Charlotte Hornets

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The NBA regular season enters its critical final week this Sunday, April 5, as the Charlotte Hornets travel to Minneapolis to face the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center. Charlotte (42-36) enters the contest on a hot three-game winning streak, desperately clinging to the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference as they fight for guaranteed playoff positioning. Meanwhile, the Timberwolves (46-31) are looking to break a two-game skid and solidify their standing in a crowded Western Confer...

Devin Booker scored 30 points, Jalen Green added 25 and the Phoenix Suns ended the game on an 11-2 run to top the Chicago Bulls 120-110 on Sunday. Dillon Brooks scored 15, and the Suns shook off back-to-back losses at Orlando and Charlotte. The Suns led by 13 late in the third quarter before the Bulls went on an 11-0 run.

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Mere hours after a straw poll of NBA media members said Charlotte Hornets forward Kon Knueppel was firmly in the lead for the NBA Rookie of the Year award as the 2025-26 season winds down, Cooper Flagg made a closing argument that would put Perry Mason to shame. Flagg poured in 38 of his game-high […]

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Before the calendar flipped to 2026, the Charlotte Hornets were 11 games below .500 (11-22). On the 21st of January, the Hornets still did not look like they were about to turn things around; a 94-87 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers sent them down to 16-28 on the season. But since then, the Hornets have […] The post Charles Lee toasts ‘hungry’ Hornets team for securing winning record appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The NBA has informed the 13 teams currently affiliated with Main Street Sports Group that they’re free to pursue new in-market media rights agreements for the 2026-27 season, according to Tom Friend of Sports Business Journal. Those teams are the Thunder, Spurs, Pistons, Cavaliers, Clippers, Heat, Timberwolves, Magic, Hornets, Hawks, Pacers, Grizzlies and Bucks. Main […] The post NBA teams cleared to seek new local TV deals for 2026-27 appeared first on Hoops Wire.

The Indiana Pacers visit the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night, having won three of their last five games. They are out of playoff contention with an 18-58 record but have shown signs of life in recent weeks. The Hornets, meanwhile, come into this game hoping to defend their No. 8 position in the Eastern Conference. […] The post Hornets will take interest in Pascal Siakam’s injury status for Pacers game after smashing Suns appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Kon Knueppel leads Cooper Flagg in the NBA Rookie of the Year race by a comfortable margin in a straw poll conducted by ESPN's Tim Bontemps with 80 first place votes compared to 20 for the Dallas Mavericks franchise player. Flagg entered the season as a comfortable Rookie of the Year favorite and largely met expectations, but Knueppel has had a historical season as the Charlotte Hornets have surged into the play-in picture. Knueppel is averaging 18.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists while...

Charlotte rookie Kon Knueppel set the Hornets' franchise record for 3-pointers in a season.

Another sad loss on the road

Charlotte Hornets forward Kon Knueppel continues to state his case to be the 2025-26 NBA Rookie of the Year.

Phoenix guard Collin Gillespie set the Suns’ franchise record for 3-pointers in a season on Thursday night. Gillespie set the mark in the second quarter of the Suns' game against the Charlotte Hornets. Also in the game, Charlotte rookie Kon Knueppel set the Hornets’ franchise record for 3-pointers in a season.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 28 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder routed the Los Angeles Lakers 139-96 on Thursday night. Only six times in their storied history have the Lakers been defeated by more points. Gilgeous-Alexander, the reigning league MVP, got the best of his matchup with Los Angeles' Luka Doncic — the league's scoring leader and one of Gilgeous-Alexander's top competitors for this season's award.

The Rockets became the fifth Western Conference team to secure a playoff spot on Thursday when Phoenix lost at Charlotte, per the NBA (Twitter link). Houston is currently 47-29, the No. 5 seed in the West, while No. 7 Phoenix dropped to 42-35. There’s no way for the Suns to make up the 5.5-game deficit […]

The Suns look to secure a much needed win