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The Charlotte Hornets are slumping HARD this season. The absence of LaMelo Ball has been felt greatly over the last few games, losing their last seven games. After nearly making the playoffs last season, this team has looked dreadful without their star point guard leading the way. Thankfully, it seems like LaMelo Ball will soon […]

After the Charlotte Hornets lost to the Washington Wizards, 108-100, Kelly Oubre Jr. didn’t hold back in his criticism of himself. The Hornets have now lost five straight games. They are still without some key players who have been sidelined due to injury. LaMelo Ball has yet to make his regular season debut, while Gordon […]

The Charlotte Hornets will be without LaMelo Ball, Terry Rozier and Cody Martin for Friday’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies, though it isn’t all bad news for the injured trio. According to head coach Steve Clifford, via Rod Boone of The Charlotte Observer, Ball, Rozier and Martin are all extremely close to returning after missing […]

The Charlotte Hornets have been without key players LaMelo Ball and Terry Rozier for the past several games, and now it appears they’ll be without Gordon Hayward as well. According to Rod Boone of The Charlotte Observer, both LaMelo Ball and Gordon Hayward have officially been ruled out for the Hornets game against the Memphis […]

Kelly Oubre Jr. and the Charlotte Hornets have suffered their second straight loss at the hands of the Chicago Bulls 106-88. Things were not that bad towards the end of the first half, but a lopsided third quarter is when the Hornets offense starting trending down. It’s the second straight game that they had an […]

The Charlotte Hornets defeated the Golden State Warriors in a nail bitter to secure their first home win, 120-113. It may have taken overtime to get the job done against a team led by the greatest shooter ever in Steph Curry, but it was an impressive win by this young group. The Hornets are now […]

LaMelo Ball remains out for the Charlotte Hornets, but if his latest sighting is any indication, his return from injury is coming sooner rather than later. Ahead of the Hornets’ showdown with the Golden State Warriors on Saturday, Ball was seen participating in the team’s pre-game warmups. Based on how he was moving, it’s clear […]

The Charlotte Hornets will be without both of their point guards, LaMelo Ball and Terry Rozier, on Friday. According to Rod Boone of the Charlotte Observer, Ball has officially been ruled out against the Orlando Magic while Rozier is considered doubtful. Terry Rozier and Cody Martin are both doubtful for tomorrow's game in Orlando. LaMelo […]

By no stretch are the Charlotte Hornets a better team without LaMelo Ball. Let’s get that out of the way right now. Still, the Hornets are putting up some impressive stats through their first four games of the 2022-23 season with Ball sidelined. Miles Bridges is also out, maybe for good, and Terry Rozier has […]

The Charlotte Hornets gave the New York Knicks everything they could handle in Madison Square Garden. They just came up a little short in the 134-131 loss. This is their first road loss of the season and they are now sitting at 2-2 on the season. Charlotte is still without three key players in LaMelo […]

The Charlotte Hornets had a good start to their season in the first week of basketball. They have started out their season 2-1 despite missing a few key players in their rotation. For starters, LaMelo Ball has not played in a single game and will likely not suit up for a few more. Cody Martin […]

It isn’t everyday that any collector pulls a grail of a sports card like LaMelo Ball’s Logoman rookie patch autograph. More often than not, the pulls one is going to get from a box of cards aren’t going to be more valuable than the price of the box itself. But once in every while, there’s […]

The Charlotte Hornets just can’t catch a break from injuries. After LaMelo Ball, it’s now Terry Rozier who went down with an injury. According to Rod Boone of The Charlotte Observer, Rozier was spotted with a walking boot on his right foot after Friday’s loss against the New Orleans Pelicans. Sure enough, the rather concerning […]

The Charlotte Hornets kicked off the NBA season with a commanding win over the San Antonio Spurs, 129-102. It was a convincing win for the Hornets without superstar LaMelo Ball, who is sidelined with an ankle sprain. Still, Ball traveled with the team and was spotted getting up a couple flat-footed jumpers with the team […]

The Charlotte Hornets open the 2022-23 season on the road Wednesday in San Antonio against the Spurs, and there are a lot of questions circulating around the franchise. LaMelo Ball won’t play because of an ankle injury. Miles Bridges will not be with the team for the foreseeable future because of domestic violence charges. James […]

The Charlotte Hornets are in rough shape ahead of the regular season opener and it only got worse on Monday. Per reports, second-year guard James Bouknight was arrested for a DUI on Sunday night and could be facing other charges as well. Via Big Foot Bailey: James Bouknight was arrested yesterday. Sources tell me it’s […]

The Charlotte Hornets made an interesting move at the end of September when they decided to bring in LiAngelo Ball on a non-guaranteed deal for their preseason slate of games. This gave Ball a shot to prove he could stick around at the back of the Hornets rotation for the regular season and play alongside […]

Charlotte Hornets fans aren’t going to want to hear this update on LaMelo Ball, who sustained an ankle injury during Monday night’s preseason loss to the Washington Wizards. Per Shams Charania of The Athletic and the team’s PR account on Twitter, LaMelo Ball has been diagnosed with a Grade 2 left ankle sprain and is […]

LaMelo Ball scared every Charlotte Hornets fan when he exited the team’s preseason loss to the Washington Wizards with an ankle injury on Monday night. Ball screamed in pain and hit the hardwood before leaving the game after 20 minutes of action. The star guard was ruled out for the remainder of the contest with […]

The Charlotte Hornets fell to the Washington Wizards, dropping them 0-3 in the preseason. There was lot of excitement around the organization because Gordon Hayward has not played basketball since April in 2022, though LaMelo Ball’s injury put a damper on the occasion. LaMelo Ball’s injury LaMelo stepped on the foot of Wizards big man […]

A Charlotte Hornets fans’ worst nightmare has occurred. Star guard LaMelo Ball was forced to exit the team’s NBA preseason game with an ankle injury. Ball landed awkwardly on his ankle while driving to the basket and was clearly in pain as he fell to the hardwood. LaMelo Ball exited the game vs. Wizards with […]

Since the Charlotte Hornets drafted LaMelo Ball back in 2020, everyone knew he was special. He has a knack to elevate everyone around him. His teammates have all benefited from his presence, but none more then Miles Bridges in the 2021-22 season. Bridges posted career highs across the board as part of a breakout campaign. […]

The Charlotte Hornets have lost their first two season games to the Boston Celtics (134-93) and to the Indiana Pacers (122-97) in blowout fashion. In both of those games, the team has struggled to generate offense. Creating on that on the floor has been a struggle in the limited minutes that the starters have been […]

The 2022-23 NBA season is right around the corner, which means that fantasy basketball is right around the corner as well. While not as popular as fantasy football, fantasy basketball has started to become a very unique way to follow the league throughout the season. With the season near, we decided to take a look […]

Miles Bridges’ hearing will continue again on October 7th. It has been an ongoing process all summer long and now even into the thick of training camp. Bridges was a key piece to what the Charlotte Hornets did on both sides of the ball in the 2021-22 season. He was easily their most improved player […]

People have called LaVar Ball a lot of things over the years. Obnoxious. Blowhard. Distraction. These descriptions have come from LaVar’s penchant for saying wild things when it comes to his kids and his Big Baller Brand. One of LaVar’s favorite predictions is that one day all three of his sons — Lonzo Ball, LiAngelo […]

With the NBA in training camp season, a lot of players are hustling trying to make the regular season roster in late October. Like LaMelo Ball’s older brother, LiAngelo Ball. LiAngelo spent time with the Charlotte Hornets G-League affiliate, the Greensboro Swarm. He would go on to average 5.6 points per game with just under […]

The Charlotte Hornets are in a bit of a worrying spot as they enter the 2022-23 season. They are still waiting for the fallout on forward Miles Bridges’ legal issue, and it’s possible that Bridges, who averaged 20.2 points and 7.0 rebounds last season, wouldn’t suit up at all next season. Nonetheless, Hornets fans still […]

The Charlotte Hornets opened up NBA Media Day just like the rest of the league did on September 26th. While most of the event was centered around team expectations and goals, Miles Bridges’ situation was still brought up. Bridges could face up to 11 years and eight months in prison due to domestic violence- and […]

LiAngelo Ball is returning to Charlotte after spending last season’s training camp with his brother LaMelo Ball and the Hornets, per Shams Charania. Charania reports that LiAngelo signed a non-guaranteed deal with the team. LiAngelo Ball’s signing completes the Hornets roster and brings it to max capacity. Charlotte can still obviously release a player if […]

LaMelo Ball and the Charlotte Hornets are hoping to find a way to stand out in a crowded Eastern Conference after failing to do so last season. Maybe their recent signing of Dennis Smith Jr. will help them take a step forward this upcoming season. The Hornets recently signed Smith to a one-year deal with […]

The NBA offseason is usually dramatic in unimaginable ways. In the 2022 offseason though, it was relatively quiet. No major free agency transactions occurred, but a few trades pushed teams into further contention, such as the Donovan Mitchell deal that sent him off to the Cleveland Cavaliers. For the Charlotte Hornets though, it was frustratingly […]

The Charlotte Hornets are bringing back their same starting lineups minus Miles Bridges. Headlined by their All-Star point guard, LaMelo Ball anchors the group. Terry Rozier will occupy the other guard spot, followed by Gordon Hayward and PJ Washington at the forward spots. Mason Plumlee will likely lock down the middle for the Hornets. At […]

LaMelo Ball had a breakout sophomore campaign for the Charlotte Hornets in 2021-22 that saw him being named an All-Star for the first time in his young career. More of the same will be expected of the 6-foot-7 point guard, and it goes without saying that a lot will be riding for the Hornets in […]

LaMelo Ball’s 21st birthday seemed like it took forever to roll around, but the Charlotte Hornets’ franchise player is finally old enough to consume alcohol. Well, legally at least. Now that Ball has hit that magic number of 21 years old, what are some birthday wishes he may have? He has already accomplished a good […]

With the NBA schedules being released, fans everywhere are excited for the season to kick off in October. For the Charlotte Hornets, they are looking to bounce back after an undesirable end to their season in the Play-In tournament. There will be a lot of different storylines to follow during the season and interesting, fun […]

The Charlotte Hornets have not made many moves in the 2022 offseason. The Hornets were busy during the 2022 NBA Draft and gave Cody Martin a new deal, but that is about it. They have a solid young team around LaMelo Ball and have some good complementary veterans alongside him, so there’s hope for this […]

With the 2022-23 NBA season approaching fast, the Christmas Day schedule was recently released ahead of the full NBA schedule release on Wednesday. It’s not surprising that the Charlotte Hornets are not on that Christmas schedule. The NBA Christmas Day slate is out, per @ShamsCharania Which game are you MOST excited for?? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/ygdb2jz1Sq — […]

The Charlotte Hornets haven’t made a lot of moves in the 2022 offseason, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. They have a young core that can continue to grow alongside each other, veterans that have played meaningful basketball at one point, and a new coaching staff that is ready to push this team over the […]