Charlotte Hornets center Cody Zeller on his part in the wild 2013 NBA Draft that included Giannis, his looming free agency, how to embrace your role in the league, much more. Plus, ESPN Draft Analyst Mike Schmitz on the latest ahead of Thursday night's draft.
Immanuel Quickley, Miles Bridges and P.J. Washington were away from the USA Select Team for practice at UNLV on Thursday.
LaMelo Ball and Anthony Edwards were joined by Tyrese Haliburton, Saddiq Bey and Jae'Sean Tate on the All-Rookie First Team. Immanuel Quickley, Desmond Bane, Isaiah Stewart, Isaac Okoro and Patrick Williams made the Second Team.
The GOAT is back on a boat. Michael Jordan and the crew of Catch 23 returned to sea for the 2021 Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament in North Carolina and reeled in a 25-pound dolphinfish.
Hornets guard LaMelo was announced as the NBA Rookie of the Year on Wednesday night, after a stellar debut season in Charlotte despite missing 21 games.
LaMelo Ball has reportedly won the 2020-21 NBA Rookie of the Year award over Anthony Edwards ... and some NBA players reacted.
Charlotte Hornets star and NBA Rookie of the Year candidate LaMelo Ball will release a collection of dynamic nonfungible tokens (NFTs) whose value will be directly tied to his accomplishments on the hardwood, ESPN has learned.
The Hornets are picking up the team option on coach James Borrego's contract for next season, according to multiple reports.
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Nikola Jokic or Joel Embiid would become the first center since Shaquille O'Neal in 2000 to win MVP, while Stephen Curry would become one of the nine players in history to win the award three times.
The Pacers kept up the intensity for 48 minutes and blew out the Hornets 144-117 on Tuesday night to advance to the next stage of the play-in tournament.
— Domantas Sabonis had 14 points, 21 rebounds and nine assists, and the short-handed Indiana Pacers routed the Charlotte Hornets 144-117 in the Eastern Conference’s first play-in game Tuesday night.
Charlotte lost in the play-in round, but has a solid base to build upon moving forward.
— The Washington Wizards finished eighth in the Eastern Conference standings and set up a play-in matchup against the No. 7 Boston Celtics by coming back to beat the Charlotte Hornets 115-110 Sunday with Bradley Beal scoring 20 of his 25 points in the...
Here is what's on the line ahead of the league's regular-season finale.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 41 | 31 | .569 | - | W4 |
| Miami | 40 | 32 | .556 | 1 | W1 |
| Washington | 34 | 38 | .472 | 7 | W2 |
| Charlotte | 33 | 39 | .458 | 8 | L5 |
| Orlando | 21 | 51 | .292 | 20 | L7 |
| YEAR | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 23 | 42 | .354 |
| 2018-19 | 39 | 43 | .476 |
| 2017-18 | 36 | 46 | .439 |
