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The Charlotte Hornets have dealt with some pretty rough circumstances to kick off the season. They have only won six out of 19 possible games and half of those wins are at home at Spectrum Center. Injuries have been the main reason why this team has had such a slow start through the quarter-season mark, […]

The Charlotte Hornets lost 123-117 to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night prompting the Charlotte players and coaching staff to look at themselves in the mirror afterward. The Hornets’ Gordon Hayward got real about the team’s needs after the tough loss. Star guard LaMelo Ball has been absent lately, which prompted an injury prognosis revelation […]

Charlotte Hornets veteran Gordon Hayward is reportedly on the radar of “multiple playoff-caliber teams,” according to HoopsHype. The report added that while the Hornets intend to compete for a playoff spot, they would eventually look to give Brandon Miller more playing time at Hayward’s expense should they stay outside the Play-In Tournament picture. Charlotte is […]

The Charlotte Hornets are sitting at 5-10 through their first 15 games and still have plenty questions that need to be answered throughout the course of the season. They’ve suffered a few key injuries to players that have cost them a couple wins. Most recently, they lost LaMelo Ball to yet another ankle injury, his […]

LaMelo Ball’s downfall early on in his career with the Charlotte Hornets has been injures. Once again, the young All-Star guard has found his way onto the Hornets’ injury report with no clear return date following an ankle injury. According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Ball has suffered a serious sprain in his right ankle […]

LaMelo Ball has been the face of the Charlotte Hornets ever since they drafted him third overall in 2020. A franchise that has not found much success through the years, LaMelo has been one of the Hornets’ only bright spots, and he continues to evolve into a superstar talent at the point guard position. Off […]

Charlotte Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball will most likely miss their upcoming game against the New York Knicks, per the Charlotte Observer’s Rod Boone. “LaMelo Ball (right ankle) is doubtful for tomorrow’s in-season tournament game against the Knicks in New York. James Bouknight is probable,” Boone tweeted on Monday. LaMelo Ball's ankle injury leaves him […]

The Charlotte Hornets can’t catch a break early in the 2023-24 season with injuries. After having seven 30-point games in his last 10 games, LaMelo Ball suffered an ankle injury in the second quarter of their matchup with the Orlando Magic on Sunday. Ball only played in 36 games in the 2022-23 season due to […]

The Charlotte Hornets have been playing better basketball as of late behind star point guard LaMelo Ball. But the team and the fan base are certainly on edge after Ball suffered an ankle injury during the Hornets’ game against the Magic on Sunday. Ball left early and was later ruled out for the remainder of […]

The Boston Celtics’ new-look offense has received plenty of attention during the team’s hot start to the 2023-24 season. However, Celtics’ 12-3 record has just as much to do with its defense. In fact, the C’s have yet to allow a single player to score more than 30 points against them in a non-OT game […]

The Charlotte Hornets picked up a 117-114 win over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday to head into Thanksgiving on a high note, and LaMelo Ball gave his favorite Thanksgiving food in a humorous postgame interview on the court. “I mean I got the chicken, the turkey, the ham. S**t, what else am I f***ing with?” […]

The Charlotte Hornets defeated the Washington Wizards, 117-114. Despite trailing pretty much all game, Charlotte made a miraculous comeback in the fourth quarter to erase an 18-point margin. This win came off the back of their All-Star, LaMelo Ball, and Miles Bridges. They became the first Hornets duo to record a 30-point double-double in the […]

The Charlotte Hornets managed to erase yet another 18 plus-point deficit in their second straight game. This time it came at the expense of the Washington Wizards, as LaMelo Ball, Miles Bridges and co. took the 117-114 win. The Hornets were down by as much as 19 in the second half, but they flipped the […]

Given how the previous two seasons have gone for the Hornets, few expect the Charlotte Hornets team to be competitive in the Eastern Conference. Charlotte has tipped off the first month of the 2023-24 NBA season with a 4-9 record. Still, despite the record, there is a lot to be excited about this Hornets roster […]

Out of all the teams in the association, no one would have expected the Charlotte Hornets to be the slayers of the mean green giants of the Eastern Conference. But, the rest of the Lamelo Ball-led squad may have been onto something way before the season even started. PJ Washington remembered what Boston Celtics star […]

The Charlotte Hornets got their signature win of the season so far after beating the Boston Celtics 121-118 in a wild overtime game, and sure enough, LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges are quite happy about it. That win snapped a six-game home losing streak for Charlotte. If not for some late game heroics from Ball […]

The Charlotte Hornets beat the Boston Celtics at home 121-118 on Monday in an overtime thriller. Beating any team is never an easy task, but the Hornets managed to overcome an 18-point deficit to force the extra period, where they able to close the game out. That win helped snap a six-game home losing streak […]

The Charlotte Hornets may be struggling to start the 2023-24 NBA season, but that didn’t stop them from putting on an epic performance against the team with the best record in the NBA in the Boston Celtics. The Hornets snapped a four-game losing streak with a 121-118 win in overtime against the Celtics at home. […]

The Charlotte Hornets dropped their fourth straight game after losing to the New York Knicks 122-108. They shot better from the field and from 3-point range on the second end of a back-to-back, but they just couldn’t come up with stops to get this game close. On a brighter note, however, the Hornets’ second overall […]

After returning from a suspension due to pleading no contest to charges related to domestic violence, Miles Bridges made his season debut with the Charlotte Hornets on Friday against the Milwaukee Bucks. Fans cheered as he entered his first game in over 500 days and gave him a warm embrace. He finished with 17 points […]

LaMelo Ball and the Charlotte Hornets have been a bit up and down so far on the 2023-24 NBA season. Although Ball continues to produce at an All-Star level, stuffing the stat sheet with eye-popping numbers on a seemingly nightly basis, the Hornets haven’t been able to translate his stardom into many wins, as the […]

The Charlotte Hornets are off to a 3-7 start to the 2023-24 NBA season. Not many really expect the Hornets to be competitive in the Eastern Conference, considering they’ve been bottom dwellers over the last couple of years. Still, looking at their roster, the team has the personnel to at least make some noise and […]

The Charlotte Hornets lost to the Miami Heat in their second In-Season Tournament game 111-105. They were down three key players in Terry Rozier, Gordon Hayward and Brandon Miller, so a lot of the other young guys saw the floor on Tuesday night. There were some growing pains for Charlotte, but among all the injuries […]

Could Isaiah Thomas make a return to the NBA? Thomas recently claimed he at least attempted to pitch the Charlotte Hornets on a return. A user on X (formerly Twitter) made the following request to Thomas, “Call up Mitch, we need a backup PG.” Thomas is seemingly open to a role as LaMelo Ball’s backup […]

The NBA season heats up with an in-season tournament matchup between the Miami Heat and Charlotte Hornets. Our NBA odds series continues with a Heat-Hornets prediction and pick. After starting the season at 1-4, their worst five-game opening to a season since 2007, the Miami Heat have been on an absolute tear. They are in […]

The Charlotte Hornets have had a rocky start to the 2023-24 NBA season. Their performance has so far left fans and analysts alike disappointed. Despite some strong performances from players like Gordon Hayward and Terry Rozier, the team has struggled to find its footing and establish a consistent rhythm on the court. In this article, […]

LaMelo Ball has had a rough start to the 2023-24 season, and as a result, the Charlotte Hornets have struggled a bit as well. Through his first seven games of the season, Ball is averaging under 20 points per game (19.6) while hitting just 38.7 percent of his shots from the floor. It certainly wasn’t […]

The Charlotte Hornets suffered their second straight loss to the Washington Wizards 132-116. A lot just went wrong fast for a team that was trying to get back into the win column. They were up by five entering the second quarter, but that’s when the Wizards started to thrive. Washington put up 41 points to […]

Charlotte Hornets guard Terry Rozier underwent an MRI that confirmed his left adductor strain injury. He’ll be out for at least the next four games along with the other host of other wing players who won’t be available according to coach Steve Clifford. In Rozier’s absence, other players will have to step up, specifically rookie […]

Not much was expected of the Charlotte Hornets in the 2023-24 campaign, and true to form, they have gotten off to a 2-4 start through their first six games of the season, with their latest outing resulting in a hard-fought 124-118 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. While it’s tough to see the Hornets continuing to […]

LaMelo Ball outshined Tyrese Haliburton when it mattered most in the Charlotte Hornets’ 125-124 win over the Indiana Pacers. Haliburton did drop 43 points and 12 assists compared to Ball’s 11 points and 11 assists, but Ball had a defensive stop on the Pacers point guard to seal the game in the closing seconds. Ball […]

The Charlotte Hornets snapped their three-game losing skid with a win in Indiana over the Pacers, 125-124. It was a much-needed win for a young team looking to get some confidence back, but the Hornets did lose Terry Rozier to a groin injury. Rozier appeared to suffer a non-contact injury to his groin area as […]

The NBA’s new in-season tournament is about to be in full swing and things will heat up fairly quickly on that front. The purpose is to increase a competitive edge between teams with cash prize incentives. Just in case you may have forgotten, both the winning team’s players and head coach will receive $500,000, the […]

The Houston Rockets earned their first win of the season at the price of handing Steve Clifford and the Charlotte Hornets their first road defeat, 128-119. This is just one of those games that Charlotte just needs to toss out as soon as possible, though. Watch whatever film you need to take from it of […]

The Charlotte Hornets suffered their second straight loss at the hands of the Brooklyn Nets, 133-121. That bumps the Hornets down to 1-2 on the season after opening up their first three games in Charlotte. To add more fuel to this not-so-happy fire, their best player in LaMelo Ball has yet to find his groove. […]

LaMelo Ball is one of the NBA’s rising stars. He is a Rookie of the Year winner, an All-Rookie team player, and a one-time NBA All-Star. Furthermore, he is also a core piece in the Charlotte Hornets’ rotation. While Ball has been tearing it up on the hardwood and has been living up to his […]

The Charlotte Hornets were outmuscled in their first loss of the season to the Detroit Pistons, 111-99. There were a lot of fouls called for both teams, 52 total to be exact, but they seemed to disrupt the flow of the Hornets more often than not. Stopping fast break opportunities, bad loose ball calls, nothing […]

The Charlotte Hornets not only came away with a win in their first game of the season, but they showed what can be expected moving forward. That is, a solid, well-rounded starting five and influx of talented young guys. Speaking of which, the two cornerstones of the franchise showed up and triggered key runs to […]

The Charlotte Hornets kicked off the 2023-24 season in style with a win over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night, 116-110. After trailing by 11 points at one point in the game, the Hornets rallied back to turn the game around. All five starters scored in double figures and even managed to snag at least […]