Charlotte Hornets

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.

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.

Ball averaged 15.7 points, 6.1 assists, 5.9 rebounds in 51 games to lead the Hornets into the NBA's play-in tournament. Despite dealing with a hand injury and missing 21 games he finished second in scoring among all rookies during the regular season. 

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.

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.

"My thing is, he ain't happy with that, but he ain't going to show that," LaVar Ball told TMZ Sports. "If I train you to be the best and always have been starting all your life — here is what they don't get. My boys are not freakin' role players. They are superstars! Let them do what they do."

  The Charlotte Hornets play the Chicago Bulls tonight at Spectrum Center at 7pm.  This game carries a special message however, something way bigger than basketball…. social justice and equality. This week Hornets Sports & Entertainment (HSE) launched a new initiative and a social justice platform to “promote inclusion, uplift voices and bridge divides in […]

The 19-year-old rookie sensation became the youngest player to record a triple-double in league history with 22 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists on Saturday night. He lead the Charlotte Hornets to a third straight victory with a 113-105 win over the Atlanta Hawks.