Last season Charlotte had the sixth ranked defense in the NBA.
That was in spite of Al Jefferson, not because of him. Every night teams worked hard to draw Jefferson out into pick-and-roll situations — especially at the …
Rookie power forward Noah Vonleh said he hopes to be fully cleared medically in the next two to three weeks, following surgery to repair a sports hernia.
Vonleh said he was playing pickup basketball on Indiana’s campus …
When Lance Stephenson met with Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan for the first time during the offseason in Las Vegas, he said he was awestruck and practically couldn’t speak.
He idolized the man many consider to be …
The Charlotte Hornets have yet to bounce a ball at training camp, but we now know four of the five starters this season.
Center Al Jefferson and point guard Kemba Walker were givens. Then Monday coach Steve Clifford said …
Lance Stephenson can remember well the moment he felt on top of the basketball world.
He was 12 years old, ranked the No. 1 sixth-grade player in the country by Hoop Scoop, a national basketball player-ranking service. …
Charlotte Hornets forward Jeff Taylor will not be allowed to practice or play for his team while the NBA investigates his arrest Thursday on a domestic violence charge in Michigan.
“We have informed Jeffery Taylor that …
The Charlotte Hornets announced Friday that forward Jeff Taylor has been removed from team activities while the NBA investigates the charges that have been brought against Taylor involving a domestic violence incident at a …
Charlotte Hornets player Jeff Taylor is accused of assaulting his girlfriend and a hotel employee in East Lansing and damaging hotel property, court records show.
Taylor, 25, was charged Thursday in 54B District Court …
The Charlotte Hornets have started discussions with Kemba Walker about a potential contract extension.
“We’ve had some initial talks,” Rich Cho said. “I don’t want to get into the discussions because I don’t …
In the final days before training camp, Charlotte Hornets general manager Rich Cho will sign another big man and tentatively explore a contract extension for point guard Kemba Walker.
Cho said Thursday he will sign …
A 25-year-old member of the Charlotte Hornets has been charged in connection with a domestic assault incident at an East Lansing hotel.
Jeffery Matthew Taylor was charged Thursday with one count of domestic assault, one …
A current Charlotte Hornets player was arrested early Thursday morning in Michigan on the charge of domestic assault.
Jeffery Matthew Taylor, 25, was arrested at the East Lansing Marriott at University Place around 1 a.m. …
Happiness and continuity can carry an extra price in the NBA, and the teams most willing to pay it are often those that have known the deepest misery.
Charlotte sunk into depths of misery no one even knew existed, both on …
The Hornets selected Noah Vonleh with the ninth overall pick in this summer’s draft, a 6’10” big whose rebounding ability could have seen him earn minutes in the rotation as soon as the beginning of the season.
But …
The city of Charlotte is prepared to spend $27.5 million in capital improvements for Time Warner Cable Arena, as well as 10 years’ worth of annual payments of $600,000 for ongoing maintenance.
The Charlotte Hornets and …
Here’s the deal on Gerald Henderson and the Charlotte Hornets: He’s a little disappointed in how he played last season but welcomed his team signing free-agent shooting guard Lance Stephenson last month.
Does he still …
The Charlotte Hornets plan to formally submit a bid Tuesday to host either the 2017 or 2018 NBA All-Star Weekend, a source close to the process said Monday.
The team and the Charlotte Sports Foundation have called a news …
There are 165 kids on the court at Kemba Walker’s basketball camp, some as young as 8 years old.
What were you like as a player at 8?
“I was bad,” says Walker, the Charlotte Hornets’ point guard.
Bad as in …
On the surface, Noah Vonleh has struggled in Summer League. And that’s being polite. The kid has been miserable from the floor. The gangly forward drafted ninth overall in June’s draft out of Indiana has made 19 of 62 shots …
Charlotte had what is considered one of the stronger, more professional locker rooms in the NBA last season. Veteran big man Al Jefferson and his steady demeanor was a big part of that.
Now Lance Stephenson is being …
The Hornets and point guard Jannero Pargo have struck a deal, according to Pargo’s agents at Priority Sports & Entertainment (Twitter link; hat tip to Marc Stein of ESPN.com). The Mark Bartelstein client returns to …
After losing out on their top two priorities — re-sign forward Josh McRoberts and snag restricted free agent Gordon Hayward — the Charlotte Hornets have finally landed some free agents, though they’re not the big splash …
Charlotte Hornets associate head coach Patrick Ewing didn’t want to hear about first-game jitters. Noah Vonleh and P.J. Hairston will be paid like NBA players this season; they have to live up to that.
“If both P.J. …
There’s yet another wrinkle in the P.J. Hairston saga.
Hairston’s agent, Juan Morrow, identifies himself as a “certified player agent” on his website and social media profiles for his agency, Upside Media …
There’s yet another wrinkle in the P.J. Hairston saga.
Hairston’s agent, Juan Morrow, identifies himself as a “certified player agent” on his website and social media profiles for his agency, Upside Media …
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