Tag: Charlotte Hornets
Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball became the eighth NBA player to record at least 10 triple-doubles before turning 23 years old in Sunday night’s 124-118 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. This was his first 30-point triple. Ball posted his 10th triple, trailing Luka Doncic (45), Oscar Robertson (38), Magic Johnson (31), Ben Simmons (22), LeBron […]
The Charlotte Hornets declined to pick up James Bouknight’s $6.1 million team option for the 2024-25 season, per sources. The 6-foot-4 guard will become an unrestricted free agent next summer. His $4.57 million club option for 2023-24 was exercised last October. This is part of the four-year, $19.15 million rookie-scale contract he signed in August […]
The Charlotte Hornets are bringing back 13-year veteran guard Ish Smith and waiving guard Edmond Sumner. Smith, 35, went undrafted in 2010 out of Wake Forest University. The North Carolina native is the only player in school history with at least 1,000 points (1,114) and 600 assists (612) in his college career. Furthermore, Smith has […]
Charlotte Hornets guard Frank Ntilikina is set to miss at least four weeks due to a non-displaced fracture of his left tibia and will be re-evaluated in a month. The injury occurred during Thursday’s 127-99 loss to the Boston Celtics in Charlotte’s fourth preseason game. Ntilikina, 25, is slated to serve as the backup point […]
Charlotte Hornets guard Brandon Miller, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft out of the University of Alabama, has been named a co-defendant in a lawsuit over the wrongful death of 23-year-old Jamea Harris. The lawsuit was filed in a federal court on Friday by Harris’ mother, DeCarla Heard. Miller, 20, provided […]
The Charlotte Hornets have officially waived center Kai Jones. Hornets president of basketball operations and general manager Mitch Kupchak announced the news on Wednesday. Last week, the Hornets revealed Jones would not join the team for training camp following strange messages posted on social media, including a bizarre Instagram Live video and criticism of his teammates. […]
Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges was issued an arrest warrant for allegedly violating a protective order. According to Jessica Allen and Glenn Counts of WSOC in Charlotte, North Carolina, the warrant dates back to January but has not been served. The criminal summons came out Wednesday and also hasn’t been served. In July, Bridges accepted […]
Charlotte Hornets center Kai Jones made headlines this offseason after dissing his teammates on social media and for refusing to participate in optional team drills. Prior to training camp, the Hornets made a decision to keep Jones away from the team indefinitely. “Hornets seem concerned about Kai Jones, whose odd behavior on social media has […]
The Charlotte Hornets are signing free agent guard Edmond Sumner to a one-year contract, per sources. Sumner, 27, was selected 52nd overall by the New Orleans Pelicans in the 2017 NBA Draft out of Xavier University. The Michigan native was then traded to the Indiana Pacers for $1 million cash on draft night. In July […]
The Charlotte Hornets are re-signing free agent guard Theo Maledon to a two-way contract. Maledon, 22, was selected 34th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2020 NBA Draft. However, the 6-foot-4 guard was then traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder, along with Al Horford, Vasilije Micic, and a 2025 first round draft pick for […]
