New Orleans Hornets

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New Orleans Hornets Bringing Back Chris Kaman: Fan Reaction (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

New Orleans Hornets and Chris Kaman After publicly announcing they were trying to trade Chris Kaman, the New Orleans Hornets are reportedly bringing him back to the team. While New Orleans was trying to trade Kaman, the center had been excused from all Hornets activities,…

Hornets Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

The Hornets’ 120-103 home loss to the Suns on Wednesday was an aberration because New Orleans generally keeps its opponent’s point total in the low 90s.

The scoring pace in San Antonio on Thursday was much like the norm for the Hornets as the Spurs scored just 93 points.

But this game just illustrated the fact that the Hornets rarely get enough players scoring consistently to win even when they’re holding the opponent’s total down.

The trade of Chris Paul has left them without a consistent scorer as well as someone who could create easy scoring opportunities for others.

Only one Hornet scored as many as 10 points Thursday—guard Greivis Vasquez had 16—and New Orleans came up short as usual, falling 93-81.

“We lost the last two games in the…

AP Source: Kaman returning to Hornets soon (AP)

The New Orleans Hornets have decided to reactivate 7-foot center Chris Kaman, who had been excused from team activities since last week while the club sought to trade him, according to a person familiar with the decision. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Friday on condition of anonymity because the decision had not been announced.

NBA Capsules: Spurs win third in a row (The Canadian Press)

SAN ANTONIO – Tim Duncan scored 19 points, Tony Parker had 18 and the San Antonio Spurs won their third in a row, beating the New Orleans Hornets 93-81 Thursday night.

Duncan, Parker lead Spurs past Hornets 93-81 (AP)

Tim Duncan may not make the All-Star game for the first time in 12 years, or even give the San Antonio Spurs much scoring on most nights. But even in back-to-backs, he can still resemble his old self. Duncan scored 19 points, Tony Parker had had 18 and the Spurs ran away from the New Orleans Hornets in the fourth quarter to win their third in a row, 93-81 on Thursday night.

LA story: 2 Lakers, 2 Clippers get All-Star nods (AP)

From Kobe Bryant to Chris Paul, Blake Griffin to Andrew Bynum, the NBA All-Star game is shaping up as an L.A. story. Two Lakers and two Clippers were voted as starters Thursday for the game, the first time in 15 years that two pairs of teammates have been voted to start for one conference. Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant prevented a clean Los Angeles sweep of the Western Conference starting lineup…

Top 5 Things I’d Love to See Hornets Owner David Stern Do: Fan’s Perspective (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

David Stern and the New Orleans Hornets Ever since the lockout ended, David Stern has been very active as the owner of the New Orleans Hornets. From nixing and approving trades to extending contracts to Hornets players, Stern has been hands on with the Hornets.