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Allen leads Nets over Hornets
NEW YORK — Without Kyrie Irving for the third straight game due to an injured right shoulder, the Brooklyn Nets used a trio of players to pick up the slack. Jarrett Allen led the way […]
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Hornets rookie Washington nets 27 in 126-125 win over Bulls
CHARLOTTE — When Hornets general manager Mitch Kupchak took PJ Washington with the 12th pick in the draft, he suggested the Kentucky forward might spend this season bouncing back and forth between Charlotte and its […]
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Young, unproven Hornets will have opportunity for minutes
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 […]
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Hornets gutted by free agency
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 […]
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NBA free agent carousel: Where did the local products end up?
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 […]
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Hornets draft results do little to relieve free agency uncertainty
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 […]
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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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Plenty for UNC to be happy about in two wins
COLUMBUS, Ohio — North Carolina came into the NCAA Tournament playing some of the best basketball in the country. It’s a trend that continued through the opening two rounds of the Midwest Region last weekend. […]
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Williams’ words, actions help Hornets break out of slump
CHARLOTTE (AP) — Marvin Williams has spent the last couple of weeks encouraging his teammates not to give up, reminding them the playoffs are still a possibility despite a recent slump. On Friday night, Williams […]
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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 […]