Trae Young

Rookie Brandon Miller provides spark in Hornets’ season-opening win

October 26, 2023 The Associated Press

CHARLOTTE — Victor Wembanyama has commanded a lot of the headlines in the NBA offseason. But fellow rookie Brandon Miller proved in the season opener that he can play a little, too. PJ Washington scored […]

Hornets snap 7-game losing streak, beat Hawks

February 14, 2023 The Associated Press

CHARLOTTE — LaMelo Ball had 30 points and 15 assists, Terry Rozier added 29 points and the Charlotte Hornets held off the Atlanta Hawks 144-138 on Monday night to snap a seven-game losing streak. Gordon […]

Hornets drop 7th straight game in 125-106 loss to Hawks

December 17, 2022 Jesse Deal

CHARLOTTE — The Hornets trimmed a 24-point Atlanta lead down to just four points before the Hawks roared back with a strong fourth quarter for a 124-106 win Friday at Spectrum Center. The free-falling Hornets […]

Young, Hawks dominate Hornets in blowout Play-In game performance

April 13, 2022 Jesse Deal

CHARLOTTE — For the second season in a row, the Hornets’ fate rested on the Play-In Tournament game between the ninth and 10th seeds in the Eastern Conference. And for the second consecutive year, the […]

Hornets gear up for Play-In Tournament game in Atlanta

April 13, 2022 Jesse Deal

CHARLOTTE — For the second season in a row, a 10th-seeded Charlotte Hornets team will play in a win-or-go-home road game against a ninth-seeded opponent to keep its postseason hopes alive in the Eastern Conference […]

Washington, Hornets use late-game surge to close out Hawks

March 16, 2022 Jesse Deal

CHARLOTTE — All tied entering the fourth quarter Wednesday, the Hornets and Hawks put on a battle worthy of the playoff spot for which the two teams are jockeying. The fourth quarter had played out […]

Shorthanded Hornets lean on 3-pointers to top Hawks

December 6, 2021 The Associated Press

ATLANTA — Miles Bridges scored 32 points and the Charlotte Hornets, without four players, leaned on their best 3-point shooting game of the season and beat the Atlanta Hawks 130-127 on Sunday night. Bridges made […]

Bogdanovic’s 32 leads Hawks past Hornets

April 11, 2021 The Associated Press

CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte Hornets hadn’t lost a game all season when leading entering the fourth quarter. Bogdan Bogdanovic put an end to that 22-game streak by scoring 32 points on a career-high eight 3-pointers […]