Batum Injures Ankle; May Not Return to Series

Charlotte Hornets swingman Nicolas Batum suffered a left ankle sprain in Wednesday night’s 115-103 loss to the Miami Heat in Game 2 of their first-round series. “It looked bad when it happened,” (Al) Jefferson said. “Looking at his ankle now, it’s pretty bad. “That’s part of the game. I feel like, me, personally, I don’t […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
HEAT-Hornets Game 2 Recap

A recap of Game 2 between the Miami HEAT and Charlotte Hornets.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
HEAT-Hornets Game 1 Recap

The Miami HEAT were dominant in Game 1 on Sunday. Can the Hornets regroup and take Game 2?

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA AM: Coaching Carousel Begins To Spin

A number of NBA teams are pushing their head coach out the door. Who is in line to replace them? … Kobe Bryant caps an impressive career with an impressive performance… The Warriors set a new record but are again overshadowed.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Hornets Recall Aaron Harrison From D-League

The Charlotte Hornets announced today the team has recalled guard Aaron Harrison from the Erie BayHawks of the NBA Development League. This marked the third assignment to the NBA D-League for Harrison this season (also on assignment Jan. 21 – Jan. 23 and Feb. 3 – Feb. 7 with the Oklahoma City Blue). Harrison averaged […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA PM: Make Or Break Summer Ahead For Charlotte

The Hornets are riding high entering playoff season, but the team has pivotal free agency decisions ahead.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Hornets’ Nicolas Batum May Withdraw From Olympics

Source: Hornets Frenchman Nicolas Batum undecided on Olympic Games, might withdraw. Source: David Pick on Twitter

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Hornets Lin Still Gets Stopped by Security Officials

It happens so frequently now that Jeremy Lin doesn’t even bother wasting the energy to get annoyed by it too much these days. Still, as the first American-born NBA player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent, there are some arenas in which Lin might be better off simply leaving on his game-worn, official No. 7 Charlotte […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
‘DeAndre Jordan Rule’ May Benefit Restricted Players

The shortened moratorium may benefit restricted free agents, writes salary cap guru Eric Pincus

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021