Hornets run-in lands Jalen Brunson on Knicks’ injury report
Jalen Brunson couldn't avoid the injury report for Saturday's home game against the Pistons. Brunson, who hit the floor hard in a third-quarter collision and did not play the final 14 minutes of Thursday's win over the Hornets, is listed as questionable with a lower back contusion. Tom Thibodeau said after Thursday's game that the […]
Knicks use balanced attack to beat Hornets as win streak hits four
Less than a week later, the Knicks kept an undermanned Charlotte team hanging around for the entire game until Tom Thibodeau's team escaped with a one-point victory. The Hornets once again had a tough second quarter on Thursday night despite being without several of their top players, but the Knicks pulled away with a 38-16 […]
LaMelo Ball out at least two weeks in Hornets injury blow
LaMelo Ball's career year will be suspended. The Hornets star will be sidelined for at least two weeks with a strained left calf muscle, the team announced Saturday. LaMelo Ball will be out for at least the next two weeks. Getty Images The injury occurred during the team's loss to the Heat on Wednesday, and […]
Jalen Brunson bails out Knicks as Mikal Bridges bottoms out against lowly Hornets
The Knicks could have had a great game against a battered, last-place opponent on Black Friday. Instead, they paid full retail price for a 99-98 victory, but that performance was eclipsed by the team's biggest disappointment, Mikal Bridges, who watched most of the game from the bench. It required a fourth-quarter turnaround. Jalen Brunson led […]
Hornets’ Grant Williams out for season with torn ACL
Grant Williams' season is over. The Charlotte Hornets big man and former Boston Celtic suffered a torn ACL and will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season. ESPN coverage. Williams started at center in recent games. IaQHBmypMark Williams and Nick Richards, who have not yet made their debuts this season, were injured. Williams tore his […]
LaMelo Ball hit the wildest shot of his career in Hornets’ OT win over Pistons
LaMelo Ball has been in an incredible slump this season. Thursday night was another ridiculous night at the office, with Ball scoring 35 points and dishing out nine assists. That included making an off-balance deep three and beating the shock clock in the most ridiculous way imaginable. It's worth watching with the audio on just […]
Cam Johnson goes off for 34 points as shorthanded Nets top Hornets
It looked ominous for the Nets to see leading scorer Cam Thomas' status gradually downgraded throughout the day from available to probable to questionable, then out 20 minutes before tipoff. They were already short on players, with center Nick Claxton absent. He had already suffered three consecutive losses. It was a near-.500 start, more promising […]
Hornets’ Tre Mann Throws Down Absolutely Filthy Dunk That Reminds You Of The Legendary Vince Carter
Lord, have mercy, Tre… The Charlotte Hornets and Brooklyn Nets met Tuesday night at Barclays Center in a contest that was featured in group play for the NBA Cup (as anyone should be interested in that tournament). Either way, the Nets kept winning. 116-115 Thriller — if you can call the game between these lesser […]
NBA fines Hornets star LaMelo Ball $100K for anti-gay comment during postgame interview
Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball has been fined $100,000 by the NBA for making anti-gay comments during a postgame interview. On Saturday, Ball made the winning free throw and the Hornets defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 115-114. But Ball dropped an anti-gay comment while explaining the final play of the game, where teammate Grant Williams defended […]
NBA fines Hornets’ LaMelo Ball $100K for ‘derogatory comment’
The NBA has fined Hornets star LaMelo Ball $100,000 for making anti-gay comments during an interview after Charlotte's 115-114 home win over the struggling Bucks on Saturday. Ball was talking about the last play of the game. Grant Williams defended Giannis Antetokounmpo at the top of the key and tucked in a contested jumper for […]