Tag: Charlotte Hornets
'@nicolas88batum on pregame ovation: "It was cool. I thank the fans of Rip City. They've always been nice to me. They showed some love again — Kerry Eggers (@kerryeggers) January 30, 2016 Source: Kerry Eggers of the Portland Tribune on Twitter
Hornets forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist returned Friday night after missing nearly four months with a shoulder injury. The team’s top defender started in the Hornets’ 109-91 loss to the Blazers and played a surprising 34 minutes, finishing with 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting and seven rebounds. “Being on the floor for the first time was really […]
Salary cap guru Eric Pincus looks at the best- and worst-case cap projections for each NBA team.
The Charlotte Hornets’ Kemba Walker and the Sacramento Kings’ DeMarcus Cousins were today named NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Jan. 18 through Sunday, Jan. 24. Source: NBA.com
Kemba Walker is having his best NBA season, and the numbers suggest he should be an East All-Star.
Charlotte Hornets coach Steve Clifford says center Cody Zeller will not play against the New York Knicks and could be “out for a little bit” with a strained right shoulder. Clifford said a timetable for Zeller’s return might be known later Saturday night. It’s the same shoulder Zeller had operated on earlier this year and […]
An injury in a contract year can affect a player’s free agency. Here are five contract-year players battling injuries.
The Charlotte Hornets announced today that forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist has been cleared for full-contact practice by team orthopedist Dr. Marcus Cook. The fourth-year player suffered a torn labrum in his right shoulder on Oct. 3, 2015, in a preseason game at Orlando and underwent successful surgery performed by Dr. Cook on Oct. 6. As part […]
The longer the game went, the more Kemba Walker kept piling up the points. Walker wound up scoring a franchise-record 52, starting fast from the field in the first quarter and then closing it out from the foul line in the second overtime as the Charlotte Hornets beat the Utah Jazz 124-119 Monday. Source: The […]
Salary cap guru Eric Pincus explains why pursuing restricted free agents can be difficult due to timing.
