Charlotte Hornets

Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball avoided a suspension for tripping Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo, but was fined $60,000 for the dirty play that resulted in an injury. Ball addressed the play and Adebayo ahead of his Play-In Tournament game against the Orlando Magic. Ball discussed the play during the Hornets’ morning shootaround, per WCNC’s […] The post Hornets’ LaMelo Ball responds to Bam Adebayo tripping incident appeared first on ClutchPoints.

With a major win for the Charlotte Hornets, Coby White has rid himself of something that's been plaguing him for years.

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Fans of the Miami Heat were almost inconsolable after the team lost to the Charlotte Hornets by a solitary point in overtime, 127-126, in the Play-In Tournament on Tuesday. The painful defeat ended the Heat’s season. They failed to qualify for the playoffs, snapping their six-year streak, as they bowed out in the Play-In Tournament […] The post Heat’s Erik Spoelstra fires back at narrative after painful play-in exit appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The future of Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro’s time with the Miami Heat might be in question. It is one that Kendrick Perkins wants Pat Riley to answer as soon as this summer in the offseason. The Heat’s 2025-26 campaign came to end after losing to the Charlotte Hornets in the play-in tournament. As the […] The post Growing doubts around Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro as Heat’s future duo appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Orlando Magic are on the brink of elimination as they host the Charlotte Hornets in the Play-In Tournament at Kia Center on Friday for the last ticket to the playoffs in the Eastern Conference. The winner will face the Detroit Pistons in the first round. The Magic had the chance to enter the playoffs […] The post Kendrick Perkins ‘sick and tired’ of Magic’s Paolo Banchero as coaching rumors swirl appeared first on ClutchPoints.

MIAMI – With potential big changes coming to the Miami Heat this offseason after being eliminated from the play-in tournament at the hands of the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday, there were many disappointing aspects to the team’s 2025-26 season. One area was the Heat’s guard duo of Norman Powell and Tyler Herro, one that head […] The post The ‘unfortunate’ Tyler Herro-Norman Powell situation that hurt the Heat appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Charlotte Hornets are brimming with confidence and rightfully so. On Tuesday, the Hornets eeked out a huge 127-126 overtime victory over the Miami Heat in the NBA Play-In tournament. The catalyst came with Coby White’s game-tying 3-pointer, LaMelo Ball’s game-winning bucket, and Miles Bridges’ game-ending block. But largely left out of the fun was […] The post Kon Knueppel still has teammate’s confidence after ugly play-in showing appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Knueppel is getting some rare heat after a poor game against Miami.

The NBA Play-In Tournament will conclude Friday, April 17, with the Magic hosting the Hornets and the Suns hosting the Warriors.

The NBA has fined LaMelo Ball $35,000 "for making unnecessary and reckless contact" with Bam Adebayo during Tuesday's play-in game. The Hornets star also was fined $25,000 for using profane language during a TV interview after that game.

The Orlando Magic came into the week with two chances to secure their spot in the NBA playoffs, and now they have just one. On Wednesday night, Orlando’s first chance went by the wayside during a 109-97 loss to the 76ers in Philadelphia. Now, the Magic will head back home for a tilt with the […] The post Magic star Paolo Banchero’s statement after loss to 76ers will have alarm bells ringing appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Orlando Magic are headed home to face the Charlotte Hornets in an elimination game on Friday. That is because the Magic lost to the Philadelphia 76ers with a spot in the Eastern Conference Playoffs on the line, 109-97. The final score is not indicative of how close the game was, though. But as the […] The post Magic forward Franz Wagner suffers injury, limps off court late vs. 76ers appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The NBA has initiated an investigation into LaMelo Ball after he grabbed Bam Adebayo's ankle that resulted in his injury in a crucial elimination game of the NBA play-in tournament.

Paolo Banchero makes his feelings known on his shooting slump and what he needs to do to fix it going into the play-in elimination game against the Hornets.

Jared Dubin and Mo Dakhil discuss the spectacular Hornets-Heat and Blazers-Suns Play-In games, run through the rest of their end-of-season awards picks, and talk about the major questions that will define each playoff series. Timestamps (00:00) Intro (01:15) Hornets-Heat (14:54) Blazers-Suns (22:25) End-of-season awards (41:03) Knicks-Hawks (47:37) Cavaliers-Raptors (52:59) Spurs-Blazers (58:59) Nuggets-Timberwolves (1:03:42) Lakers-Rockets Subscribe to RealGM Radio on Apple Podcasts, Spotify...

What happened in two snapshots in the NBA Play-In on Tuesday, April 14, 2026.

The Miami coach strongly criticized the play that forced Bam Adebayo out of the play-in loss to Charlotte L'articolo Spoelstra says LaMelo Ball should have been ejected after Adebayo incident proviene da Sportando.

LeBron James and NBA fans react to Amazon Prime's streaming error in a crucial play-in tournament game between the Hornets and the Heat.

The recent NBA play-in game between the Miami Heat and Charlotte Hornets was wild, ending in overtime, and New York Knicks guard Josh Hart was locked in. He took to X, formerly Twitter, after the game to share his thoughts. Hart conceded that the “Hornets and Heat game was crazy” to his fans. Of course, […] The post Knicks’ Josh Hart’s ‘crazy’ reaction to Heat-Hornets play-in thriller goes viral appeared first on ClutchPoints.