• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Carolina Sports News

Carolina Sports News

Michael Jordan Is Trending After Latest Hornets News

June 19, 2022 by The Spun

CHARLOTTE, NC – NOVEMBER 01: (L-R) Yvette Prieto and her husband and owner of the Charlotte Hornets, Michael Jordan, watch on during their game against the Atlanta Hawks at Time Warner Cable Arena on November 1, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

Michael Jordan is trending this Saturday, and not for a good reason. 

Jordan reportedly offered the Charlotte Hornets’ head coaching position to top Golden State Warriors assistant Kenny Atkinson. He said no. 

That’s right – Atkinson actually turned down Jordan’s offer. 

“ESPN Sources: Kenny Atkinson has decided he won’t become the Charlotte Hornets’ head coach and will remain with Golden State as top assistant,” said ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. “After being offered job during the NBA Finals, further conversations led Atkinson to believe it would be best to remain with Warriors.”

Ouch. Jordan just can’t get it right in Charlotte. 

“This does NOT happen every day in NBA coaching. Now to see if Michael Jordan’s Hornets revert to the previous runner-up in its search: Mike D’Antoni,” said NBA insider Marc Stein. 

It’s plausible Atkinson simply didn’t want to leave Steph Curry, Steve Kerr and the Golden State Warriors for a tougher job in Charlotte. 

Why leave success behind, in other words?

With that being said, it appears Mike D’Antoni could be the next head coach of the Charlotte Hornets. 

“It feels like D’Antoni is the right coach to help the Hornets take the next step. But I don’t believe he can take them all the way, feels like a transition coach,” a fan said. 

Hopefully Jordan gets his runner-up in D’Antoni. If not, he has a mess on his hands. 

Filed Under: Hornets

Primary Sidebar

Recent Posts

  • Panthers Reacts Survey: Who takes the NFC South?
  • 2025 Season Opener Countdown: 66 Days to Go
  • Way-Too-Early Predictions for 2025 Carolina Panthers: Wide Receiver Edition
  • For special teams, change is a constant, but especially this year
  • Colorado Avalanche Sign Key Defenceman

Categories

  • Colleges
    • Appalachian State
    • Citadel
    • Clemson
    • Coastal Carolina
    • Duke
    • East Carolina
    • Furman
    • Gardner-Webb
    • North Carolina State
    • UNC Charlotte
    • University of North Carolina
    • University of South Carolina
    • Wake Forest University
  • Hornets
  • Hurricanes
  • Panthers
  • Soccer
    • Charleston Battery
    • Charlotte FC
    • Courage

Archives

Our Partners

All Sports

  • Charlotte Observer
  • The News & Observer
  • 247 Sports
  • Bleacher Report
  • CBS 17
  • Forgotten 5
  • Fox 46
  • Heavy
  • Old North Banter
  • OurSports Central
  • Prime Time Sports Talk
  • Sportscasting
  • The Sports Fan Journal
  • The Spun
  • USA Today
  • WCNC-TV
  • WFNZ - Sports Radio

Basketball

  • NBA.com
  • Amico Hoops
  • At The Hive
  • Hoops Hype
  • Hoops Rumors
  • Last Word On Pro Basketball
  • Pro Basketball Talk
  • Real GM
  • Swarm And Sting

Football

  • Carolina Panthers
  • Carolina Cat Chronicles
  • Carolina Huddle
  • Cat Crave
  • Cat Scratch Reader
  • Last Word On Pro Football
  • NFL Trade Rumors
  • Our Turf Football
  • Panthers Wire
  • Pro Football Focus
  • Pro Football Rumors
  • Pro Football Talk
  • Total Panthers

Hockey

  • Canes Country
  • Cardiac Cane
  • Elite Prospects
  • Last Word On Hockey
  • Pro Hockey Rumors
  • Pro Hockey Talk
  • The Hockey Writers

Soccer

  • Last Word on Soccer - Courage
  • MLS Multiplex

College

  • Backing The Pack
  • Ball Durham
  • Blogger So Dear
  • Blue Devil Nation
  • Busting Brackets
  • College Football News
  • College Sports Madness
  • Duke Basketball Report
  • Duke Report
  • Garnet And Black Attack
  • Garnet And Cocky
  • Keeping It Heel
  • Rubbing The Rock
  • Saturday Blitz
  • Shakin The Southland
  • Southbound And Down
  • Shakin The Southland
  • Zags Blog

Copyright © 2025 · Magazine Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in