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Flint native and basketball star Mateen Cleaves is bringing some friends to Flint to hang out with local youths.

Eight-year-old Chad Bonnet practices passes as the Hornets host their annual Summer Hoops Basketball Clinic for children 7-14 at UNO on Tuesday.

The NBA Free Agency period commences tonight, as NBA teams may begin negotiating with Free Agents at 12:01 AM July 1st.

Jannero Pargo and Chris Paul paired well in the Hornets' backcourt two seasons ago.

A league source has told WDSU Sports Anchor Keli Fulton that the New Orleans Hornets are very interested in acquiring power forward Brandon Bass when the free agency period begins at 12:01a.m. EST Wednesday.

Morris Peterson and Bryan Colangelo differed on just about every subject as the Toronto Raptors closed up shop this weekend.

The newest Hornets - Darren Collison, left and Marcus Thornton, right, pose with members of the Summer Hoops basketball camp after the two were introduced at a press conference at the University of New Orleans, Friday June 26, 2009.

The AP reports: New Orleans Hornets assistant coach Kenny Gattison is leaving the franchise after six years.

Although the New Orleans Hornets management has implied that the roster will remain in tact for next season, the average fan may want to take that as more management doublespeak... Hornets Happenings by Paul Augustin 13 reads Opinion Although the New Orleans Hornets management has implied that the roster will remain in tact for next season, the ...

With his team's player payroll projected at $76 million next season, Hornets owner George Shinn might have to pay a luxury tax bill of more than $5 million.

I started thinking if the Hornets draft some younger talent keep a few veterans that wont affect the salary cap and have 3 to 4 expenseive players Chris Paul,Kobe Bryant,James Posey and David West or Tyson Chandler.

The question to Hornets Coach Byron Scott, in the aftermath of Wednesday night's playoff elimination, was simple and direct: Are roster changes necessary for the Hornets to take the "next step?" "You know what?" Scott said.

Season averages: 4.8 points, 2.6 rebounds, 0.4 assists, 0.37 steals. Contract status: One year, $2.8 million.

Heading into Monday night's three games in the NBA playoffs, if you had to pick one of the games to watch, you probably would have chosen the Denver-New Orleans tilt.

Needing a big-time performance to force a Game 6 against the No. 2-seeded Denver Nuggets in their Western Conference playoff series, the Hornets, seeded seventh, suffered one of the most lopsided losses in NBA playoff history.

A rumor fire storm was started last week when a New York Daily News report talked about a potential offseason trade that would send Phoenix Suns center Shaquille O'Neal to New Orleans for New Orleans Hornets center Tyson Chandler.

It's doable -- the Hornets just haven't done a whole lot to make you believe they can, and will.

Hornets point guard Chris Paul has proven to be a handful to opponents in the open court and quite entertaining to teammates.

The Hornets head into the final stretch of the season with the same question that dogged them most of the season: Can New Orleans' bench hold its own? The answer against a Phoenix team still fighting to sneak into the playoffs was a resounding no.

Ronnie Brewer scored 23 points and the Utah Jazz completed a convincing season sweep of the New Orleans Hornets with a 108-94 victory on Sunday night.