Basketball

Charlotte Hornets Suspend Radio Announcer For Using The N-Word In Tweet

The Charlotte Hornets announced they have indefinitely suspended their play by play radio announced John Focke after he tweeted the N-word instead of 'Nuggets' on Twitter.

Edge On The Clock: Retail Shondemic Levels

Edge On The Clock: Retail Shopping Numbers Back To Pre-Pandemic Levels

Retail sales are back to pre-pandemic levels. David Blaine is preparing to uplift the world. Michael Jordan's shoes break auction records.

NCHSAA Postpones Football Season To Spring 2021, Other Sports Delayed

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association announced Wednesday a new sports calendar for the 2020-2021 school term which includes moving the high school football season to the spring.

LeBron James' Group Touts Sports Venues As Mega-Voting Sites

If basketball icon LeBron James gets his way, NBA arenas and other sports venues around the country will be mega polling sites for the November general election.

Zion Williamson Gets Favorable Ruling In Lawsuit By Ex-Agent

A Florida appeals court has granted Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson’s motion to block his former marketing agent’s effort to have the ex-Duke star answer questions about whether he received improper benefits before playing for the Blue Devils.

Jordan Talks To Hornets About Being Uncomfortable, Winning

Michael Jordan helped build the Chicago Bulls into a winner as a player. He’s desperate to do the same thing in Charlotte as the owner of the Hornets.

Hornets View Not Playing In Orlando As 'Major Disadvantage'

The Charlotte Hornets won’t be among the 22 teams headed to Orlando when the NBA season returns — and that has coach James Borrego concerned about his young, developing team falling behind the rest of the league.

NCHSAA To Allow Sports To Resume On June 15 With Phased Approach

The North Carolina High School Athletics Association has announced its decision to lift its current dead period on June 15 and allow sports to resume.

NBA Owners Approve 22-Team Season Restart Plan, Hornets Will Not Play

The NBA’s Board of Governors has approved a 22-team format for restarting the league season in late July at the Disney campus near Orlando, Florida, another major step toward getting teams back onto the court and playing games again.

Charlotte Hornets Partially Reopen Spectrum Center Training Facility To Players

According to the Charlotte Hornets, the organization will open the Novant Health Training Center inside Spectrum Center to voluntary individual player workouts starting Tuesday, May 26th.

NBA Says It Is Talking With Disney About Resuming Season

The NBA is in talks with The Walt Disney Company on a single-site scenario for a resumption of play in Central Florida in late July, the clearest sign yet that the league believes the season can continue amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Grant Williams’ Charlotte Living Arrangements Help Him Work On Skills

Celtics forward Grant Williams is accustomed to having roommates.

Big South Delays Basketball Move To Neutral Site, Tournament Will Be Played In Charlotte In 2022

The Big South Conference has announced it is delaying for one year the neutral-site format for its conference basketball championships due to the coronavirus.

Wake Forest Hires Steve Forbes As New Head Basketball Coach

Wake Forest has hired East Tennessee State's Steve Forbes as its men's basketball coach.

NBA Pushes Plan To Reopen Facilities Until May 8 At Earliest

The NBA has pushed back plans that would allow teams to reopen their practice facilities for at least one week, and cautioned that the new target is far from set in stone.