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• Duke legend JJ Redick to interview for Hornets head coaching job, report says
  Since his final NBA season playing for the Dallas Mavericks in 2021, JJ Redick has served as an analyst and basketball commentator for ESPN.

  April 22, 2024 7:23 p.m. EDT
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  Steve Clifford ends Hornets coaching tenure as winningest coach in franchise history
  CLEVELAND (AP) -- Steve Clifford ended his Charlotte coaching tenure on Sunday as the winningest coach in franchise history.

  April 14, 2024 7:54 p.m. EDT
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  Steve Clifford wins final game as Charlotte coach, Hornets beat playoff-bound Cavaliers 120-110
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Nick Smith Jr. scored a season-high 24 points and Steve Clifford won his coaching farewell as the Charlotte Hornets rallied to beat the playoff-bound Cleveland Cavaliers 120-110 on Sunday.

  April 14, 2024 5:19 p.m. EDT
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  LaMelo Ball to miss remainder of 2023-24 season with ankle injury
  Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball will miss the rest of the 2023-24 season due to an ankle injury.

  March 28, 2024 6:17 p.m. EDT
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  Hornets detail upgrade plans for Charlotte's Spectrum Center
  The work will take place when the NBA doesn't have games - between May and September of both 2024 and 2025 - and be complete by the start of the NBA season in October 2025.

  January 16, 2024 3:04 p.m. EST
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  Charlotte Hornets rookie Brandon Miller named in wrongful death lawsuit
  Former Alabama basketball player Darius Miles was also named as a defendant in the lawsuit.

  October 20, 2023 5:46 p.m. EDT
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  Miles Bridges officially signs qualifying offer with Charlotte Hornets, releases apology
  Miles Bridges released his first public comments addressing his arrest and no contest plea to a felony domestic violence charge. Bridges is due to make $7.92 million for the 2023-24 season.

  July 7, 2023 7:49 p.m. EDT
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  Charlotte Hornets sign LaMelo Ball to lucrative contract extension
  Several media reports LaMelo Ball's new contract extension is worth up to $260 million.

  July 7, 2023 11:59 a.m. EDT
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  Michael Jordan reaches agreement to sell majority stake in Charlotte Hornets
  Michael Jordan reached an agreement to sell his majority stake in the Charlotte Hornets to The Buyer Group, which includes well-known North Carolina natives J. Cole and Eric Church.

  June 16, 2023 2:31 p.m. EDT
• Which player should the Charlotte Hornets select with the second pick of the 2023 NBA Draft?
  Victor Wembanyama likely going to get picked by the San Antonio Spurs. The Charlotte Hornets could take Scoot Henderson or Brandon Miller with the second overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft.

  July 7, 2023 7:39 p.m. EDT
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  Michael Jordan considering majority stake sale of Charlotte Hornets, report says
  Michael Jordan has been the majority owner of the Charlotte Hornets since 2013.

  May 18, 2023 6:13 a.m. EDT
• Mason Plumlee: "I love North Carolina, happy to be in Charlotte"
  Mason Plumlee introduced for the first time as a Charlotte Hornet after being traded from Pistons.

  August 11, 2021 8:51 p.m. EDT
• Kupchak: "If we're healthy we're a pretty good team, but we're not deep enough to sustain an injury or two"
  Hornets GM Mitch Kupchak talks about the Hornets' needs before the NBA Draft.

  July 26, 2021 8:14 p.m. EDT
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  Basketball community mourns loss of longtime Hornets writer, Rick Bonnell
  Rick Bonnell, the longtime Hornets beat writer for The Charlotte Observer, has passed away at 63.

  June 2, 2021 10:14 p.m. EDT
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  Hornets star rookie LaMelo Ball fractures wrist, likely out for the season
  Ball, drafted No. 3 overall in the 2020 NBA Draft by Charlotte, is the only player over the last 60 years to lead all rookies in total points, rebounds, assists and steals at the All-Star Break.

  March 21, 2021 11:31 p.m. EDT
• Hornets prepare for more fans at Spectrum Center
  Fred Whitfield, Hornets president & Campbell University alum talks about the team's plan to have more than 15% capacity in anticipation that the limits could be raised.

  March 3, 2021 5:43 p.m. EST
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  Hornets to welcome back fans to Spectrum Center
  The Charlotte Hornets will welcome back a limited number of fans at Spectrum Center, starting with the team's game on Saturday, March 13, vs. the Toronto Raptors at 7 p.m.

  March 3, 2021 5:41 p.m. EST
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  Graham ready to welcome new Hornets to the nest
  Graham is a Hornets point guard & Raleigh native (Broughton HS Alum) who led the Hornets in scoring last year. With the additions of LaMelo Ball and Gordon Hayward, Graham discussed how his role on the team changes in the upcoming season.

  December 2, 2020 6:03 p.m. EST
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  Hayward cites MJ's influence in first day as a Hornet
  Gordon Hayward signed a 4-year, $120 million deal with the Hornets and spoke for the first time Tuesday as a member of the team where he spoke about Michael Jordan's influence on getting him to Charlotte.

  December 1, 2020 7:49 p.m. EST
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  Hornets to begin 2020-21 NBA season without fans at Spectrum Center
  The Charlotte Hornets announced Monday that they would begin the 2020-21 NBA season without fans in attendance and would revisit the policy as the COVID-19 situation dictates.

  November 30, 2020 6:18 p.m. EST

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