New Orleans Hornets News

New Orleans Hornets star Chris Paul will miss at least two games and as many as four after spraining his right ankle during Tuesday night's loss to the Seattle SuperSonics. ``We've got to re-evaluate the next couple days and see if the swelling goes down,'' Hornets coach Byron Scott said. ``That's main thing we've got to be concerned about right now. ``For sure he's out tomorrow (at Portland). And he'll ...

Monta Ellis had 18 points and six other Warriors scored in double figures in Golden State's 112-103 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Thursday. Linton Johnson and reserve guard Jannero Pargo each had 17 points for the Hornets, who had three players foul out. Point guard Chris Paul, last season's rookie of the year, had 11 points and seven assists. New Orleans forward Cedric Simmons scored nine points in 15 minutes before fouling out with 5:33 left ...

Dwyane Wade scored 19 points and Jason Kapono had seven of his 12 points in the final 1:46 to help the Miami Heat rally for a 109-105 exhibition win over the New Orleans Hornets on Tuesday night. The Heat trailed 101-97 with three minutes remaining following a layup by the Hornets' Jannero Pargo, then outscored New Orleans 12-4 the rest of the way for their first win in three pre-season games. Wade played 24 minutes _ all ...

Pat Garrity scored 19 points and Dwight Howard added 17 to lead the Orlando Magic to a 100-85 pre-season victory over New Orleans on Friday night as the Hornets lost two starters to ankle injuries. Leading scorer David West and new acquisition Tyson Chandler limped off the floor in a span of about five minutes in the third quarter, and the Magic soon took control of the game. West, New Orleans' leading scorer and rebounder last season, ...

David West was one of the NBA's most improved players last season. He doesn't want to stop there. West scored 17 points and Brandon Bass hit the go-ahead jumper to lift the New Orleans Hornets to an 84-81 victory over Dallas on Tuesday night in a pre-season game without most of the Mavericks' starters. West, who finished second in the voting for the league's most improved player last season, was ...

Selling out the New Orleans Arena for the Hornets' six games this season is vital to keeping the NBA team in the city, owner George Shinn said Friday. The NFL's Saints have sold all of their tickets for the first time since they were formed in 1967, but Shinn said that cannot predict anything about the attendance expectations for the Hornets. ``I think it's wonderful what happened to the Saints. But it's not fair to put us ...

NBA basketball seemed doomed in Louisiana exactly one year ago, when the last lingering floodwaters from hurricane Katrina were being pumped out. So many streets remained layered with pudding-like mud. An unavoidable stench of mold and rot wafted throughout town, many parts of which had no electricity and were completely dark at night. The New Orleans Arena _ the full-time home of the Hornets from 2002-05 _ still awaited several ...

Oklahoma City accepted a US$3.8-million settlement Tuesday to cover its expenses from the New Orleans Hornets' temporary relocation and its share of the team's revenues from a successful first season in the city. The offer, approved unanimously by the mayor and the city council, was included in an amendment to the team's temporary relocation agreement. It also includes terms for the team's second season in Oklahoma City and an option ...

As Chris Paul sat down for another interview and David West posed for a few more snapshots, Hornets coach Byron Scott reminded his two young stars they would be fined if late for the team's flight to New Orleans. After two hours of questions and answers, flashbulbs and fanfare in Oklahoma City, the team returned to its original hometown, where they'll spend their first week of training camp. The Hornets ...