Basketball

The NBA season is more than a month and a half old, and unless something changes, the Hornets won't be playing meaningful basketball after the Christmas holiday. Charlotte has been hampered by injuries, as Terry Rozier missed roughly three weeks of action early in the season, and now LaMelo Ball is sidelined for the foreseeable future with an ankle injury. Of course, those injuries coincide with Cody Martin's injury, which has had him sidelined since early last season. And while the injuries are very much real, head coach Steve Clifford isn't letting his team get away with that as an excuse, despite his team struggling to compete defensively consistently.

Terry Rozier scored 10 of the last 12 points for the Charlotte Hornets as they end their two-game losing skid with a 129-128 win over the Brooklyn Nets Thursday night.

The Charlotte Hornets dropped to 0-3 head-to-head this season against the New York Knicks, losing their final game in East Group B of the NBA In-Season Tournament, 115-91, on Tuesday night.

Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball couldn’t put any weight on his right ankle as he left the Hornets 130-117 loss to the Orlando Magic late in the second quarter.

Miles Bridges hit a three-pointer with 6.6 seconds to go in overtime and Jayson Tatum missed a game-tying free throw to give the Charlotte Hornets an end to their four-game losing skid, 121-118, on Tuesday night.

The Charlotte Hornets dropped their fourth game in a row, and second in this stretch to the New York Knicks, 122-108 at Spectrum Center.

LaMelo Ball came within one point of his career high with 37 points, as the Milwaukee Bucks overcame an off night for Giannis Antetokounmpo to defeat the Hornets,130-99.

Football season is in full swing, with the end of the college football regular season next weekend, and the NFL is hitting its stride with the second half of the season officially underway. Even so, in this state, once the calendar turns to November, college basketball moves to the forefront, with national brands Duke and North Carolina, poised to compete at a high level this season. 

The Charlotte Hornets, down six of their top nine rotation players Tuesday, couldn’t overcome their deficiencies in a 111-105 loss to the Miami Heat.

LaMelo Ball’s 33 points were not enough to overcome the Washington Wizards, who defeated the Charlotte Hornets 132-116 on Wednesday night.