Tag: Charlotte Hornets

(A)sked Steve Clifford if it’s conceivable MKG (shoulder surgery) could be cleared medically if @hornets make the playoffs (more)… Clifford didn’t dismiss possibility of MKG in playoffs, but said there’s no “timeline” on his rehabilitation. Source: Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer on Twitter

Cody Zeller was a top-four pick, but he’s fighting to live up to that billing in his third season in Charlotte.

Nicolas Batum was surprised the Blazers disbanded so quickly, but thinks the Hornets can be just as good.

The Charlotte Hornets will be without center Al Jefferson for an additional five games once he returns from a leg injury, after Jefferson was suspended without pay for violating the terms of the NBA/NBPA Anti-Drug program. Jefferson is out with a strained left calf and can’t begin serving the five-game suspension until he’s healthy, the […]

Which NBA players could make their first All-Star team this season? Joel Brigham takes a look.

Charlotte Hornets General Manager Rich Cho announced today that the team has signed Head Coach Steve Clifford to a multiyear contract extension. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.“We like what Coach Clifford and his staff have been doing,” said Cho. “He has done a really good job over the last two […]

Charlotte Hornets center Al Jefferson underwent a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) earlier today which confirmed the team’s initial diagnosis of a strained left calf. Jefferson, who suffered the injury in the first quarter of Sunday’s 87-82 win vs. Milwaukee, is expected to be sidelined for approximately two to three weeks. Source: NBA.com/Hornets

Lang Greene looks at how each team has played early in the season, labeling the underachievers and overachievers.

Which teams or players will come back down to Earth after a playing well early in the NBA season? Basketball Insiders’ Alex Kennedy and CineSport’s Noah Coslov discuss which hot starts are unsustainable.