The North State Journal

NBA ready to resume

July 29, 2020 Brett Friedlander

It’s been four months since Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz tested positive for COVID-19, setting off a chain of events that brought sports across the world to a screeching halt. On Thursday, the NBA […]

Assigned seats, no fans a reality of NBA’s ‘Whole New Game’

July 21, 2020 The Associated Press

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — There’s no bench. The broadcasters will not be courtside. And the stat crew will be doing their work inside what loosely can be described as an oversized hockey penalty box. […]

North Carolina’s All-Decade basketball team unsurprisingly ACC-heavy

January 8, 2020 Brett Friedlander

The past 10 years were an eventful decade for college basketball in North Carolina. There were three national championships, one memorable near miss, an NCAA investigation survived by North Carolina and another one that’s still […]

Hornets rally from 14 down to beat winless Kings 118-111

October 31, 2019 Cory Lavalette

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — P.J. Washington controlled the post well enough to keep Charlotte close until the rest of his teammates found their rhythm. The Hornets rookie showed some versatility, too, when he stepped out and […]

NBA free agent carousel: Where did the local products end up?

July 3, 2019 Shawn Krest

NBA free agency opened with a bang last week as teams combined to spend more than $3 billion in the first 24 hours. The spending frenzy helped fatten the wallets of several players with ties […]

Little’s spark means a lot to UNC’s opening-round victory

March 23, 2019 Brett Friedlander

COLUMBUS, Ohio — For all the senior experience on the North Carolina basketball team, including two starters with national championship rings to their credit, it took a freshman to realize what needed to be done […]

Former state college stars help Dallas feel at home on the road against Hornets

January 3, 2019 Steve Reed | The Associated Press

CHARLOTTE — Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks finally found friendly rims on the road. Doncic and Dennis Smith Jr. fueled an early long-range shooting blitz and the Mavericks beat the Charlotte Hornets 122-84 on […]

Will this be the year Clemson climbs to the top of the (Chapel) Hill?

January 16, 2018 Brett Friedlander

When it comes to playing in Chapel Hill, Clemson is the college basketball version of Sisyphus. He’s the tragic Greek mythological figure condemned by the gods to spend eternity pushing a giant boulder up a […]