A few hours after it was reported that the Charlotte Hornets would be waiving guard James Bouknight, the team officially announced that decision and added that guards Ish Smith and Frank Ntilikina were also waived.
The Charlotte Hornets are waiving shooting guard James Bouknight, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. This is one of several moves the Hornets made at the trade deadline, also sending power forward P.J.
On Wednesday evening, the Charlotte Hornets lost to the Toronto Raptors by a score of 123-117. James Bouknight did not play in the game, and on Thursday, Shams
The Hornets have decided to part ways with a former lottery pick.
The Charlotte Hornets announced Thursday evening that they have waived guard Théo Maldeon, who was on a two-way contract. Maldeon appeared in 13 games this season for the big league club, making one start.
As expected, the Charlotte Hornets will not have the services of LaMelo Ball for tonight's in-season tournament game against the New York Knicks. They are calling the injury he suffered in the loss to Orlando an ankle strain, not a sprain.
The Charlotte Hornets will be without James Bouknight (knee), Frank Ntilikina (tibia), Terry Rozier (groin), Cody Martin (knee), and Nick Richards (concussion protocol) for tonight's game against the Boston Celtics.
With a matter of hours until the October 31st deadline it was reported that the Charlotte Hornets made the decision to decline James Bouknight's 4th year team option.
The Hornets are exercising their 2024-25 rookie scale team option on center Mark Williams but will decline James Bouknight‘s fourth-year option for the same season.
The Charlotte Hornets announced a few moments ago that Cody Martin (left knee soreness), James Bouknight (left knee), Frank Ntilikina (tibia fracture), and guard Bryce McGowens (left ankle) have been ruled out for tonight's season opener against the Atlanta Hawks.
The Charlotte Hornets announced Tuesday evening that guards Cody Martin (left knee soreness), James Bouknight (left knee), and Frank Ntilikina (tibia fracture) have been ruled out for Wednesday's regular season home opener against the Atlanta Hawks.
James Bouknight is coming off a year where he played in 34 regular season games for the Charlotte Hornets. The 23-year-old averaged 5.6 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists per contest while shooting 35.8% from the field and 30.3% from the three-point range.
In this edition of NBA rumors and news, I will look at the recent happenings surrounding James Bouknight’s injury and how it affects his status with the Charlotte Hornets.
Hornets guard James Bouknight is scheduled to undergo arthroscopic left knee surgery after suffering a meniscus injury, the team announced. Bouknight, 23, suffered the injury on Oct.
The third-year guard suffered the injury on Thursday during a training camp practice. Bouknight will be reevaluated in four weeks.
On Saturday morning the Hornets announced that former first-round pick James Bouknight will miss time in training camp with a sprained knee. The timetable for Bouknight's return is still to be determined, but he will not participate in today's Purple and Teal Fan Event.
The Charlotte Hornets have largely struggled in Summer League play, but that's not to say that there haven't been some positives.
Tuesday night, the Hornets will know where they are picking in the 2023 NBA Draft. They enter the lottery with the fourth-best odds to land the No. 1 pick.
Bouknight was found unconscious in a parking deck, and he had a handgun with him.
James Bouknight once spoke about how Michael Jordan gave him some advice. The Charlotte Hornets' offseason went from bad to worse on Monday after news came out that sophomore guard James Bouknight had been arrested.
It was Bouknight's fourth citation since joining the Hornets - the first three were for reckless driving - and his second in seven days.
Charlotte Hornets guard James Bouknight underwent surgery on Monday to repair a tendon in his fifth digit on his right hand.
UConn went on to defeat Xavier 72-61. As for Bouknight, he played for the Huskies for two seasons, including last year when he was their leading scorer. Bouknight is obviously still plenty beloved by the UConn faithful.
Adversity is about to hit the young, surging Charlotte Hornets at an inopportune time. Now, the question is how will the Hornets’ locker room hold on throughout this potentially tumultuous period?
Borrego admitted that Bouknight is unhappy over a lack of playing time.
Michael Jordan, despite him not having played in almost 20 years, still has a magical aura about him. After retiring for the third time in 2003, Jordan
Despite his small 190-pound frame, Bouknight proved capable of finishing through contact on occasion and was also tremendous at getting to the foul line, averaging 6.8 free throws per 40 minutes – a top 15 mark among all players on ESPN’s top 100.
Bouknight is second in the Big East in scoring and averaging 20.3 points per game while shooting 45% from the field and over 32% from three-point range.
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