There was no barbeque or beach music in Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, but the NBA Draft had a North Carolina feel last week. Six players with connections to the Old North State were taken in the […]
CHARLOTTE — Facing a red-hot Charlotte team that was riding a five-game win streak, the New York Knicks took advantage of a 40-point first quarter on Wednesday to coast to a 121-106 road win over […]
Torry Holt and Sam Mills are finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame and will find out next month if they’ll be included as part of the shrine’s Class of 2022. Regardless of what […]
NEW YORK — Miles Bridges scored a career-high 38 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, leading the Charlotte Hornets to a 97-87 victory over the New York Knicks on Monday. Terry Rozier added 22 points. He […]
CHARLOTTE — An emphatic windmill dunk from Miles Bridges in the closing minutes of the fourth quarter capped off the Charlotte Hornets’ comeback victory over the New York Knicks on Friday night. Back home in […]
NEW YORK — Harthorne Wingo, a Tryon native and fan favorite and reserve on the New York Knicks’ 1973 NBA championship team, has died. He was 73. He died Jan. 20 in a New York […]
CHARLOTTE — Gordon Hayward came to Charlotte looking for an expanded role and an opportunity to turn a struggling Hornets franchise into a winner. The 30-year-old small forward is getting both done while playing some […]
North State Journal’s 100 in 100 series will showcase the best athlete from each of North Carolina’s 100 counties. From Alamance to Yancey, each county will feature one athlete who stands above the rest. Some […]
CHARLOTTE — Hornets coach James Borrego wants Devonte’ Graham to finish his second NBA season strong, rather than limping down the stretch. That’s why Borrego gave Graham the night off Tuesday, in hopes that he […]
For the players from North Carolina schools, last week’s NBA Draft followed a similar pattern to the college basketball season they recently finished. Duke dominated the headlines by having three players taken in the first […]
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