Sign In Terry Rozier reportedly is being dealt to an Eastern Conference contender. The Charlotte Hornets are trading Rozier to the Miami Heat, as first reported Tuesday morning by The Athletic’s Shams Charania. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski confirmed the report. The Heat are dealing veteran guard Kyle Lowry and a 2027 first-round pick in exchange for Rozier. Wojnarowski reported the 2027 first-round pick includes protections. Wojnarowski also reported the Hornets have no immediate plans to work on a buyout with Lowry. Charlotte is expected to see if it can trade Lowry again before the NBA deadline ..read more

Sign In The Boston Celtics fumbled a chance at remaining undefeated through seven games, failing to put away the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night to mark the team’s most inexcusable loss of the still-early 2023-24 season. Despite a much-favorable matchup for the Celtics, the Hornets made timely plays when it mattered most. Boston’s reserve unit couldn’t maintain crucial leads, Jrue Holiday missed two critical free throws in the fourth quarter and Jaylen Brown took a selfish shot in overtime, closing the door. All that fueled a fired-up reaction from Hornets forward P.J. Washington who, after ..read more

Sign In The Celtics struggled on the second night of a back-to-back, and Jaylen Brown ensured Boston didn’t sneak by with another win. Charlotte took the fight to the C’s at Spectrum Center on Monday as Boston played without Derrick White and Al Horford. Jayson Tatum delivered a 45-point performance to keep pace with LaMelo Ball and the Hornets, but a missed Sam Hauser 3-pointer forced the game into overtime. The Hornets continued to keep pace with the Celtics, but Boston had a golden opportunity to take a lead with 30 seconds left. Tatum dished the ball to Brown on the left wing to escape a d ..read more

Sign In R.J. Hunter lasted 37 games through two separate stints with the Celtics after Boston drafted the Georgia State product 28th overall in 2015, battling for the last four years to make an NBA return. That journey nearly reached the finish line, but ultimately fell short, sending the now-29-year-old back to free agency. Hunter agreed to a deal with the Charlotte Hornets in August, getting his first opportunity to step foot on an NBA floor since playing just one game for the Celtics, and scoring 17 points, back in 2019. However, with the Hornets just days away from Opening Night, Charlotte ..read more

Sign In Three days into NBA free agency and Boston Celtics forward Grant Williams hasn’t inked a new contract yet. But one Eastern Conference team might be getting into position to lure Williams away from the Celtics. The Charlotte Hornets have emerged as a potential suitor for Williams and are considering giving the 24-year-old an offer sheet, per Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. The Celtics extended the qualifying offer of $8.4 million to Williams this past Thursday making him a restricted free agent. That gives Boston some wiggle room if Williams signs with another team as the Celtics will have ..read more

Sign In Sunday was a rough day at the office for Kyrie Irving. First and foremost, the Mavericks suffered a road loss to the Hornets, who are one of only four teams already eliminated from NBA playoff contention. But before Dallas was defeated by Charlotte for the second time in three days, Irving had a heated exchange with a fan in attendance at Spectrum Center. Irving walked to the corner of the court to confront the fan and appeared to shout “say it to my face.” The star point guard quickly removed himself from the situation and the fan was ordered to leave the game. After the Mavericks’ fo ..read more

Sign In He doesn’t play for the Celtics anymore but Gordon Hayward still is rooting for his former team. Hayward’s Charlotte Hornets visited Boston on Friday night and were handed a loss at TD Garden. The Celtics looked much different when Hayward was here with him and Kyrie Irving being teammates hoping to bring banner 18 to Boston. But Hayward suffered an ugly leg injury in his debut with the C’s and we all know how Irving’s tenure went. Now that the Celtics are atop the NBA standings and look like a legitimate NBA Finals contender being led by Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum, Hayward isn’t fe ..read more

Sign In The Boston Celtics easily dispatched the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night by cruising to a 127-116 win at TD Garden. The Celtics improved their NBA-best record to 40-16 while the lowly Hornets dropped to 15-42. Check out the full box score here. ONE BIG TAKEAWAY After the Celtics hit back-to-back 3-pointers just 46 seconds into the contest, the game felt over. That’s how big of a disparity there is at the moment between the Hornets and Celtics. The Hornets never really stood a chance, and that’s before the Celtics went on a 3-point barrage spearheaded by Derrick White to bury Charlott ..read more

Sign In The Boston Celtics and Charlotte Hornets on Monday tipped off the NBA’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day slate with a matinee showdown at Spectrum Center. The Celtics seized control early, building a 66-55 halftime lead, but the Hornets stormed back in the second half, trimming their deficit to two points before Boston pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 130-118 victory in Charlotte. The Celtics, who again were without Jaylen Brown, defeated the Hornets on Saturday night, as well, and now are riding a seven-game winning streak as they return home. The win improved Boston’s NBA-best recor ..read more

Sign In Despite enduring an instant setback, the Boston Celtics defeated the Charlotte Hornets, 122-106, at Spectrum Center on Saturday night. The Celtics improved their NBA-best record to 32-12 and notched a sixth straight win, while the Hornets fell to 11-33 and lost their fourth consecutive contest. Check out the full box score here. ONE BIG TAKEAWAY The Celtics displayed their ability to adapt and overcome in-game challenges yet again. Before Boston took the floor in Charlotte, veteran Luke Kornet highlighted the team’s response when tasked with overcoming adversity such as role changes an ..read more