As important as performance is for NBA athletes, it is only one piece of the pie. A pivotal aspect of being a professional athlete is the sweet financial freedom one earns, especially through endorsement deals.
Winning is all that matters in all sports, including basketball. But in many sports, perhaps basketball more than others, winning is reduced to one player or two.
When the Charlotte Hornets traded Mark Williams and Jusuf Nurkic during the offseason and replaced them with Ryan Kalkbrenner and Mason Plumlee, there were questions about how the room would perform.
Kon Knueppel was billed as an elite shooter when the Charlotte Hornets selected him with the fourth overall pick in this year’s NBA Draft. Through three games, Knueppel is living up to that billing.
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.
The Charlotte Hornets have, thanks to a Brandon Miller injury, already had to use a couple of different starting lineups this year. When other injuries inevitably occur or players get days off, the Hornets will further tinker with the starting five.
It wasn't the sharpest of performances, but nevertheless, the Charlotte Hornets were able to get to the finish line with a smile on their face on Sunday night with a win over the Washington Wizards.
For the first time in some time, the Charlotte Hornets were finally lauded for their draft night. The Hornets — a perpetual lottery team for the last handful of years — haven’t had a sparkling draft history.
For the first time since November of 2023, the Charlotte Hornets have knocked off the Washington Wizards. The Hornets used an 88-point second half to come away with a 139-113 win, and the star of the night was LaMelo Ball.
Saturday night's loss leftthe fanbase of the Charlotte Hornets heartbroken as the team blew a double-digit lead that would have given them a 2-0 start to the season.
The Charlotte Hornets came painfully close to pulling off a much-needed win, but it all unraveled in the final moments, and LaMelo Ball was right in the middle of it.
Brandon Miller left the Charlotte Hornets’ Saturday night matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers with a mysterious shoulder injury. It wasn’t clear what exactly happened to Miller, but the veteran forward suddenly left the game and was eventually ruled out.
. They were sent packing with a 125-121 loss at the hands of the Philadelphia 76ers, but the final score may not have been the biggest loss of the night for Charlotte.