When the Charlotte Hornets hired Charles Lee, expectations were sky-high. Fresh off a championship run as an assistant with the Boston Celtics, Lee’s blend of offensive creativity and defensive discipline was billed as the perfect fit for a franchise desperate for direction.
'It's great for Tidjane to get extended minutes right now (in the G-League),' said Charlotte Hornets' head coach Charles Lee when asked about the second-year forward's progress with the Greensboro Swarm.
After trailing by 12 late in the fourth quarter on Saturday night, the Charlotte Hornets rallied to an overtime victory over a Toronto Raptors team who had just won nine straight games.
Christmas and the NBA go hand-in-hand. The day serves for the top hoops league in the world, like Thanksgiving for the NFL. However, while the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are perpetual Thanksgiving participants, the NBA has mixed up the matchups and the teams throughout the years.
As of Saturday, November 29th, the Charlotte Hornets have the 18th ranked offense in the NBA. Even though Charles Lee has had to manipulate his starting five from night-to-night because of injuries to his star players, Lee and his staff have the team as a whole clicking (relative to expectations) on that end of the floor.
In an otherwise disappointing season, the Charlotte Hornets had a surprising result against the Toronto Raptors. Considering the Toronto Raptors were on a nine-game winning streak, most expected them to take care of business against the Charlotte Hornets.
The Charlotte Hornets will need all of the ingredients that were on display for their most recent victory when they take on the visiting Toronto Raptors on Saturday night.
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.
The Charlotte Hornets had a chance for a clutch win against Toronto that could have sent a message. It would have given them a fleeting moment of joy in what is quickly turning into a season of misery.
After Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball got the green light to play to play in Friday’s NBA Cup matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks, head coach Charles Lee discussed a minutes restriction on his starting guard.
The Charlotte Hornets snapped their three-game losing skid at home with a 111-100 upset of the Milwaukee Bucks yesterday, as six players notched double-digit points.
"Oh, extremely confident in KJ," said Charlotte Hornets Head Coach Charles Lee when asked about the second-year guard after Monday night's disappointing loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.
After starting in the first six games of the 2025-26 NBA season, Charlotte Hornets star guard LaMelo Ball has missed each of the last four games with an ankle injury.
Charlotte Hornets rookie center Ryan Kalkbrenner has been one of the NBA’ most pleasant surprises to begin the 2025-26 season. The former Creighton Bluejays center has averaged 9.2 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.3 blocks for the Hornets while averaging 26.6 minutes per game.
The Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida was a house of horrors for the Charlotte Hornets earlier this season. Charlotte waltzed into South Beach with their chests puffed out, riding the high of a 2-1 start behind stellar play from Kon Knueppel and LaMelo Ball, looking to put the league on notice.
How you feel about Charles Lee's tenure as the head coach of the Charlotte Hornets is likely based on your expectations for the team. Those who think the Hornets are a playoff-ready, elite Popovic-ian or Carlisle-ian head coach away from making serious noise in the Eastern Conference are fed up with Lee.
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.
The Charlotte Hornets dropped their second straight Thursday night, and once again, they climbed back into a one-score game, all to see it go away in the blink of an eye.
The Charlotte Hornets have had little to no success since their addition to the NBA in 1988. Despite being owned by the legendary Michael Jordan for 17 years, the Charlotte Hornets have failed to leave a dent in the NBA.