Through two preseason games, All-Star guard Kemba Walker is averaging 12 points, two assists and hitting nearly two-thirds of his 3-point shots. Unfortunately for the Hornets, Walker is doing that — and will be doing […]
LAS VEGAS — There is no favorite. This is what the NBA wanted. And needed. The biggest piece of valid criticism about the league in recent years has been it was predictable. Golden State got […]
College basketball is practically the state religion in North Carolina, and area fans are used to their favorite team needing to replace most of the previous season’s production. That experience should help everyone cope with […]
With the Charlotte Hornets’ free agent activity likely focused on finding ways to keep key contributors Kemba Walker and Jeremy Lamb — or replace them — the team’s easiest path to significant improvement was through […]
There is some new blood in the NBA Finals. For the first time in five years, the championship round of the playoffs will not include the Cleveland Cavaliers or LeBron James. With James in Los […]
CHARLOTTE — There’s a part of Kemba Walker that wants to play his entire career with the Charlotte Hornets. There’s another part that wants to compete for an NBA championship before he’s too old. With […]
The Charlotte Hornets missed the postseason for the third straight season, which is tied for the fifth-longest current playoff drought in the NBA, behind Sacramento, Phoenix, New York and the Lakers. The team made some […]
CHARLOTTE (AP) — Kemba Walker’s season is over with the Hornets. Now the question becomes whether the franchise’s leading scorer and three-time All-Star is done playing in Charlotte for good. Walker can become a free […]
CLEVELAND (AP) — With one game left, the Charlotte Hornets are still in the playoff chase. There’s hope, not heartache. Kemba Walker scored 23 points and Charlotte kept its late-season postseason push going by pulling […]
The Charlotte Hornets are on the outside looking in of the Eastern Conference playoff race with a week remaining in the NBA regular season. Their 111-102 defeat at Utah on Monday — the Hornets’ third […]
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