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Hornets start over again with trades; Mitch Kupchak to advisory role

February 13, 2024 Jesse Deal

CHARLOTTE — With only 10 wins in 50 games as the NBA trade deadline approached on Feb. 8, the Charlotte Hornets decided to start a new chapter. The team sent PJ Washington and Gordon Hayward […]

Hornets, with help from 5 newcomers, beat Grizzlies to end 10-game losing streak

February 10, 2024 The Associated Press

CHARLOTTE — Miles Bridges scored 25 points, newcomer Vasilije Micic had career highs with 18 points and nine assists and the new-look Charlotte Hornets snapped a 10-game losing streak with a 115-106 victory over the […]

Hornets ship Washington to Dallas, Hayward to Oklahoma City ahead of trade deadline

February 8, 2024 The Associated Press

The Charlotte Hornets officially flew the white flag on the 2023-24 NBA season Thursday, trading away PJ Washington and Gordon Hayward in a pair of deals ahead of the league’s trade deadline. Dallas landed Washington […]

Embiid leads 76ers to another close win over Hornets

December 9, 2021 Jesse Deal

CHARLOTTE — Two days after defeating the Hornets by three points in overtime thanks to a 43-point night, Joel Embiid used a 32-point performance on Wednesday to guide the Philadelphia 76ers past Charlotte once again. […]

Embiid’s double-double leads 76ers past Hornets

January 5, 2021 The Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid wore a sweatshirt with “The Process” emblazoned on the front, his nickname that’s a nod to the path the 76ers took from a forlorn franchise to one that has the best […]

Harris, Embiid lead 76ers over Hornets

January 2, 2021 The Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid had 19 points and 14 rebounds and Tobias Harris scored 24 points to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 127-112 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday night. Ben Simmons had […]

Blue Devils’ pursuit of Arch Manning reminiscent of state’s other legacy players

September 2, 2020 Shawn Krest

Duke coach David Cutcliffe has coached two Mannings at two different schools. He was quarterbacks coach at Tennessee, back before Peyton Manning began his Hall of Fame NFL career, then he was head coach at […]

Hornets waive Williams, Kidd-Gilchrist; lose at home to Mavs

February 8, 2020 Cory Lavalette

CHARLOTTE — The Hornets waived former No. 2 overall pick Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and 15-year NBA veteran Marvin Williams on Saturday. The 6-foot-6 Kidd-Gilchrist was selected behind Kentucky teammate Anthony Davis in the 2012 draft, but […]

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 […]

Former Duke star Hood shoots down Hornets

March 3, 2019 Brett Friedlander

CHARLOTTE (AP) — Nicolas Batum said the Hornets’ game plan was to stop Portland’s backcourt tandem of Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum. He didn’t expect Rodney Hood to beat them. Hood broke out of a […]