Topic: New Orleans Hornets

Hornets lose West for rest of season

New Orleans Hornets starting forward and leading scorer David West will miss the rest of the NBA season after tearing a left knee ligament, the team said Friday.General manager Dell Demps said an MRI performed on Friday revealed a torn anterior cruciate ...

Hornets hold off Jazz in overtime

Emeka Okafor drained a shot at the buzzer to force overtime and reserve Aaron Gray scored six points in the extra period to lead New Orleans to a 121-117 NBA victory over Utah.Thursday's victory was extra welcome after the Hornets saw David ...

Celtics match Bulls for East lead

Ray Allen and Glen Davis each scored 20 points to lead Boston past the New Orleans Hornets 89-85 and put the Celtics level with Chicago for the Eastern Conference lead.Kevin Garnett on Saturday added 12 points and nine rebounds for Boston while ...

Chris Paul returns to score 33 in Hornets win

All-Star guard Chris Paul returned from concussion and scored a season-high 33 points with 15 assists in New Orleans' 115-103 NBA victory over Sacramento.David West on Saturday scored 25 points and former King Carl Landry added 20 for the Hornets, who have ...

Paul back at practice for Hornets

NBA All-Star guard Chris Paul was back on the practice court for the New Orleans Hornets on Thursday for the first time since suffering a concussion in a game four days earlier.Paul, who has missed two games since colliding with Cleveland's Ramon ...

Jarrett Jack shines as Hornets sting Mavs

Jarrett Jack scored 21 points including three late free throws to seal the New Orleans Hornets' 93-92 come-from-behind victory over Dallas in the NBA.Dallas veteran Jason Kidd was on Wednesday whistled for a foul on Jack's three-point attempt with 8.4 seconds remaining.Jack ...

Rose, Boozer spark NBA Bulls over Hornets

Derrick Rose scored a game-high 24 points and Carlos Boozer added 19 to power the Chicago Bulls past New Orleans 85-77 on Monday, the Hornets losing while without concussion-sidelined star Chris Paul.Britain's Luol Deng added 10 points while Joakim Noah contributed six ...

Hornets' Paul hurt in win over Cavs

New Orleans star Chris Paul suffered a concussion and was stretchered off the court Sunday in the Hornets' 96-81 NBA victory over Cleveland.Paul was hospitalized for tests, but was released in time to rejoin the team for their charter flight to Chicago.The ...

NBA Hornets' Paul hurt in win over Cavs

New Orleans star Chris Paul was stretchered off the court with an apparent head injury in the Hornets' 96-81 NBA victory over Cleveland.Hornets coach Monty Williams said after the game that Paul was "in good spirits" in hospital, where he was taken ...

Hornets' Paul leaves game on stretcher with concussion

CLEVELAND, Ohio (Reuters) - New Orleans' All-Star guard Chris Paul left the court on a stretcher during the third quarter of the Hornets' 96-81 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers Sunday.Paul lost control of his dribble as he drove the lane and in ...