Posts Tagged ‘Charlotte Hornets’
LaMelo Ball wins NBA Rookie of the Year honors
LaMelo Ball is the 2020-21 NBA Rookie of the Year. The Charlotte Hornets guard got 84 of 99 first-place votes and was named the top rookie on Wednesday night. Reacting to the news, Ball noted that he set lofty ambitions for himself this season. “Honestly, way before the league when I was playing basketball and…
Read MoreGordon Hayward joins Hornets
The Charlotte Hornets have completed a sign-and-trade deal with the Boston Celtics for veteran forward Gordon Hayward, it was announced on Sunday. What’s more, the Hornets will receive second-round draft selections in 2023 and 2024 in exchange for a protected 2022 second-round pick. Hayward’s new contract is worth $120 million over four years. “To the…
Read MoreDwight Howard Traded to the Charlotte Hornets
Dwight Howard is on his way to the Charlotte Hornets (NBA). The former All-NBA center heads to the Hornets from the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Miles Plumlee and Marco Bellinelli. Charollote also takes the 31st pick in this year’s draft while giving Atlanta the 41st pick. The 31-year-old big man played only one season…
Read MoreP.J. Hairston to be charged with assault
Newly drafted Charlotte Hornets rookie P.J. Hairston (198 cm, North Carolina’14) is not starting his NBA career on the right foot. The former Tar Heel and 26th pick in the 2014 NBA Draft is set to appear in court for misdemeanor charges of assault and battery during a pickup game of basketball. Kentrell Barkley, a…
Read MoreMichael Jordan to make a comeback?
Michael Jordan is not afraid of a comeback and former player turned commentator Jalen Rose told Grantlands host Bill
Read MorePatrick Ewing hired as Bobcats assistant
Patrick Ewing will be joining the Michael Jordan-owned Charlotte Bobcats as an assistant coach for the 2013-14 NBA season. Ewing’s long-time rival from his days as a player for the New York Knicks will now be his boss. Ewing has had a good relationship with recently hired head coach Steve Clifford. Ever since his retirement…
Read MoreSteve Clifford to coach Charlotte Bobcats
Former Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Steve Clifford has agreed to terms with the Charlotte Bobcats and is slated to sign a three-year, $6 million contract to be their new head coach. The third year is a team option. He is replacing Mike Dunlap, who was fired in April. This is Clifford’s first time at…
Read MoreBobcats begin name change back to Hornets
The Charlotte Bobcats are in the process of changing their name back to “Hornets”, including arranging digital assets that would allow a return to their original nickname. There is no timetable for the switch though NBA commissioner to be Adam Silver told Bobcats season ticket holders in April that such a change would take at…
Read MoreMichael Jordan marries longtime girlfriend
NBA legend and Bobcats owner Michael Jordan married longtime girlfriend Yvette Prieto, a former model, at a wedding in Florida on Saturday. Jordan, who turned 50 in February, and Prieto, 35, were wed in a ceremony at Bethesda-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Palm Beach. The church also played host to Donald Trump’s wedding in 2005. Jordan,…
Read MoreMike Dunlap fired by the Bobcats
Mike Dunlap has been released as the head coach of the Charlotte Bobcats in the National Basketball Association (USA, NBA). The franchise decided to fire Dunlap after a poor season where the team found positive results hard to come by. The Bobcats finished one from last in the Eastern Conference Southeast Division with a less…
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