Charlotte Bobcats Rumors & News

SI.com "Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski will be returning as the head coach of USA Basketball for the 2016 Olympics, according to a source with direct knowledge of the situation. A formal announcement is expected in the next 48 hours. Krzyzewski led Team USA to gold medals in both the 2008 Beijing Olympics..." May 23

Cleveland Plain Dealer "Nick Gilbert did it again. For the second time in three years, the Cavaliers won the NBA draft lottery, earning the first pick in the 2013 NBA draft with Gilbert, the 16-year-old son of owner Dan Gilbert, representing the team on stage Tuesday night at ABC's Disney Studios in Times..." May 22

Charlotte Observer "It’s official: The Charlotte Bobcats plan to be the Charlotte Hornets. The Bobcats formalized that intent at a 6 p.m. news conference at Time Warner Cable Arena, featuring team owner Michael Jordan. As expected, the Bobcats wouldn’t be able to implement this change until the start of the..." May 22

Sports Business Daily "The Bobcats will hold a press conference tomorrow at 6:00pm ET at Time Warner Cable Arena, a source said. It is expected that Bobcats Owner Michael Jordan will announce that the team will change its name to the Hornets, likely for the '14-15 season. Bobcats officials declined to comment. " May 20

SportingNews.com "The return of the Hornets to Charlotte appears to be under way. The team now known as the Bobcats is working to claim the nickname of Charlotte’s first NBA franchise, CBSSports.com reported Friday night. Specifically, the digital domain name NBAHornets.com was registered on Wednesday by a media..." May 18

Salt Lake Tribune "Utah Jazz assistant Jeff Hornacek has emerged as a candidate for vacant head coaching jobs in Philadelphia and Charlotte. Hornacek could also become a factor in Phoenix’s search for a coach, which will get serious once the Suns name a new general manager. Yahoo! Sports first reported the..." May 09

Houston Chronicle "The Charlotte Bobcats have requested permission to talk with Rockets assistant coach Kelvin Sampson about their vacant head coaching position, a person with knowledge of the discussions said today. Sampson, a Charlotte resident, was acting head coach during Kevin McHale’s absence this..." May 01

Charlotte Observer "The Charlotte Bobcats have asked permission to interview assistant coaches Nate Tibbetts (Cleveland) and Kelvin Sampson (Houston) for their head-coaching job. The Cavaliers confirmed Tuesday the Bobcats called about Tibbetts. The Houston Chronicle reported Tuesday afternoon about Sampson’s..." May 01

Charlotte Observer "Charlotte Bobcats owner, NBA legend and underwear pitchman Michael Jordan took Miami Cuban-American former model Yvette Prieto to be his second lawful and wedded wife Saturday afternoon in Palm Beach. Jordan, 50, and Prieto, 35, were married before about 500 guests at the Bethesda-by-the-Sea..." April 28

Charlotte Observer "Alvin Gentry would love to come home and coach the Charlotte Bobcats. A Shelby native and former Appalachian State player, Gentry has coached four NBA franchises over 12 seasons. He told the Observer Friday that the Bobcats opening is very appealing and he’d like to be in the mix. “It..." April 27

CBSSports.com "The founder and managing director of the National Basketball Players Association's former financial firm has been charged with attempting to defraud the union of $3 million by forging the signature of a dead man, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Joseph Lombardo, 72, the founder and director..." April 26

Charlotte Observer "They wanted a teacher: Someone to raise young players’ skill levels and invoke a more disciplined, high-energy approach to the Charlotte Bobcats. That’s exactly what they got in Mike Dunlap, and the day they introduced him as coach to Charlotte media last June that’s all team officials could..." April 25

NBA.com "Charlotte Bobcats President of Basketball Operations Rod Higgins announced today that the team has relieved Mike Dunlap of his duties as head coach. The search for his successor will begin immediately. “Rich Cho and I conducted our season-ending review and met with Coach Dunlap to reflect on..." April 23

Fox Sports Carolinas "As the Bobcats' season came to a close Wednesday night with a 21-61 record, Gerald Henderson emerged into the locker room singing Queen's We Are The Champions. Kemba Walker, one locker stall over, told reporters they can "compete with anyone when we want to." Even head coach Mike Dunlap used..." April 20

Charlotte Observer "They didn’t finish last. That’s something, right? Combine the Charlotte Bobcats’ 105-98 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers with the Orlando Magic’s loss to the Miami Heat, and the Bobcats top the Magic by a game in the standings. Small potatoes, maybe. But after going 7-59 last season –..." April 18

Charlotte Observer "For the Charlotte Bobcats, the games end Wednesday night. But the real work is just beginning. With a 20-61 record entering the season finale against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Bobcats might end up with the NBA’s worst record for a second straight season. Charlotte will have a high draft..." April 17

Yahoo! Sports "Brazilian 7-footer Lucas Nogueira, a serious candidate to be a first-round draft pick, has decided to enter the NBA draft, sources told Yahoo! Sports. Nogueira, 20, possesses a 7-foot-6 wingspan and has been an intriguing prospect to NBA executives for several years. The center initially..." April 17

New York Daily News "The animosity between the Knicks and Boston Celtics is often palpable. There is plenty of history — and some of it nasty — in the long-time rivalry that will be renewed on Saturday when the two franchises meet in the NBA playoffs. But in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings on Monday, the two..." April 16

SportingNews.com "The next commissioner of the NBA doesn’t know whether Hugo the Hornet is headed for a Charlotte homecoming, but, either way, an all-star game seems likely for the Queen City. Those were the highlights from a 20-minute interview session with NBA Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver hosted at the..." April 16

CBSSports.com "Kemba Walker had 21 points, Josh McRoberts nearly had a triple-double and the Charlotte Bobcats handed the Milwaukee Bucks their ninth straight road loss, 95-85 Saturday night. The loss locks the Bucks into eighth place in the Eastern Conference, meaning they'll draw the defending champion..." April 13

Memphis Commercial Appeal "A streaking Mike Conley led the fast break and passed the ball off to Ed Davis for a probable layup. But Davis aborted his shot, flipped the ball by a defender and found Jon Leuer with a nifty pass. Leuer threw down an uncontested dunk, further energizing a crowd that already had been..." April 10

Miami Herald "Chris Bosh and the Heat’s “expendables” — as Shane Battier playfully dubbed them — continued their playoffs-can’t-get-here-soon-enough schedule stretch Friday, tormenting the Bobcats with a barrage of Mike Miller three-pointers and throttling Charlotte’s woeful offense in the second half to draw..." April 06

Charlotte Observer "Gerald Henderson stripped the ball from Philadelphia 76ers forward Evan Turner, setting up a breakaway layup with 26 seconds left, and helping the Charlotte Bobcats an 88-83 victory Wednesday. Kemba Walker finished the job with two free throws with 21 seconds left after Jrue Holiday missed on a..." April 04

Charlotte Observer "The Charlotte Bobcats will sign veteran point guard Jannero Pargo for the rest of the season, an informed source told the Observer Tuesday. Pargo was signed to two 10-day contracts as a fill-in for injured backup Ramon Sessions. Sessions is still out with a sprained knee and Pargo has performed..." April 03

Charlotte Observer "He’s 20. In this microwave society, fans don’t want to hear that. But Charlotte Bobcats center Bismack Biyombo is a kid. A very directed, driven kid, but a kid nonetheless. Sometimes coach Mike Dunlap reminds others of that. Sometimes he has to remind himself. Recently one of Dunlap’s..." March 27

Charlotte Observer "Byron Mullens isn’t so much a big man as he is a shooter. Josh McRoberts isn’t so much a big man as he is a passer. Wednesday in the second half against the Toronto Raptors, the Charlotte Bobcats embraced the unorthodox. Mullens and McRoberts paired as the primary frontcourt and that was good..." March 23

Charlotte Observer "The Charlotte Bobcats have lost center Brendan Haywood for the rest of the season to a stress reaction in his left foot. A Magnetic Resonance Imaging confirmed the injury Thursday. Haywood missed three of the past four games with ankle soreness. He left Time Warner Cable Arena Wednesday on..." March 22

Charlotte Observer "Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan told an audience of season-ticket holders Tuesday that he anticipates off-season change and that everyone in the organization – basketball and business side – will be evaluated come spring. Jordan was speaking to about 100 of the team’s highest-spending..." March 21

Charlotte Observer "Jannero Pargo felt a little like an interloper. Josh McRoberts felt a little like an interloper. That’s just how it is in the NBA when one guy shows up on a 10-day contract and another shows up in a trade-deadline deal. Particularly so when you’re joining the NBA’s worst team, a group with..." March 20

Boston Herald "Some Celtics may still wonder just what, exactly, is the desired carryover effect from embarrassment. After losing by 26 points in Charlotte on Tuesday for their second stumble of the season in the Queen City, they opened last night on uncertain legs. Kevin Garnett, out with what was..." March 17

Toronto Star "It was one of those games, a dreary Friday night with the season coming to a close, two teams with little to play for playing down to the times and the circumstances. One of those nights where a lot of people just want the game to be over and they have an energy level akin to a body in..." March 16

Rufus On Fire "Tonight at 7 p.m. (eastern time, of course) the 14-50 Charlotte Bobcats take on the 25-40 Toronto Raptors. This is high-quality basketball, folks. This season, the Raptors had playoff expectations coming into the season, but after a disappointing 4-19 start, the hope all but disappeared. Since..." March 15

Boston Herald "The Celtics have spent the last few weeks trying to convince the world they can beat the best teams in the NBA and be a serious postseason contender. It might help their argument if they could beat the worst. The Bobcats had lost their previous 10 games by an average of 21.5 points, no less...." March 13

Charlotte Observer "This is how Gerald Henderson describes what he hears from coach Mike Dunlap these days: “He wants me to shoot it every time. He wants me to think, ‘SCORE’ every time.” It doesn’t always work out that way. Henderson is a reluctant ball hog. But Tuesday he was on a preposterous roll that led..." March 13

Charlotte Observer "As if the Charlotte Bobcats didn’t already have enough challenges, now coach Mike Dunlap has to practice triage with point guard Kemba Walker’s minutes. This is the after-effect of backup Ramon Sessions’ sprained knee, which could keep him out a month. Friday against the Oklahoma City Thunder,..." March 10

Washington Post "Asked to look back Saturday on Deron Williams’s historic shooting display for the Nets against the Wizards the previous night at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, Coach Randy Wittman caught amnesia. “We didn’t play last night, did we?” Wittman said, cracking a smile. “I must’ve missed..." March 10

Rufus On Fire "The Washington Wizards come calling on Saturday and the Charlotte Bobcats will answer, because that is what the NBA schedule dictates. You see the Bobcats, and every team in the NBA, have to play the games laid out before them...you know what...you get it, you know NBA. Bobcats. Wizards...." March 09

Rufus On Fire "You may or may not realize this, but the Nine Inch Nails' song "Down In It" was in fact written about our beloved Bobcats. See, NIN frontman Trent Reznor grew up a lifelong Bobcats fan and has always been publicly outspoken about how his favorite childhood memories involved going to Time Warner..." March 08

Welcome To Loud City "If you're not thankful for anything else, just be thankful that you're not a Charlotte Bobcats fan. This team, seemingly forever confined to the doldrums of the NBA, has lost 8 straight and constantly gets blown out. During their last matchup with the Thunder, they were blown out in record..." March 08

Charlotte Observer "Would maintenance please unseal the covers on the Charlotte Bobcats’ basket at Time Warner Cable Arena? That essentially was co-captain Gerald Henderson’s description of a brutal second half, during which his team was outscored 56-25. That wiped out a 10-point halftime lead and led to a 99-78..." March 07

New York Post "It took a while, but the Nets finally got going last night. After sleepwalking through the early stages and finding themselves trailing by 10 at halftime to the league’s worst team, the Nets outscored the Bobcats 28-9 third quarter and 56-25 in the second half to pull away and earn a convincing..." March 07

Charlotte Observer "Charlotte Bobcats head coach Mike Dunlap liked some of what he saw in Monday’s 122-105 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers, which was more of an effort than the blowouts in Utah and Sacramento. The Bobcats outrebounded Portland 44-41, after being blown out on the boards of late. Also, Dunlap liked..." March 06

Charlotte Observer "Charlotte Bobcats power forward Byron Mullens has a sore right knee that caused coach Mike Dunlap to sit him for all but the first three minutes of Monday's 122-105 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. Mullens said post-game he does not consider the injury a long-term concern. However it limited..." March 06

Charlotte Observer "Charlotte Bobcats power forward Tyrus Thomas was told not to accompany the team on their four-game West Coast trip by team management. Bobcats president of basketball operations Rod Higgins said Monday the front office felt Thomas’s time was better spent in Charlotte, doing some physical..." March 05

Sacramento Bee "THREE KEYS • Too many points: The Kings allowed 120.8 points per game during their 1-4 trip. Even for the Kings, who have struggled most of the season defensively, that was especially horrendous. In the four losses, the opposition shot at least 50 percent. • Rested and ready: After looking..." March 03

Orange County Register "A common criticism of Blake Griffin's game over the past three seasons is that all Griffin does is dunk, a notion he mocks in one of his Kia ads. Griffin has shown the league this year, that he's more than a highlight waiting to happen, with improvements from the mid-range, at the free-throw..." February 27

Charlotte Observer "Chris Paul said he hasn’t already promised his future to the Los Angeles Clippers. “I haven’t decided what I’m going to do next season,” Paul, a former Wake Forest star, said recently. “And, no, I haven’t told anyone what I am going to do.” That was more in response to Internet reports he’s..." February 26

Sportsnet.ca "With another month left in the 2012-13 NBA regular season, here is a preview of potential playoff teams: The West: Easy teams to pick like Oklahoma City and San Antonio will be atop the Western Conference come season's end; teams like Utah, Golden State and Houston will fight for playoff..." February 25