotte Hornets, 118-111 earlier today and Hornets forward Miles Bridges had nothing but respect for Embiid. He said the […]

The Charlotte Hornets hosted the mighty Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night, and it was an opportunity for LaMelo Ball to showcase his tremendous passing acumen yet again. Ball dished out a couple of awesome assists in the second period against the Sixers, including a pinpoint dime to Miles Bridges, who in turn finished the fast-break […]

The Charlotte Hornets scored a huge victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday, 102-94. One of the highlights of the win came early in the game, with Miles Bridges hitting rookie LaMelo Ball with an impressive full-court pass from the inbound. This sequence prompted a hilarious exchange between the two teammates on Twitter, as the […]

Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges recently released his latest rap song entitled “Steph McGrady.” Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks was featured in the song (as part of the lyrics, and not as a featured artist, though), and the 22-year-old guard recently took to Twitter to shout out Bridges for the namedrop. Young retweeted a […]

Miles Bridges might know that although LaMelo Ball was selected at No. 3 by the Charlotte Hornets, he was widely believed to be the highest-ceiling player in the 2020 NBA Draft. Now, with the NBA back for the 2020-21 preseason, LaMelo has already produced a string of impressive plays to begin his young career. On […]

Charlotte Hornets small forward Miles Bridges has been busy in the offseason working on his music. Just recently, the 22-year-old’s hard work came to fruition in the form of a newly released music video for a fresh track entitled “Steph McGrady.” Here’s the music video posted on the YouTube account of North Potential, a Flint, […]

Retired Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher criticized NBA players for refusing to take the floor for playoff games, and did so by drawing a false equivalence between Brett Favre playing football after his father passed away with the societal issues of racism and police brutality. “Brett Favre played the [Monday Night Football] game the day […]

Five years ago, a 52-year-old Michael Jordan confidently said he could beat his Charlotte Hornets players one-on-one. However, he admitted he didn’t want to do that so as to not shatter their confidence. Considering Charlotte’s current roster make-up, perhaps he can confidently say that right now, as well. Hornets sophomore forward Miles Bridges recently saw […]

Charlotte Hornets second-year swingman Miles Bridges stole the show on Friday night, as he took MVP honors in the highly-entertaining Rising Stars Challenge. Interestingly, the 21-year-old sent out a timely tweet during halftime which ended up as a precursor to what he was about to do in the second half. Bridges came out guns blazing […]

In an interview after winning Rising Stars MVP, Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges was asked whether he’s staying for the remainder of the All-Star Weekend. The small forward said yes without hesitation. He then boldly added that it was to watch Hornets teammate Devonte’ Graham win the three-point contest. “I’m going to watch Devonte’ win […]

The recently concluded Rising Stars Challenge had its fair share of entertainment, including half-court shots, 20-point performances, and high-flying dunks. Charlotte Hornets sophomore Miles Bridges of Team USA especially shined in the second half. The Hornets forward tweeted, “Alright bet” at halftime, and exploded from then on. He then followed up with a series of […]

Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges has insane hops. He showed them off in the Rising Stars game with a nasty off-the-backboard slam to himself. https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1228522483793436673?s=20 Not too many people are watching the Hornets outside of Charlotte. With that said, the Rising Stars game is a great night for Bridges to let people in the country […]

Charlotte Hornets rookie PJ Washington has now missed three consecutive games for his team due to a fractured finger. Recently, the 21-year-old revealed that Hornets teammate Miles Bridges was actually the reason behind what has turned out to be a rather considerable injury. PJ Washington said he hasn't been given a timetable for when he'll […]

Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges might just be one of the most freakish athletic specimens in the league right now. The 21-year-old high-leaper out of Michigan State added another sick dunk to his growing highlight reel in the Hornets’ game versus the Brooklyn Nets at the Barclays Center on Wednesday. Bridges was camping out in […]

The Charlotte Hornets have exercised the fourth-year option on Malik Monk’s contract and the third-year option on Miles Bridges’ contract, according to Rob Boone of The Athletic. The Hornets had until Oct. 31 to do so: #Hornets have exercised the fourth-year option on Malik Monk's contract and also the the third-year option on Miles Bridges […]

Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges is using Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam as motivation for an anticipated “breakout” season. Bridges said that Siakam is “big motivation” for him, especially after seeing the 25-year-old Cameroon native increase his numbers en route to an NBA championship and the 2019 Most Improved Player of the Year award. “Yeah, […]

Miles Bridges is currently the Charlotte Hornets’ best chance at developing a home-grown All-Star. Before the second-year forward comes close to reaching that potential, though, it’s imperative the Hornets begin prioritizing certain aspects of his development. Are they projecting Bridges more as an on-ball creator or off-ball finisher? Are they comfortable with him switching onto […]

The Charlotte Hornets finished the 2018-2019 season with a 39-43 record, missing the playoffs for the third straight season. After an offseason that saw them lose star point guard Kemba Walker, reshaping their roster in lieu of that loss, here are five bold predictions for their 2019-2020 season. The Hornets will have the worst record […]

Before anything else, let’s make one thing clear: not much is really expected of the Charlotte Hornets in the coming year following the departure of now former cornerstone superstar Kemba Walker. As a matter of fact, many are predicting that the Hornets will be one of the worst teams in the league next season. For […]

Even though the Charlotte Hornets have little hope to even grab a playoff spot next season, incoming second-year forward Miles Bridges is optimistic about the team’s chemistry. The Michigan State product spoke on how the Hornets showed the league how connected they are as a team through their Summer League play. “I feel like that’s […]

The Charlotte Hornets will no doubt look a bit different come next season. With current Boston Celtics point guard Kemba Walker now officially out of the picture, the Hornets did bring in fellow signal-caller Terry Rozier while up-and-coming swingman Miles Bridges will be forced to lead the way going forward. Even if Bridges has been […]

Charlotte Hornets big man Miles Bridges says he’s “coming in hungrier” next season after three-time All-Star point guard Kemba Walker left for the Boston Celtics in free agency. With Walker gone, Bridges knows he has to be more aggressive and productive on offense for the Hornets to compete on a nightly basis. “I knew this […]

The Charlotte Hornets will be swimming in unfamiliar waters next season, as they enter the new campaign without their former cornerstone superstar Kemba Walker leading the way. Incoming sophomore swingman Miles Bridges acknowledged this fact, saying that it will be “weird” without Walker, but at the same time, he sees this as a tremendous opportunity […]

With training camps still in the distance, let’s take a moment to discuss seven young NBA players who are poised to break out as stars in the 2019-20 season. De’Aaron Fox Fox made a substantial jump in his sophomore season, but he still has another notch to go. He finished second in Most Improved Player […]

Miles Bridges entered the NBA brimming with athletic gifts that brought excitement to Charlotte Hornets fans all year long in 2018-19. He’s a physical specimen that can jump straight out of the building and throw down the most thunderous of slams. But what most people fail to realize is that the 6-foot-7 leaper out of […]

Miles Bridges is one of the best overall athletes in the NBA. Now that the Charlotte Hornets have finally begun a long overdue rebuilding process, the rising sophomore forward will have far more opportunity to show it. And as this stunning Eurostep into a windmill dunk from Summer League action makes abundantly clear, basketball fans […]

The Charlotte Hornets are finally embracing a youth movement. For rising second-year pro Miles Bridges, his team’s drastic shift in approach, thankfully, is poised to amount in far more consistent playing time than he received as a rookie. In an interview during his team’s Summer League game agains the Chicago Bulls, Hornets coach James Borrego […]

Young Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges is a ferocious dunker, and he’s already showing that off during Summer League out in Las Vegas. SLAM shared a monster Bridges dunk from Sunday’s Summer League game against the San Antonio Spurs on Twitter, and none other than Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James took notice of the […]

Miles Bridges is part of the young core the Charlotte Hornets are hoping can turn the franchise into winners. His rookie year showed a lot of promise after he was selected with the No. 12 pick by the Los Angeles Clippers and then traded on draft night to Charlotte. Bridges played in 80 games in […]