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Hornets Era Ends With Loss To Mavericks, Pelicans Offseason Begins

Scott Prather — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 05:11:13 +0000

It's time to bring on the Pelicans. In their season finale, the New Orleans Hornets got a ridiculous stat line from Al-Farouq Aminu of...

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Mavericks Top Hornets In Home Finale, Fans Say Goodbye To Hugo

Scott Prather — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 02:57:03 +0000

In the final home game in New Orleans Hornets history, the Dallas Mavericks were in control from start to finish. Dirk Nowitzki reached a milestone, while the Hornet mascot Hugo (pictured) performed for the final time.

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Former NBA Star Adrian Dantley Is Now A School Crossing Guard – VIDEO

Steve Peloquin — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 16:37:08 +0000

Adrian Dantley, a six-time NBA All-Star, two-time scoring champion, and the 1997 NBA Rookie of the Year, is now making $17,000 a year, working as a school crossing guard, just outside of the Washington, D.C. area.

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Late Turnover Dooms Hornets In Close Loss To Mavericks

Scott Prather — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 17:57:17 +0000

After playing solid ball for the first 11 minutes of the 4th quarter, the New Orleans Hornets held a 4 point lead with 55 seconds left. Poor defense and a late turnover allowed the Dallas Mavericks to steal the game at the Hive, defeating the Hornets 104-100. It was disappointing to...

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Vince Carter Fakes Injury Before Slam Dunk – VIDEO

Steve Peloquin — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 11:26:56 +0000

This is video of the Dallas Mavericks' Vince Carter faking an injury, making his defender think he was not an option on a possession, and then ending the play with a slam dunk.

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Hornets Win Overtime Thriller Over Mavericks

Scott Prather — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 07:04:44 +0000

Greivis Vasquez played like an all-star for the New Orleans Hornets, propelling his team to a 99-96 victory over the Dallas Mavericks in overtime. Eric Gordon struggled for 48 minutes, but when overtime rolled around, Gordon was...

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Super Marion Brothers – Shawn Marion Does His Best Mario Impression [Video]

Scott Prather — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 21:53:55 +0000

One of the most iconic video games of all-time is Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. Mario and Luigi's quest to save Princess was the first featured game for the original NES, and a quest that many of us tackled. Check out this cool video of Dallas Mavericks forward Shawn Marion doing his best Mario impression in the (fake) video game Super Marion Brothers.

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Who Is Going To Win The West In The NBA?

Steve Peloquin — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:41:56 +0000

Oklahoma City forward Kevin Durant

We're down to the final days of the 2011-2012 NBA season, and today, we want to know who you think will represent the Western Conference in the NBA finals this year.

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Hornets Sting Mavericks, Win 97-92

Scott Prather — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 06:33:12 +0000

With only 9 healthy players in uniform, the New Orleans Hornets defeated the Dallas Mavericks 97-92 Friday night at the Hive. Hornets Center Chris Kaman (pictured above) dropped 20 points and pulled down 13 boards for his 4th straight double-double.

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Rick Carlisle Gets Ejected After Kicking Ball Into Stands And Hitting A Fan [VIDEO]

Steve Peloquin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:41:30 +0000

Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle was ejected from his team's game with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night, after kicking a ball into the stands, out of frustration.

While the NBA certainly doesn't want coaches or players throwing, or kicking objects into the stands, and Carlisle was rightfully ejected, it was not something he intended to happen, as you can see him apologize almost immediately.

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Jason Terry Performs Dramatic Reading of MC Hammer's 'U Can't Touch This' [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:20:57 +0000

If you are of a certain age, you should be able recite the lyrics to MC Hammer’s 1990 smash hit ‘U Can’t Touch This’ backwards and maybe in your sleep. 34-year old Dallas Maverick’s guard Jason Terry is also a fan, and he gives a Masterpiece Theater-style dramatic reading of Hammer’s boast-filled hip hop classic while wearing his signature headband.

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Hornets Come Up Just Short…Again

Scott Prather — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 04:44:33 +0000

The New Orleans Hornets went toe to toe with the defending NBA Champion Dallas Mavericks, but in the end they came up just short...again. The Mavs escaped the Hive with an 83-81 victory. New Orleans has lost 7 straight, and have lost the last 3 contests by a combined 10 points.

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Hornets Fall To Mavs, Lose 6th Straight

Scott Prather — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 07:32:40 +0000

After starting the season 2-0, the New Orleans Hornets have lost 6 straight games. The latest defeat came on Saturday night in Dallas, as the Mavericks trounced the Hornets 96-81.

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NBA's Best Moment of 2011 — Dirk Nowitzki Finally Gets A Ring

BJ — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:27:37 +0000

Before the drama that was the NBA lockout, we had a very exciting finale to the NBA season that saw Dirk Nowitzki leading his Dallas Mavericks to both his and the franchise’s first NBA championship.

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Kobe Bryant Angry About Lamar Odom's Departure

Scott Prather — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 02:11:59 +0000

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant lost teammate Lamar Odom to the Dallas Mavericks yesterday in a trade and he's not too happy about it. "I don’t think Mark Cuban is protesting this trade," explained a frustrated Bryant.

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The Lakers Aren't The Only Team Pursuing Paul

Scott Prather — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 23:42:24 +0000

The LA Lakers aren't the only NBA team interested in trading for New Orleans Hornets point guard Chris Paul. Eight teams have reportedly contacted Hornets GM Dell Demps about acquiring Paul.

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Lost Season Could Hurt Certain NBA Teams

Steve Peloquin — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 08:05:05 +0000

If the entire 2011-12 season is wiped out, it will certainly hurt a select number of teams that are built to win now, but with a year off, may not be able to contend in 2012-13.

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NBA's Best Players (61-70)

Steve Peloquin — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 08:05:39 +0000

Who are the best players in the NBA?

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Ranking The NBA Power Forwards

Steve Peloquin — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 09:05:09 +0000

Who is the best power forward in the NBA?

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Predicting Landing Spots For The Top NBA Free Agents

Steve Peloquin — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 09:05:43 +0000

Who are the top five NBA free agents, and where will they be playing, once the lockout comes to an end?

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