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Do the Charlotte Hornets Have an Answer to Their Clutch Time Woes on the Roster?

Satuday night's loss to the Philadelphia 76ers stirred up a concern about the Charlotte Hornets that has been largely dormant in the team's 2026 blitz through the NBA: their crunch time execution.

Charlotte Hornets News / Charlotte Hornets on SI / March 31

The Hornets Finally Have Something Most NBA Teams Would Covet

It's taken some time (five years, to be exact), but the Charlotte Hornets have finally put together the young core they have long been working on. The talent is there, and it's mostly under 24 years old.

Moussa Diabate News / Charlotte Hornets on SI / March 31

Where is the Love for Moussa Diabaté? No Most Improved Player Recognition?

Ah, Moussa Diabate. The mammal (I mean, it's technically true, right?) and Moose horns that changed the Hornets’ lives. I’m just going to be brutally honest, for anyone who hasn’t been watching these Hornets throughout this NBA season, or until recently, because the constant NBA media barrage has guilted you into doing so.

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The 'Active 30-point NBA games leaders' quiz

How many of the active NBA players with at least 100 30-point games in their career so far can you name in five minutes?

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Bill Simmons News / Charlotte Hornets on SI / March 31

Bill Simmons Can't Believe How Things Might Turn Out For the Hornets

The Charlotte Hornets have been one of the best basketball teams in the NBA since January 1. They have the best net rating since then at +10.7, which is down a bit after two consecutive losses.

NBA News / Yardbarker

Every NBA franchise's most infamous villain

Heroes run the NBA, but every story also needs a villain. For some franchises, it's a particularly hated opponent, but every now and then, it's one of their own.

Charlotte Hornets News / Charlotte Hornets on SI / March 31

Major Concern Arises After Charlotte Hornets' Season-Altering Losses

The Charlotte Hornets have had a really great stretch recently, but it all came crashing down on Saturday and Sunday. With back-to-back losses, they crashed back to the 10th seed after having a shot at being at least the seventh seed.

LaMelo Ball News / Athlon Sports / March 30

Fantasy Basketball Young Cores 2026-27: Teams That Could Produce Multiple Breakouts

Young cores are building up on multiple NBA teams, and they are ready to bubble over with ample fantasy implications for your 2026-27 rosters. When a young core breaks out, it offers stacked fantasy opportunities across multiple league styles.

Charlotte Hornets News / At The Hive / March 30

Hornets playoff watch for the final two weeks of the season

The Charlotte Hornets had a rough weekend. They went cold shooting in the second half against the 76ers, and it didn’t get any better the next day against the Celtics.

Charlotte Hornets News / NBA on ClutchPoints / March 30

Hornets’ nightmare seeding, matchup scenarios for 2026 NBA Playoffs

The Charlotte Hornets have spent the 2025-26 season defying expectations. They have clawed their way from irrelevance into the thick of the Eastern Conference playoff race.

NBA News / Charlotte Hornets on SI / March 29

Hornets, Celtics Release Starting Lineups for Sunday Night Matchup

The Charlotte Hornets (39-35) face the second game of a back-to-back today. They lost a close one versus the 76ers on Saturday. With another big name in town, and the stakes dramatically high, a win or loss here could drastically impact the Hornets' final seed heading into the postseason.

NBA News / Charlotte Hornets on SI / March 29

Score Predictions for Charlotte Hornets vs. Boston Celtics

The Charlotte Hornets saw their five-game winning streak come to an end on Saturday night, falling to the Philadelphia 76ers in heartbreaking fashion. Tonight, they'll look to get back on track against one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference, the Boston Celtics.

NBA News / Yardbarker

20 NBA players who changed how the game is played

Basketball has changed so, so much since it was first played in the late 1800s. The NBA has a lot to do with this, and there are even a handful of players who can be credited with influencing significant shifts on their own.

NBA News / Charlotte Hornets on SI / March 29

Breaking Down the No. 1 Key to a Hornets' Victory Against Celtics

The Charlotte Hornets did something earlier this month that they had not done since November of 2023: They beat the Boston Celtics. And not only that, they demolished them by 118-89 at TD Garden.

NBA News / Yardbarker / March 29

Paul George plays hero for 76ers in second game after suspension

In only his second game since serving a 25-game suspension for violating the NBA's anti-drug policy, Paul George played the role of hero for the Philadelphia 76ers in their win over the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday night.

Victor Wembanyama fires back at one scathing narrative against the NBA

Kawhi Leonard is being linked to one new big-name team

Nuclear option should get serious consideration from NBA to combat tanking

The 'All-time NBA playoff 3-pointers' quiz

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The 'Active 30-point NBA games leaders' quiz

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The 'Most Elite Eight appearances' quiz

The 'Nine three-pointer NBA games' quiz

Coby White News / NBA on ClutchPoints / March 28

Coby White vows to keep fighting for playoff seeding after 76ers loss

It wasn’t supposed to end this way. The Charlotte Hornets had the Philadelphia 76ers on the ropes, building a 13-point second-half lead at Spectrum Center on Saturday night, until Joel Embiid and Paul George, back in the lineup and back on a mission, engineered a stunning comeback to steal a 118-114 win.

Charlotte Hornets News / Bleacher Report / March 28

Watch: Sixers hold off the Hornets

NBA News / Charlotte Hornets on SI / March 28

Streak Over! Hornets Lose Last-Second Heartbreaker to Philadelphia

Things started on perhaps the worst possible note for the Charlotte Hornets (39-34) tonight vs the Philadelphia 76ers (40-34). Less than three minutes in, Sixers C Joel Embiid went tumbling to the floor in a scrap for a rebound with Hornets C Moussa Diabate.

Charlotte Hornets News / WNBA on ClutchPoints / March 28

Exclusive: US Sports Camps basketball VP gets real about Diana Taurasi, player development amid March Madness

Legendary athletes have no obligation to help youth players after retirement, but Diana Taurasi isn’t just any legend. The WNBA’s all-time scoring leader has been a coach with US Sports Camps (USSC) since July, when she debuted the TAURASI Snow Valley Basketball Camp, an all-girls program in Santa Barbara, Calif.

Charlotte Hornets News / NBA Analysis Network / March 28

Charlotte Hornets are no longer a ‘hot streak’ team as Knicks win highlights something bigger

The Charlotte Hornets beat the New York Knicks 114-103 on March 26, ending a seven-game winning streak and strengthening their push into the Eastern Conference playoff race.

Charlotte Hornets News / LWOSports.com / March 28

Three Ways the Hornets Steal a Top-6 Seed

If you’re a Charlotte Hornets fan, you’re usually just looking at mock drafts around this time of the year and patiently waiting for another miserable season to be finished.