Bobcats seek to regain Hornets nickname

NBA great Michael Jordan wants to get Charlotte buzzing again, applying to the NBA to re-name his Charlotte Bobcats the Hornets.

NBA great Michael Jordan wants to get Charlotte buzzing again, applying to the NBA to re-name his Charlotte Bobcats the Hornets.

Monta Ellis finished with 19 points, 14 assists and six steals as the Milwaukee Bucks crushed the Charlotte Bobcats 131-102 on Monday at the Bradley Center arena.

LeBron James scored 36 points, hitting six consecutive 3-pointers in less than six minutes during the first half, and the Miami Heat rebounded from their first loss in nearly two months to beat the New Orleans Hornets 108-89 on Friday night.

James Harden and Carlos Delfino each scored 22 points, and the Houston Rockets tied their longest winning streak against any opponent by beating the Brooklyn Nets for the 13th straight time, 106-96 on Friday night.

Kobe Bryant scored all 20 of his points in the second half – 14 in the fourth quarter – to lead the Los Angeles Lakers’ comeback to a 100-93 NBA win over the Charlotte Bobcats on Friday.

The thing Alan Anderson likes most about the Toronto Raptors’ recent run of success is the way efficient ball movement has spread the offense around.

Kyrie Irving scored 33 points, including a pull-up jumper from the foul line with one second left, to lift the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 106-104 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Friday night.
Brook Lopez scored 26 points and grabbed 11 rebounds Friday as the Brooklyn Nets opened P.J. Carlesimo’s tenure as head coach with a 97-81 NBA victory over the struggling Charlotte Bobcats.
Charlotte Bobcats President of Basketball Operations Rod Higgins says the team will hire a new head coach within the next couple of weeks, but it won’t be Patrick Ewing.
LeBron James scored 19 points, grabbed nine rebounds and passed out a team-high five assists on Friday to power the Miami Heat past Charlotte 105-82, handing the Bobcats a 15th consecutive NBA loss.

Kobe Bryant rediscovered his scoring touch to tally 37 points and lead the Los Angeles Lakers to the top spot in the Pacific division with a 108-99 win over the visiting Houston Rockets on Tuesday.

NEW ORLEANS — Jarrett Jack had 21 points and nine assists in his regular-season debut, and New Orleans dominated in its home opener, beating the winless Boston Celtics 97-78 on Wednesday night. The Celtics are 0-3 for the first time since 2006-07, the season before they traded to bring Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen in [...]