Grizzlies Drop a Big One to New Orleans : April 17, 2012

The Memphis Grizzlies shot themselves in the foot on Sunday by dropping one to the lowly New Orleans Hornets, 88-75. Eric Gordon led the Hornets with 18 points as new...

Heat Thumps Lakers on Thursday; Dallas Gets Nice Road Win : January 21, 2012

Lebron James lit the Lakers up for 31 points as the Heat ripped the Lakers in Miami 98-87. Chris Bosh chipped in 15 for the Heat who won their second...

NBA back on the Courts for Preseason Basketball : December 18, 2011

Friday night was a welcome sight for hoops fans. The NBA is back on the floor. There were four pre-season games on Friday night to open the action. The Bulls were...

Paul to L.A. Clippers; Howard Staying Put : December 15, 2011

Chris Paul is off to L.A. after all. But he will not be wearing gold and purple. He will be wearing red instead. He will be teaming up with Blake...

Dwight Howard and Chris Paul: Where Will They End Up? : December 06, 2011

The two biggest names in the NBA as far as soon-to-be free agents are Dwight Howard and Chris Paul. Rumors are rampant about where the two will be playing in...

Lockout to Cost Take-Two Game Maker $40 Million : August 10, 2011

Take-Two, a company that makes video games could lose up to $40 million in revenue if the NBA lockout is not resolved. Arvind Bhatia, an analyst with Sterne Agee, projects that...

new orleans hornets History

The NBA New Orleans Hornets basketball team plays in the Western Conference's Southwest Division in the National Basketball Association. The Hornets are based out of New Orleans, LA and play at the New Orleans Arena. The team began playing in the NBA as the Charlotte Hornets in 1998-99. The team moved from Charlotte, North Carolina to New Orleans in 2002.

The inaugural 1988-89 team was led by guard Kelly Tripuka, long distance scorer Rex Chapman, and Muggsy Bogues, who at 5'3” was the short player to ever play in the NBA. The Hornets improved when they drafted Kendall Gill in 1990, Larry Johnson in 1991 and Alonzo Mourning in 1992. In 1992-93, the Hornets went 44-38 and made the playoffs for the first time. In the first round the Hornets beat the Boston Celtics in an upset before falling to the New York Knicks. The Hornets made the playoffs several more times during the 1990s.

In 2002, the Hornets moved to New Orleans. In 2002-03 the Hornets made it into the playoffs for their fourth consecutive year. For the 2005-06 as well as 2006-07 season, the Hornets played in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma due to the damage that Hurricane Katrina waged on the city of New Orleans.

The Hornets returned to New Orleans to play the 2007-08 season there. The Hornets went 56-26, which was their best ever record and won a division title for the first time. In the playoffs first round they defeated the Dallas Mavericks but lost in the second to the San Antonio Spurs.