<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Cody-Zeller-to-undergo-surgery-after-Andre-Iguodala-elbow.jpeg"></figure><h1>Cody Zeller to undergo surgery after Andre Iguodala elbow</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-10-06T15:08:50-07:00">October 6th, 3:08pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-10-06T15:12:22-07:00">October 6th, 3:12pm</time><address><a>Jack Winter</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Cody Zeller’s official debut with the Portland Trail Blazers has likely been delayed. Considering the severity of his broken nose, the veteran big man is lucky Andre Iguodala’s elbow didn’t do even more damage.</p><p>Chauncey Billups announced on Wednesday that Zeller is set for surgery to repair the broken nose he suffered in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-positives-from-trail-blazers-blowout-loss-to-warriors-in-preseason-opener/">Portland’s preseason opener</a> against the Golden State Warriors. The procedure will take place on Friday, and Zeller will later be fitted for a mask he’ll wear upon his indefinite return to the floor.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Chauncey Billups says Cody Zeller is undergoing surgery on Friday for a broken nose.</p><p>— Sean Highkin (@highkin) <a href="https://twitter.com/highkin/status/1445863798758281216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">October 6, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The injury occurred in the third quarter of Monday’s exhibition opener, when Iguodala’s elbow made inadvertent, direct contact with Zeller’s nose as the former finished off a dunk. Zeller immediately left the floor, with Portland quickly announcing he’d suffered a broken nose.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Zeller getting hit in the nose in slow motion.</p><p>Prayers up 🙏 <a href="https://t.co/dgcms9qyyO" target="_blank">https://t.co/dgcms9qyyO</a> <a href="https://t.co/EGvRlUImhR" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/EGvRlUImhR</a></p><p>— 𝙏𝙖𝙡𝙠𝙞𝙣’ 𝙉𝘽𝘼 🗣️ (@_Talkin_NBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/_Talkin_NBA/status/1445233840256131072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">October 5, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Ouch. No wonder doctors were unable to reset Zeller’s “crushed” nose.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Blazers injury update: Center Cody Zeller is having surgery Friday on his nose, which was inadvertently whacked by Andre Iguodala in Monday’s preseason opener. Doctors tried to set it, but apparently nose was “crushed” according to Coach Billups.</p><p>— Jason Quick (@jwquick) <a href="https://twitter.com/jwquick/status/1445866696665747461?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">October 6, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>It’s unclear when Zeller will be able to return. Portland tips off the regular season at home against the Sacramento Kings on October 20th, 12 days out from his surgery.</p><p>If Zeller misses a small portion of the games that matter, expect Billups to go small behind Jusuf Nurkic, playing Larry Nance Jr. and Robert Covington at nominal center. Training camp invites Patrick Patterson and Marquese Chriss, previously viewed as longshots to make the team, could have a better chance to earn Portland’s final roster spot if Zeller is absent for the start of the regular season, too.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cody Zeller to undergo surgery after Andre Iguodala elbow

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Cody-Zeller-Giannis-Antetokounmpo-Bucks-Hornets.jpg"></figure><h1>VIDEO: Cody Zeller posterized Giannis Antetokounmpo so hard he’s now the MVP</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-30T20:22:25-08:00">January 30th, 8:22pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-30T20:22:25-08:00">January 30th, 8:22pm</time><address><a>Mike Cruz</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>If somebody told you that Giannis Antetokounmpo and Cody Zeller were both caught in the same poster, you would probably think Zeller would be on the wrong end of that deal. The exact opposite happened on Saturday midway through the fourth quarter between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Charlotte Hornets.</p><p>As you can see below, Zeller just <a href="https://twitter.com/TheHoopCentral/status/1355714767508279300?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1355714767508279300%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D991763action%3Dedit">delivered a filthy dunk</a> over the head of The Greek Freak that absolutely blew the minds of the Hornets broadcasting crew.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">CODY ZELLER POSTER ON GIANNIS. 😤😤 <a href="https://t.co/aDCMErmA9k" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/aDCMErmA9k</a></p><p>— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheHoopCentral/status/1355714767508279300?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 31, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Did anybody even know Zeller was capable of this? Whenever someone posterizes the reigning back-to-back MVP like Zeller just did, he automatically deserves to win the award outright</p><p>Kidding aside, this is just what happens when a player like Antetokounmpo doesn’t shy away from contact and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-video-giannis-antetokounmpo-not-playing-around-gets-the-block-on-lakers-lebron-james-fade-away/">takes the challenge</a> of contesting dunks at the rim. Unfortunately for the 26-year old superstar, he will certainly see this for the rest of the night should he check SportsCenter later on.</p><p>Zeller and the Hornets also got the last laugh. He played a pretty solid game to help the Hornets get a 126-114 upset victory over the Bucks. That ferocious finish over the MVP was just two of his seven points on the evening. Nonetheless, he did grab 15 rebounds and dish out seven assists in 34 minutes.</p><p>Zeller’s dunk also must have energized the Hornets down the stretch as they closed the game on a 16-4 run after the highlight play.</p><p>As for Antetokounmpo, his 34-point, 18-rebound effort was not enough to give Milwaukee the away win. The Bucks have lost their 7th game this season and now sit at 3rd in the Eastern Conference standings.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

VIDEO: Cody Zeller posterized Giannis Antetokounmpo so hard he’s now the MVP

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hornets-news-Cody-Zeller_s-timeline-to-return-after-hand-fracture-revealed.jpg"></figure><h1>Cody Zeller’s timeline for Hornets return after hand fracture, revealed</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-12-24T15:07:56-08:00">December 24th, 3:07pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-12-24T15:09:35-08:00">December 24th, 3:09pm</time><address><a>Joseph Cervantes</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-lamelo-ball-postgame-zoom-hacked-after-rough-debut/" rel="noopener">Charlotte Hornets</a> center Cody Zeller is expected to miss four-to-six weeks of action after undergoing surgery on his fractured left hand, <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1342229339883134977">according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN</a>.</p><p>Zeller, who’s entering his eighth season with the Hornets, suffered a fractured left hand in Wednesday night’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Before his injury, Zeller had six points, three rebounds, and three steals in 19 minutes.</p><blockquote>“Cody is obviously going to miss some time and we need other guys to step up,” <a href="https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/charlotte-hornets/article248076670.html">Hornets coach James Borrego said</a> following a Christmas Eve practice at Spectrum Center. “Losing Cody is big for us, I think everybody recognizes that’s a big loss for us.”</blockquote><p>With Zeller’s absence, the Hornets are expected to start Bismack Biyombo at the center position for the foreseeable future. The 28-year-old started 29 of the Hornets’ 65 games last season and is the only center on the roster with veteran experience. In those 29 games, Biyombo averaged 8.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 1.1 assists in 23.2 minutes.</p><p>Furthermore, Hornets head coach James Borrego said he’ll try using a small-ball lineup with P.J. Washington at the five. However, he feels more comfortable with Biyombo at center.</p><blockquote>“We’re going to have to play a little small, with P.J. at (center),” Borrego said on Thursday. “I’m comfortable with Biz as a starter. Biz has proven to be a starter in this league, and for us, as well.”</blockquote><p>Nevertheless, the Hornets will be seeking to get their first win of the season as they take on the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cody Zeller’s timeline for Hornets return after hand fracture, revealed

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cody.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Hornets center Cody Zeller has broken left hand</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-12-23T20:17:38-08:00">December 23rd, 8:17pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-12-23T21:21:07-08:00">December 23rd, 9:21pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Aside from <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/scores/nba/c6581d67-ce5d-4371-ad71-9822b2e87377/charlotte-hornets-cleveland-cavaliers-12-24-2020" rel="noopener">losing their season opener</a> against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Charlotte Hornets were also dealt an injury blow on Wednesday night after Cody Zeller fractured his left hand.</p><p>Zeller sustained the injury early in the third quarter while guarding Andre Drummond in the paint and fighting for the rebound. He immediately left the game and did not return, with Bismack Biyombo taking over to anchor the front court.</p><p>According to <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1341931583553613826" rel="noopener">Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN</a>, it remains unknown how long Zeller will be sidelined because of the injury, with team sources saying that it’s too soon to tell. However, depending on the extent of the injury, the 28-year-old big man could be out for more more than a week.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Too soon to tell how much time Zeller will miss, source tells ESPN, but a tough blow for Hornets on opening night. <a href="https://t.co/E3XnfgPF1S" target="_blank">https://t.co/E3XnfgPF1S</a></p><p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1341931583553613826?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">December 24, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Before exiting the game against the Cavs, Cody Zeller played for 19 minutes and recorded six points, three rebounds, three steals and one block on 3-of-6 shooting from the field. Biyombo, who ended up playing 24 minutes, finished with 11 points, four rebounds and one block.</p><p>The Hornets fought hard to keep the game competitive, with Terry Rozier even exploding for 42 points on 10-of-16 shooting from beyond the arc. However, his efforts were not enough to counter the big games from Collin Sexton and Darius Garland, who combined for 49 points, eight rebounds and 11 assists on just four total turnovers for the Cavs.</p><p>Zeller’s injury is undoubtedly a huge  blow for a Hornets team that is already lacking depth in almost all areas. In his absence, Biyombo is expected to pick up the slack, while rookie Vernon Carey Jr. could also see some playing time.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Hornets center Cody Zeller has broken left hand

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Hornets-news-LaMelo-Ball-gets-funny-trolling-from-new-teammate-Cody-Zeller.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>LaMelo Ball gets funny trolling from Hornets teammate Cody Zeller</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-11-29T20:59:49-08:00">November 29th, 8:59pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-11-29T21:01:57-08:00">November 29th, 9:01pm</time><address><a>Dijo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Charlotte Hornets are coming into the 2020-2021 season as one of the youngest teams in the league. They have been slowly building around a young core and the addition of their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lamelo-ball-selected-by-hornets-with-no-3-pick-in-2020-nba-draft/" rel="noopener noreferrer">second overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft</a> in LaMelo Ball only goes to show that Mitch Kupchak and Michael Jordan are keen on developing a team for the future.</p><p>Ball, 19, is coming into the league as one of the youngest athletes.</p><p>Starting center Cody Zeller, one of the “veterans” in the team, has only been in the league for seven years at the age of 27–which is around the average age of the players in the NBA currently. With that said, Zeller took to <a href="https://twitter.com/CodyZeller/status/1333088476938596359">Twitter</a> to poke some fun at how young his team is.</p><blockquote>“I just heard a few of my new teammates say they were born in 2001! Shouldn’t they be about 12 years old if they’re born in 2001? I had to double check that I didn’t accidentally sign up for the 6th grade basketball team!” Zeller comically posted.</blockquote><p>Jokes aside, the Hornets have built quite the young roster for the upcoming season. Alongside LaMelo Ball, the Hornets also drafted another youngster in Vernon Carney Jr., who’s just six months older than the Chino Hills native. These two 19-year-olds are coming into a Charlotte unit that are already filled with players in their early 20s.</p><p>Two members of their starting unit from last season are just 22 years of age–PJ Washington and Miles Bridges. Other members in the roster who could potentially be in the starting lineup are Terry Rozier (26) and Devonte’ Graham (25). The Hornets did acquire a vet in Gordon Hayward who, at age 30, is already the oldest among the bunch.</p><p>Hopefully for Charlotte, their youthful vets in Hayward and Zeller could provide some much-needed experience to help their young core develop into a legitimate threat in the East.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

LaMelo Ball gets funny trolling from Hornets teammate Cody Zeller

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Daniel Theis

Cody Zeller

Jonas Valančiūnas

Anfernee Simons

Nikola Vucevic

Chris Boucher

D.J. Wilson

2013-14 All-Rookie

Charlotte Hornets

Portland Trail Blazers

1 season

Career

2 seasons

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Season on the line for the heat and @VicOladipo steps up with a big play! He lives for the moment and shines when the lights are bright!

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Gary Payton II makes all the winning plays! This is going to be a fun series!!!

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I just walked past a group of people on the street and overheard “is that Peyton Manning?!”

I’ve never been more flattered in my life!

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Is this a new ball for the NCAA tournament? It’s bright orange and bothering me!

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Heartbreaker! We’re playing our best basketball of the season right now though! Next week is going to be fun to watch!

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Huge win for the Hoosiers! It wasn’t pretty but we found a way to get it done! Does that punch our ticket into the tournament?!

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2021-22 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
5.2	4.6	0.8	0.2	0.3

2021-22 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
5.2	4.6	0.8	0.2	0.3

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