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Bobcats Changing Name Back to Hornets

Bobcats Changing Name Back to Hornets

The fans have spoken and the NBA has listened. The Hornets are coming back to Charlotte. According to ESPN.com, the NBA Board of Governors unanimously approved changing the Charlotte Bobcats team name back to the Hornets during its summer meeting […]

Bobcats May Change Name Back to Hornets

Bobcats May Change Name Back to Hornets

Now that the New Orleans Hornets have officially changed their team nickname to the Pelicans, the Charlotte Bobcats may want the Hornets name back. Charlotte’s NBA franchise was last known as the Hornets in 2002, but according to CBSSports.com, the […]

Greivis Vasquez is doing good for bad Hornets

Greivis Vasquez is doing good for bad Hornets

Greivis Vasquez has been named NBA Player of the Week for the New Orleans Hornets, a team that has a 7-25 record, worst in the Western Conference. For a player playing on a such a bad team to receive this honor, they must […]

 New Orleans Hornets Changing Name to Pelicans

New Orleans Hornets Changing Name to Pelicans

Ever since New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson bought the Hornets back in April, there has been talk about changing the team name to better reflect the Bayou region that it now calls home. This year, that discussion has heated […]

Greivis Vasquez has high hopes for Venezuela

Greivis Vásquez wants to take responsibility and be the leader of Venezuela’s basketball team when his country hosts the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament. The 25-year-old guard, who plays for the New Orleans Hornets, says the aim is not only to […]

NBA Playoffs showcase NBA's Best Point Guards

NBA Playoffs showcase NBA’s Best Point Guards

The 2011 NBA playoffs is a who’s who, a showcase of the NBA’s best point guards. As of this writing, the the top-scoring guards in the playoffs this year aren’t prolific shooting guards Kobe Bryant, Ray Allen or Dwyane Wade […]

Basketball Notes: Marić dominates, Wafer doesn’t

This week’s quick roundup of the player performances around the world during the last few days includes discussion about Hasheem Thabeet’s two assists, Aleksandr Marić’s monster game, Von Wafer’s European adventure, Darius Songaila’s sharp-shooting, FIBA chooses the wild cards, Danilo […]

Rumor: Did Peja Stojakovic meet with Porn Star?

Rumor: Did Peja Stojakovic meet with Porn Star?

Talkbasket reports that New Orleans Hornet’s forward Peja Stojaković may have had a late night tryst with porn star Sienna West: “Predrag Stojakovic allegedly spent a ‘romantic’ night with porn star Sienna West who in turn told the world about it […]

NBA: Injuries frustrate Ginóbili, Bogut, & Turiaf

NBA: Injuries frustrate Ginóbili, Bogut, & Turiaf

It hasn’t been a great week for international players in the NBA, as Manu Ginobili, Andrew Bogut and Ronny Turiaf will miss time with injuries. Here’s a Saturday roundup of the last few days in the NBA: According to the […]

Hornets, Nuggets re-sign Sean Marks, Johan Petro

Hornets, Nuggets re-sign Sean Marks, Johan Petro

Two NBA teams re-signed their backup centers. Yeah, it’s the NBA off-season, so this qualifies as news. The New Orleans Hornets brought back Kiwi Sean Marks. The 6-foot-10, 250-pound New Zealand native averaged 3.2 points and 3.1 rebounds in 14.1 minutes for […]

Top 10 International NBA Free Agents (2009)

Top 10 International NBA Free Agents (2009)

With Hedo Türkoğlu ready to sign on the dotted line with the Toronto Raptors tomorrow, there aren’t too many international NBA free agents left to be had. Interbasket scanned the list of remaining foreign-born free agents and came up with our […]