Charlotte Hornets

Charlotte Hornets President & Vice Chairman Fred Whitfield joins Bo Thompson with his take on the NBA All Star Game player selections in which Lamelo Ball and other Hornets were not picked, the Hornets taking on some top Eastern Conference opponents in the next few games, and team plans for the celebration of Black History Month.

WBT afternoon host Brett Winterble joins Bo Thompson reacting to what was likely the greatest regular-season sports day in Charlotte history Sunday as the Cam-Is-Back Carolina Panthers won 34-10 over the Arizona Cardinals and the Charlotte Hornets defeat the Golden State Warriors 106-102 at the hive, new polling numbers put former President Trump far ahead of other probable GOP rivals in an Iowa caucus, and President Biden's plummeting poll numbers.

WBT Sports reporter Sharon Thorsland joins Bo Thompson with her take on the Cam-Is-Back Carolina Panthers 34-10 win over the Arizona Cardinals and the Charlotte Hornets defeating the Golden State Warriors 106-102 at the hive last night.

WFNZ's Nick Wilson of the Wilson and Norfleet show joins Bo Thompson with his takes on the Atlanta Braves winning the World Series, whether or not the Carolina Panthers can climb above .500, the swirl around Aaron Rodgers vaccination status, and the Charlotte Hornets west coast gauntlet against the Clippers and a LeBron-less Lakers team.

Nick Wilson of WFNZ's Wilson and Norfleet joins Bo Thompson with his take on the 4-1 Charlotte Hornets, the Braves back in Atlanta as the World Series resumes tonight with game 3 against the Houston Astros, and the Carolina Panthers also back in Atlanta to take on the Falcons.

WBT's Brett Jensen joins Bo Thompson with breaking news of trouble in Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools: guns, fights and some inappropriate images in a 6th grade art class lesson. Also, Brett's take on the on the Carolina Panthers and Charlotte Hornets.

WBT afternoon host Brett Winterble joins Bo Thompson and Beth Troutman to discuss new Covid-19 safety protocols being implemented at Charlotte Hornets games, LaMelo Ball's favorite place to eat in Charlotte, and a panoply of different topicalities.

Brett Jensen joins Bo Thompson in studio with reaction to the Hornet's preseason drubbing 127-59 at the hands of the Dallas Mavericks, a jaundiced eye for William Shatner's short but sweet flight to the edge of outer space on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket ship, and a sampling of Brett's new video series called "Brett Jensen Does," which includes his first release, "Sneaking Into A Stadium In Romania."

Charlotte Hornets

The NBA Rookie of the Year front-runner appeared to suffer the injury after falling to the floor early in Saturday night's 125-98 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. Ball played through the pain and finished with 13 points.

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What if Dave Cowens and the Hornets took on Kobe? What if he stayed in Charlotte? What if he built a basketball legacy here and attracted basketball's best talents to the Queen City? What if it forever changed the franchise and the team never moved to New Orleans? What if? For Bryant, those "what if's" were never taken lightly. It took a draft night rejection by the Hornets to give him a "Mamba Mentality." And the rest is history.