Michael Jordan’s legacy as an NBA player is secure. With six NBA championships, six NBA Finals MVP awards, and five NBA MVP trophies, it’s even easy to forget the last two years he returned with the Washington Wizards in the early 21st century. But it’s been more than a decade since Jordan purchased a majority stake of the Charlotte Hornets from Bob Johnson for $275 million. … [Read more...] about Michael Jordan’s Embarrassing Track Record Could Be Turning Around Thanks to LaMelo Ball
LaMelo Ball is Getting a Familiar Teammate as the Hornets are About to Sign His Brother
Lavar Ball has long posited that the easiest way to an NBA championship is to have multiple Ball brothers on your team. The outspoken Ball patriarch has often lobbied for all of his sons, Lonzo Ball, LiAngelo Ball, and LaMelo Ball, to play together, and now that dream seems closer to reality than ever. With Lonzo and LiAngelo’s NBA status up in the air, LaMelo’s Charlotte … [Read more...] about LaMelo Ball is Getting a Familiar Teammate as the Hornets are About to Sign His Brother
NBA Draft Pick Ridiculously Invokes the Showtime Lakers While Discussing His New Team
The NBA draft is always full of hyperbole. Pundits are quick to say that this player is the next Luka Doncic or Draymond Green, or that pick will take a team from the lottery to the NBA Finals. We know to take these pronouncements with a grain of salt. However, when a first-round pick compares his new team’s roster to the Showtime Lakers of the 1980s, we know it’s time to pump … [Read more...] about NBA Draft Pick Ridiculously Invokes the Showtime Lakers While Discussing His New Team
LiAngelo Ball Shows out in His Summer League Debut With the Charlotte Hornets
The bombastic LaVar Ball has long-asserted that his three sons will be NBA superstars. Two of the three are well on their way to proving their father right, with his middle son, LiAngelo Ball, the lone non-NBA player at the moment. That may change in the near future, though, if “Gelo” keeps playing like he did in the first game of the Charlotte Hornets’ Summer … [Read more...] about LiAngelo Ball Shows out in His Summer League Debut With the Charlotte Hornets
Michael Jordan Came Within Days of Changing Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Future and Costing the Bucks Their Long-Awaited NBA Championship
Fourteen NBA teams, including Michael Jordan’s Charlotte Hornets – they were still the Bobcats back then – passed on drafting Giannis Antetokounmpo in 2013. The Milwaukee Bucks picked wisely at No. 15 and just earned their first league title in half a century. And that’s where Jordan comes back into the story. He didn’t like Antetokounmpo with Charlotte’s fourth pick, but … [Read more...] about Michael Jordan Came Within Days of Changing Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Future and Costing the Bucks Their Long-Awaited NBA Championship