Hornets’ LaMelo Ball fined $100k for homophobic remark in postgame interview

Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball was slapped with a $100k fine following a homophobic remark in a postgame interview. The 23-year-old made an ‘offensive and derogatory’ comment following Charlotte’s 115-114 win at home over the Milwaukee Bucks. When speaking to Hornets sideline reporter Shannon Spake postgame, Ball was questioned on the team’s strategy to stop […]

Joe Lyons  •  18 Nov 2024
Charlotte Hornets are fastest growing franchise based on team value

The Charlotte Hornets are known by many fans as a small market team. And while that is true, they are also rapidly growing in value, at least according to Forbes’ yearly NBA team valuations. Rapid Growth In The Last Year In the Fall of 2022, Forbes valued the team at roughly 1.7 billion dollars (chump […]

Mat Issa  •  15 Nov 2023
Ankle Injuries Are Sadly Pilling Up This Season For LaMelo Ball, Charlotte’s All-Star PG Suffered A Fractured Ankle Last Night

The 2021-22 Charlotte Hornets last season had their first winning record to end the year since 2015-16. Fast-forward to this season and the results are not quite the same. At 20-43 after a win vs the Detroit Pistons last night, the Hornets are 14th in the East. Their all-star PG LaMelo Ball has been injury plagued […]

Zach Wolpin  •  28 Feb 2023
Charlotte’s LaMelo Ball Is The Second Youngest Player In League History To Total 1,000 Career Points, Rebounds, And Assists

After missing 27 games already for the Hornets this season, LaMelo Ball is healthy once again and he’s doing what he can to keep the tea competitive. He’s played the last 11 games in a row after dealing with multiple ankle injuries in the early part of the season. With a triple-double in the Hornets […]

Zach Wolpin  •  16 Feb 2023
Kelly Oubre Jr. Will Miss 4-To-6 Weeks To Undergo Surgery On Torn Ligament

It’s been a brutal season so far for the Charlotte Hornets. They are second to last in the Eastern Conference at 10-28 and are 3-7 in their last ten games. Injuries have are an enormous reason why the Hornets are struggling this season. Charlotte has had some of their best players miss a number of […]

Zach Wolpin  •  03 Jan 2023
Gordon Hayward Plans To Play Tonight Vs The Atlanta Hawks

The Charlotte Hornets have struggled mightily through the first third of the season. They have the worst record in the NBA at 7-21 and are on a six-game losing streak. Charlotte has had a number of their star players miss time this season and it has hurt the team. Nine different players have started a […]

Zach Wolpin  •  16 Dec 2022
LaMelo Ball Optimistic On Returning To Hornets Lineup Tonight

It’s been a season to forget so far for the Charlotte Hornets. The team has a 7-20 record which is last in the Southeast Division and fourteenth place in the Eastern Conference. Charlotte are 3-7 in their last ten games and are on a five-game losing streak. Luckily, some reinforcements may be on the way […]

Zach Wolpin  •  14 Dec 2022
LaMelo Ball Steps On Fans Ankle In Last Nights Loss And Reinjures Left Ankle

The Charlotte Hornets lost to the Indiana Pacers last night, 125-113. LaMelo Ball was in his third game back this season after missing the first 13 games. He lead the Hornets in scoring last night with 26 points and also had six assists and five three-pointers in the game. With 1:34 left in the game, […]

Zach Wolpin  •  17 Nov 2022
Jaylen Brown leads Celtics to 134-93 preseason win vs Hornets

Jaylen Brown scored a game-high 24 points as the Boston Celtics cruised past the Charlotte Hornets in Joe Mazzulla’s first outing as head coach of the 17-time NBA champions. TD Garden welcomed the reigning Eastern Conference champions back home on Sunday afternoon in Boston’s first preseason game ahead of the upcoming 2022-23 campaign and the […]

Joe Lyons  •  09 Aug 2024