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New Orleans Hornets All-Star point guard Chris Paul fell to the floor with an apparent ankle injury during the third quarter Friday night against the Portland Trail Blazers at the New Orleans Arena.

New Orleans Hornets head coach Byron Scott has been sacked just nine games into the NBA season.

The New Orleans Hornets snapped a two-game losing streak, running away from the lowly Los Angeles Clippers to take a 112-84 victory here Monday night in Staples Center.

Former LSU shooting guard Marcus Thornton was placed on the active list before Friday's game against the Toronto Raptors for the first time this season.

The New Orleans Hornets wanted the momentum gained from Wednesday's overtime victory against Dallas to carry over into Friday night against the Toronto Raptors .

Raptors projected starters "The biggest thought on my mind is to keep praying for him.

Julian Wright and Emeka Okafor team up to block a shot by Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night at the New Orleans Arena.

NEW ORLEANS Byron Scott says he's not concerned. Not four games into the season.

The Hornets opened the game by giving up a layup to Paul Pierce and Emeka Okafor committed two consecutive turnovers.

The New Orleans Hornets had a festive home opener in their 97-92 victory over the Sacramento Kings at the New Orleans Arena on Friday night, but rookie shooting guard Marcus Thornton spent all of it on the bench out of uniform.

New Orleans Hornets center Emeka Okafor missed all of training camp with a right toe injury but started the season opener against the San Antonio Spurs and had a double-double. After Okafor's opening-night 18 points, 10 rebounds performance, Scott has more about which to be bemused.

After missing the entire preseason, New Orleans Hornets center Emeka Okafor made an impressive debut with 18 points and 10 rebounds Wednesday night, but it wasn't enough to offset a dominating effort by the San Antonio Spurs , who routed the Hornets 113-96 at the AT&T Center.

As another extended practice came to a close Wednesday, New Orleans Hornets center Emeka Okafor stood alone as his teammates went through a half-court drill.

New Orleans Hornets Coach Byron Scott said Wednesday he was pleased with the NBA and its officials agreeing to a new contract.

Orlando's Vince Carter acknowledges the crowd as he's introduced Tuesday evening at Koch Arena.

The Miami Heat entered with four consecutive losses, but they easily routed the New Orleans Hornets 97-81 Thursday night at the Sprint Center behind Daequan Cook's 14 points and Dwayne Wade's 13.

Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic outrebounded the Hornets 44-25 in Tuesday night's preseason game in Wichita, Kan.

Participating in his first scrimmage Monday since training camp opened at the end of last month, the New Orleans Hornets' top free-agent acquisition, forward Ike Diogu, jockeyed with center Hilton Armstrong for rebounding position and was aggressive on offense in the post.

Peja Stojakovic came out firing in the second quarter, making two consecutive 3-pointers. The Hornets continued to take advantage of their defensive play, forcing two 24-second clock violations in the opening 3 1 2 minutes of the quarter.

New Orleans Hornets backup center Hilton Armstrong, who has missed the first two preseason games with a sore left thigh, will play in Saturday's home preseason opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Coach Byron Scott said Friday.