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The New Orleans Hornets are a professional basketball team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They play in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association.
Read More at Wikipedia ›Donnie Walsh, the former basketball chief in Indiana and New York, hated the NBA Draft Lottery, once calling it "a convention of losers.
"Walsh, a competitive guy, always hated being in North Jersey (now Times Square) for the lottery because it meant he wasn't doing his job and instead of basking in the excitement of sold out arenas for playoff games, it was all about a television studio and a bunch of ping-pong balls.In fact, nothing has been more aptly titled than the NBA Draft Lottery.Just like some ham-and-egger that spent the last of his paycheck on a Mega- Millions ticket, bad NBA teams gather, bring lucky trinkets or in the case of Dan Gilbert, his neurofibromatosis-afflicted son, and hope things turn out for the best.Sure a cognizant, well-designed plan, implemented over a number of years by well-respected basketball people is probably a better option than hoping your number comes up but that takes time and in our short-attention-span culture, that's the one thing few teams have...Chase Budinger scored a season-high 27 points as the Houston Rockets downed the New Orleans Hornets, 84-77, in the season finale for both teams.Samuel Dalembert adde...
A pair of teams trying to finish the season strong will meet in Oakland on Tuesday when the Golden State Warriors entertain the New Orleans Hornets.The Warriors, who...
Chris Paul scored 13 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter as the Los Angeles Clippers rallied past the New Orleans Hornets, 107-98, at Staples Center.Paul added 13...
Eric Gordon scored 27 points, Carl Landry had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and the New Orleans Hornets dealt a blow to Houston's playoff hopes with a 105-99 overtime v...
The Memphis Grizzlies were able to get back on track last night with a win in Minnesota and will now play four of the last five games of the regular season at home.T...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Hornets have reached an agreement on a two-year contract with veteran guard Luther Head .The Hornets are not announcing the deal y...
Police in an Atlanta suburb say New Orleans Hornets ' backup point guard Jarrett Jack has been arrested and charged with drunken driving.Snellville Police Chief Roy ...
The NBA has completed its purchase of the New Orleans Hornets .The league announced Monday that its board of governors has given its anticipated approval of the purc...
Rashard Lewis had 23 points, Dwight Howard had 12 points and 11 rebounds and the Orlando Magic opened their new arena in style with a 135-81 rout of the New Orleans ...
Ray Allen scored 20 points, including the clinching free throws with 2.8 seconds left, and the Boston Celtics rallied to beat the New Orleans Hornets 89-85 on Saturd...
Hornets second-year head coach Monty Williams was careful to pick his words when asked during training camp if he thought his club was still a playoff team despite l...
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Vince Carter had a season-high 48 points, leading the Orlando Magic back from a 17-point second-half deficit to beat the New Orleans Hornets 123...
The New Orleans Hornets were awarded the top pick in next month's National Basketball Association (NBA) draft after winning the annual lottery that favors weaker tea...
Miami Beach police say a New York Knicks player has been arrested on a bench warrant for not having a valid driver's license.Sgt. Bobby Hernandez says 26-year-old J....
Tom Benson brought stability to the Saints nearly three decades ago and now plans to do the same for the Hornets in small-market New Orleans.The Saints' owner agreed...
Chase Budinger scored a season-high 27 points and Marcus Morris hit the go-ahead 3-pointer to lift the Houston Rockets to an 84-77 victory over the New Orleans Horne...
Eric Gordon scored a game-high 27 points as the New Orleans Hornets put a dent in the Houston Rockets' playoff hopes with a 105-99 overtime victory at New Orleans Ar...
Chris Paul and the Clippers will resume their hunt for the Pacific Division crown as well as home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs when they host t...
A late season swoon doomed the Houston Rockets playoff hopes and they will close the season tonight by hosting the New Orleans Hornets in Space City.The Rockets look...
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