The Charlotte Hornets are desperately trying to make it out of the basement of the NBA, continuously building the young core with a plethora of draft picks.
Miles Bridges and Kon Knueppel led seven Hornets in double figures as they thoroughly dominated the Jazz for four quarters. The Hornets got off to a little bit of a rocky start as the Jazz took an early lead.
The Charlotte Hornets weren't exactly 'on the ropes' in the fourth quarter of Sunday night's game against the Jazz, but they had been stung by a couple of Utah jabs as Keyontae George and Lauri Markkanen attempted to lead a comeback from down 31 points.
After dropping their last three, the Charlotte Hornets finished off their three game home stand with a matchup on Sunday night against the 2-3 Utah Jazz.
Miles Bridges scored 29 points and Kon Knueppel added 24 as the Charlotte Hornets, despite playing without guard LaMelo Ball, whipped the visiting Utah Jazz 126-103 on Sunday night.
Sixers center Joel Embiid got hit with a $50,000 fine for “making a lewd gesture on the playing court” the NBA announced. The moment happened in the first quarter of Friday’s one-point loss to the Celtics and was caught on video.
The all-time list of NBA All-Stars is obviously long, and notably distinguished. However, there are some players — for various reasons — who the casual, or even most-dedicated, NBA fans can't recall having earned All-Star nods.
24 hours after losing to the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Charlotte Hornets have the chance to get off the mat against a young and hungry Utah Jazz squad.
The Charlotte Hornets (2-4) wrap up their three game home stand on Sunday, this time hosting Lauri Markkanen and the Utah Jazz (2-3). The Hornets won both meetings between the squads last season.
The Charlotte Hornets are trying to emerge from the basement of the NBA and become postseason contenders in a weak Eastern Conference. Not having been to the playoffs since the 2015-16 season, the Hornets have been rebuilding for a decade, and time is ticking with LaMelo Ball at the helm.
It's been a rough week for the Charlotte Hornets. Earlier this week, the team discovered that star Brandon Miller has no timetable to return from his shoulder injury.
Here, in just a few minutes, the Charlotte Hornets will throw the ball up in the air against the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves. Both teams have turned in their starting lineups, so let's take a look at the first group on the floor.
Moments ago, the Charlotte Hornets announced that point guard LaMelo Ball (ankle impingement) has been upgraded from probable to available and will start tonight's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The Charlotte Hornets are back in action tonight against the Minnesota Timberwolves, marking the first night of a back-to-back. Can the Bugs snap their current two-game slide and get back in the win column?
Does it ever end? That's the question Charlotte Hornets fans constantly ask themselves. The injuries are non-stop with this franchise over the last handful of years, and it all began this year, with Brandon Miller leaving in the first half of game two.
The Charlotte Hornets have been one of the worst defensive teams in the NBA so far this season. In five games, they haven't given up fewer than 113 in any of them, and gave up a whopping 144 to the Miami Heat earlier this week.
The Charlotte Hornets (2-3) have lost their last two games by 15+ points, but look to rebound versus a 2-3 Minnesota Timberwolves team, who are without their star player in Anthony Edwards.
The Charlotte Hornets picked up the options of Brandon Miller and Tidjane Salaun, the team announced today. While it is not surprising that the Hornets chose to keep the pair in the fold, they did wait until the last day to make the decision.
It hasn't been a great week so far for the Minnesota Timberwolves or the Charlotte Hornets. So while there have been glitches, there are enough slivers of hope shining through for both teams in advance of Saturday night's meeting in Charlotte.
The Hornets have picked up their rookie scale team options on wing Brandon Miller and forward Tidjane Salaun, the team announced Friday in a press release.
The No. 4 pick is starting — and thriving — as Charlotte’s sharpest new weapon Four games into the NBA season, Kon Knueppel isn’t easing into anything.
Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball has been fined $35K by the NBA for making an obscene gesture during the team’s loss to the Heat in Miami on Tuesday, the league announced today in a press release (Twitter link).
The Miami Heat traded a first-round pick to the Charlotte Hornets for Terry Rozier in 2024. Now that he's been arrested, the team may be looking for a refund.
Charlotte Hornets wing Brandon Miller has been diagnosed with a left shoulder subluxation — a partially dislocated shoulder — the team announced on Monday.