LaMelo Ball came off the bench for the Charlotte Hornets against the Indiana Pacers at Spectrum Center on Thursday, and it almost paid dividends. The Hornets fell short against the Pacers, 114-112, despite Ball’s productive evening.
The Charlotte Hornets are a young team in pretty much every meaningful way. This roster hasn't played a ton together, and it's a young roster overall. They're the seventh-youngest team in the NBA, and that includes Mason Plumlee dragging the average up.
On Thursday, Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball recorded 33 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals, shot 50% from the floor, and hit 7 threes. Despite the Hornets losing by just two points, the star played 27 minutes, finishing as a +19.
Part of what makes the NBA, or any pro sports league, so compelling to watch is the narratives, especially those centered on rivalries. Throughout the decades, the NBA has fostered a number of rivalries, some long-lasting and others short but sweet.
The Charlotte Hornets suffered their second last second loss in as many nights, this time at the hands of the Pacers. Charles Lee and his staff decided to experiment with the lineup and put Collin Sexton in the lineup in place of LaMelo Ball.
Just one night after one disappointing losses of the season behind a buzzer-beating Immanuel Quickley three, the Charlotte Hornets were back in action against an Indiana Pacers team who were losers of a franchise-record 13 straight.
The Charlotte Hornets came into their game against the Indiana Pacers on Thursday looking to add to their current win streak. However, to get a win, the Hornets were going to have to do so without Brandon Miller as he was ejected after picking up two technical fouls.
Hornets wing Kon Knueppel has been one of the league’s more productive rookies this season. He’s not satisfied. The 20-year-old told Roderick Boone of The Charlotte Observer that he’s focused on raising his impact, particularly on the defensive end.
Roughly 24 hours after experiencing one of the most painful defeats in recent memory, the Charlotte Hornets will take the floor once again inside Spectrum Center against the Indiana Pacers (6-31).
The Hornets (13-24) are at home for the second straight night, this time hosting the Indiana Pacers (6-31). This will be the second of four matchups between the teams this season, with the Pacers taking a 127-118 victory in the first meeting earlier in the year.
Golden State Warriors veteran Draymond Green gave Charlotte Hornets rookie Kon Knueppel his flowers for an impressive rookie season. Green says he told the fourth overall pick what he thought of him after a 132-125 win.
The Charlotte Hornets brought in Tre Mann at the trade deadline in 2023 as a sort of reclamation project, and it seemed like they might've had a diamond in the rough.
Neither the Indiana Pacers nor the host Charlotte Hornets are feeling good going into their meeting Thursday night. But the teams have different levels of anguish.
Coming off arguably the best win by any NBA team this season, the Charlotte Hornets were matched up with a Toronto Raptors team who had won four of their last five games.
The Charlotte Hornets are starting to show signs of life with a 13-23 record this season. On the surface, that isn't impressive, but they're just three games out of the Play-In Tournament and boast a plethora of young talent starting to blossom into a talented core.
Brandon Miller erupted for 28 points as the Charlotte Hornets delivered a stunning 124-97 blowout of the NBA-leading Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night.
Feeling refreshed and revived from their recent travels, the Charlotte Hornets return home to face the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday. Charlotte is 6-5 in its last 11 games, with no victory bigger than the one they pulled off over the defending champions Monday.
Mason Plumlee will be reevaluated in six weeks, according to the Hornets, who announced today in a press release that the veteran center has undergone surgery to address a right groin injury.