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NBA Finals feature several NC products
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 […]
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Walker uncertain about his future with Hornets
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 […]
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Hornets just miss playoffs, look to hold onto free agents
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 […]
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Hornets need help to reach postseason
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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Post-break tailspin knocks Hornets out of playoff spot
Charlotte hosted the NBA’s All-Star Weekend festivities in mid-February, and it appears that no one told the hometown Hornets that the league has resumed play. The Hornets were three games below .500 at the break […]
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NBA’s best shine at Charlotte’s All-Star Weekend
Former Duke Blue Devil Jayson Tatum hit a half-court shot to come from behind in the NBA All-Star Skills Competition, part of the festivities held last weekend in Charlotte. Tatum beat Memphis’ Mike Conley Jr. […]
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NBA All-Stars come — and come back — to NC
It’s a couple years later than expected, but the NBA All-Star Weekend will take place in Charlotte this weekend. The Hornets were originally supposed to host the rest of the league two years ago, but […]
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Walker expects ‘crazy’ reaction as All-Star starter
CHARLOTTE — Hornets point guard Kemba Walker can’t imagine what the atmosphere will be like when he’s introduced as an NBA All-Star Game starter next month on his home court. “I haven’t given it any […]
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Hornets midseason report: Progress, room to grow
The Charlotte Hornets faced a midseason test this week, and they passed with flying colors. It was the end of a tough West Coast road swing, and the Hornets were a disappointing 1-4 with losses […]
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NSJ Player of the Year: Walker wills Hornets into playoff picture
Nine minutes were enough to provide a microcosm of the Charlotte Hornets’ season. Ninety seconds into the second half of a November game, Kemba Walker rolls toward the basket, runs baseline and takes a bounce […]