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Paul announces NBA retirement after 21 seasons

February 21, 2026 Jesse Deal

CHARLOTTE — Future NBA Hall of Famer Chris Paul revealed last week that he has decided to step away from basketball after a 21-season career that helped define the modern point guard. A 12-time All-Star […]

Hornets storm back to win seventh straight game

February 21, 2026 Jesse Deal

CHARLOTTE — Turning around the outlook of their season, the Charlotte Hornets are riding a seven-game winning streak for the first time since 2016. At 23-28 overall, Charlotte has gone 8-2 over its last 10 […]

Charlotte Hornets still searching for rhythm amid injuries

December 29, 2025 Jesse Deal

CHARLOTTE — Nearly two months into the 2025-26 season, the Charlotte Hornets are still struggling to find consistency as the team navigates a sustained rough stretch marked by injuries and flashes of promise from its […]

Williams rejoins Charlotte after rescinded trade

March 14, 2025 Jesse Deal

CHARLOTTE — After one of the strangest NBA trade debacles in recent memory, third-year starting center Mark Williams is back with the Charlotte Hornets as the team looks to wrap up the final third of […]

Curry takes home MVP at NBA All-Star Weekend

February 21, 2025 Ryan Henkel

The NBA All-Star Game took place this past weekend at Chase Center in San Francisco under a brand new format. The NBA has been trying to figure out a way to get players invested in […]

Hornets trudge forward after Mark Williams trade rescinded

February 14, 2025 Jesse Deal

CHARLOTTE — Jeff Peterson might have entered this past weekend feeling optimistic about the bold moves his team made at the tail end of the NBA’s trade deadline on Thursday, but the joy didn’t last […]

UpShot League set to bring women’s basketball back to NC

February 7, 2025 Asheebo Rojas

Professional women’s basketball will return to North Carolina in a little over a year. Zawyer Sports & Entertainment, the sports managing group that owns the Gastonia Ghost Peppers, the Charlotte Checkers and the newly formed […]

Hornets forced to carry on without Brandon Miller

January 31, 2025 Jesse Deal

CHARLOTTE — One step forward, one step back. Just as the Charlotte Hornets appeared to be trending in the right direction with five wins in their past eight games, the team will now have to […]

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Hornets continue to spiral at midseason

January 19, 2025 Jesse Deal

CHARLOTTE — When the cleansing refresh of a new year has arrived but a team only has one meager win to show for itself since Thanksgiving, it’s fair to say that the season might have […]

NSJ 2024 Athlete of the Year

January 16, 2025 Ryan Henkel

North Carolina’s own Steph Curry had perhaps one of the greatest performances in sports this year. The four-time NBA Champion added perhaps the final piece to his Hall-of-Fame career as he helped lead Team USA […]