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Hornets Draft Preview: Here’s a look at several exciting prospects that could be coming to Charlotte
By Chase Whitney July 16, 2021 Photo: Darron Cummings / AP The 2021 NBA Draft (July 29) is steadily approaching. The Charlotte Hornets will be making their fifth lottery pick in as many years when they’re on the clock at No. 11, and this time...
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Jordan Brand Jumpman Invitational basketball event coming to Charlotte in 2022
By CLTure News July 8, 2021 Jordan Brand and Charlotte Sports Foundation have announced a three-year deal to host a new Jumpman Invitational basketball event taking place in Charlotte at Spectrum Center on December 20 and 21 in 2022. The event will feature both the...
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Who should the Hornets select with the No. 11 pick in the 2021 NBA Draft?
By Chase Whitney June 25, 2021 Photo: Ethan Hyman / AP The Hornets entered Tuesday’s 2021 NBA Draft Lottery with the eleventh-best odds at landing the No. 1 overall pick, and 11th is exactly where they’ll select in the draft on July 29. Last season,...
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LaMelo Ball has won the NBA’s Rookie of the Year honors
By Chase Whitney June 16, 2021 Photo: Jacob Kupferman / AP It’s been a long time coming, but Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball has been named the NBA’s Rookie of the Year for the 2020-2021 season after averaging 15.7 points, 5.9 rebounds and 6.1 assists...
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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: Black Hornets, Quicksteps, Biddle Stars, and Red Sox
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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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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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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