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New Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame event will host Charlotte, Wake Forest, NC State, and East Carolina at Spectrum Center
By CLTure News June 3, 2021 The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame has announced the first-ever Basketball Hall of Fame Shootout to be held at Spectrum Center on Friday, December 17, 2021 with four games featuring regional college men’s basketball programs. The one-day quadruple-header...
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The forgotten history of Black baseball in Charlotte
By Michael Turner Webb June 1, 2021 Photo: Inez Moore Parker Archives Photo Collection at JCSU On June 20, 1890, The Wilmington Messenger reported on a game between their local Black baseball team, the Fowler Base Ball Club of Wilmington, against the Quicksteps of Charlotte....
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Crippled by injuries and lack of frontcourt depth to end the season, the Hornets have some big decisions ahead in the offseason
By Chase Whitney May 24, 2021 Photo: Nell Redmond / AP The dust has had time to settle in Charlotte, and the Hornets’ blowout loss to the Indiana Pacers in the first round of the play-in tournament is far enough in the rearview to where...
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Hornets stumble into first postseason game since 2016, earning nationally-televised play-in game against the Pacers
By Chase Whitney May 16, 2021 Photo: Nell Redmond / AP With Sunday afternoon’s season-ending loss to the Washington Wizards, the Charlotte Hornets finish the season in 10th place in the Eastern Conference standings and will match up against the Indiana Pacers on the road...
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How to watch J. Cole’s first pro basketball game with the Rwanda Patriots BBC in the Basketball Africa League
By CLTure News May 15, 2021 Photo: Pooja Pasupula Fayetteville’s J.Cole released his latest album, The Off-Season on Friday, and while the project has received instant acclaim from fans across the world, it may not be the most eventful part of Cole’s weekend. On May...
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Hornets will play in first postseason game since 2016, but it’s all uphill from here
By Chase Whitney May 12, 2021 (updated) Photo: Chris Carlson / AP There are but three games remaining in the 2020-2021 regular season for the Charlotte Hornets, and while their play-in tournament seed hasn’t been locked, fans have a general idea of where the team...
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The Charlotte Hornets launch commemorative NFT series recognizing inaugural (1988-89) season
By CLTure News May 11, 2021 Photo: Alex Cason The Hornets have announced the launch of its first commemorative NFT to be available for fans in attendance on May 13 against the L.A. Clippers. The limited-edition NFT will be the first in a series of...
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Brandon Bellamy, owner of the Gastonia Honey Hunters, prepares for historic opening at FUSE District Stadium
By Brandon Lunsford May 11, 2021 Photo: Marcus Rainey Professional baseball will return to Gastonia for the first time in 25 years this May when the Honey Hunters take the field at FUSE District Stadium. The Spinners, Rangers, Cardinals, Rockets, Pirates, Rippers, and King Cougars...
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LaMelo Ball is back, just in time for a playoff run and a shot to claim Rookie of the Year
By Chase Whitney May 3, 2021 Photo: Nell Redmond / AP The moment that Charlotte Hornets fans have been patiently waiting for since the dreadful night of March 20 is finally here; LaMelo Ball has returned to play, and Malik Monk came back right alongside...
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Charlotte Knights baseball returns to Uptown, here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming season
By John Bauman April 30, 2021 (updated) Dan Rajkowski, the Knights’ Chief Operating Officer, explained Wednesday at a Knights Media Day that the team last played on August 29, 2019. Over a year and a half later, the team will finally take the field again...
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