It's going to take more than words for the Charlotte Hornets to get things sorted out. The Chicago Bulls don't have nearly as many problems as the Hornets, but their defensive shortcomings might look similar.
LaMelo Ball is the most talented basketball player on the Charlotte Hornets. When he’s right, Ball is a one-man-army that can eviscerate an opposing defense with the flick of a wrist from just about anywhere inside of the half court stripe.
Of the 2025 Charlotte Hornets draft class, only one of the team's four rookies has yet to make a noticeable impact on the court: Liam McNeeley. The Hornets selected him 29th in June after one season under Dan Hurley at the University of Connecticut, where he didn't have the breakout many expected.
This summer, the Charlotte offseason did something wildly out of character; they made offseason moves. Most of the time under Jeff Peterson, the Hornets have been content to sit out the offseason carousel.
The Charlotte Hornets are headed towards another lackluster campaign, with a 4-14 record and a seven-game losing streak, but head coach Charles Lee sees a silver lining in his young standouts.
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It's a little bit difficult to be a fan of the Charlotte Hornets right now. They've been neither good nor healthy. After a great offseason, they enter play Wednesday night at 4-13, one of the worst records in the NBA.
The Charlotte Hornets’ struggles during the 2025-26 season continued during their NBA Cup matchup. The Charlotte Hornets’ difficult 2025–26 campaign hit another low point with their third straight NBA Cup loss, a decisive 129–101 defeat to the New York Knicks.
In a result that anybody with a rational-thinking brain could have seen coming, the Charlotte Hornets got smoked by the New York Knicks at the Spectrum Center, which all-too-often felt like Madison Square Garden south, on Wednesday night.
In latest installment of David vs. Goliath, the Charlotte Hornets are preparing to welcome the New York Knicks to the Spectrum Center for an NBA Cup contest.
Charlotte Hornets rookie Kon Knueppel is an impressive player to watch lately, even if you're a former NBA MVP. Los Angeles Clippers guard James Harden was asked about Knueppel following Saturday's Clips-Hornets battle, which LA won behind 55 points from Harden.
The Charlotte Hornets, losers of six straight and nine of their last ten, have a tall task ahead of them tonight if they want to snap out of their funk.
Among all the rookies of the 2025-26 NBA season, Kon Knueppel has taken the spotlight with his impressive display. The former Duke star has played in 17 games for the Charlotte Hornets, averaging 19.4 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.9 assists.
As is the case most seasons for the Charlotte Hornets, it's been a disappointing start to the year. Charlotte will enter Wednesday's NBA Cup contest against the New York Knicks at 4-13 and slowly falling further back from the No. 10 seed in the Eastern Conference.
The Hornets have been wandering in the proverbial wilderness of the NBA since, well, forever. Occasionally, they have seen glimpses of the promised land, but those are far and few in between.
Former No. 2 overall pick Brandon Miller, who has missed the past 13 games (and most of a 14th) with a partially dislocated left shoulder, is not on the Hornets‘ injury report.