Rod Boone
@rodboone
Covering the @hornets and NBA for @theobserver | Twin #girldad | Long Island made, sprouted from southern generational roots | 5️⃣1️⃣6️⃣ forever
#Hornets have waived Damion Baugh, league sources told The Observer, clearing a spot to sign Antonio Reeves to a two-way contract. Roster is at offseason max of 21.
Two theaters: Ron Rivera, Josh Norman, JJ Jansen, Luke Kuechly, Mike Tolbert and tons of #Panthers fans getting ready to watch “Super Men” on the big screen.
The #Panthers wanted to become more data oriented with their roster management decisions under GM Dan Morgan and EVP of FO Brandt Tilis. So, they built an analytics team, fronted by Eric Eager. How Eager's group influenced several major offseason moves: charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/car…
Hornets have roster decisions to make after adding New Orleans’ former second-round pick charlotteobserver.com/sports/charlot…
“I’ve been coaching for 23 years, I played professionally for 10 — obviously played in college. In such a short period of time, the chemistry on this team has been truly unbelievable and I think if we would have lost a couple of games, that would not have diminished at all.…
It happened. The #Hornets are Las Vegas Summer League champions. Spoke with coach Chris Jent on Sunday to get his take on what we learned about the team during its run the past two weeks. Another @theobserver exclusive: charlotteobserver.com/sports/charlot…
The Hornets haven't made the NBA playoffs in 9 years, not won 50 games in a season in 27, but the summer league team went 6-0 and won the title, led by Kon Knueppel, the No. 4 pick from Duke. Can the vibes carry into the season? @rodboone dives in charlotteobserver.com/sports/charlot…
#Hornets hold on to beat Sacramento. They're the 2025 Las Vegas Summer League champions.
Who's ready for the #Hornets to take on Sacramento for Las Vegas Summer League championship?