The winner advances to Sunday's championship game against either Toronto or Sacramento as rookies and young players continue to showcase their talents.

Championship level basketball in Charlotte. Sort of. The Charlotte Hornets defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 109 to 80 on Saturday night in the Summer League S

LAS VEGAS – Kon Knueppel and KJ Simpson tallied 19 points each to lead the Charlotte Hornets to a 106-81 win over the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA 2K26 Summer League at Thomas and Mack Center on Thursday evening.

Rookie Ryan Kalkbrenner works toward a key rotation spot, while LaMelo Ball sharpens leadership skills for success alongside Collin Sexton.

The Charlotte Hornets haven’t seen a plethora of success over the last decade. They’ve eclipsed 40 wins just twice in that span, doing so in the Kemba Walker-le

George did give a shoutout to the city of Charlotte for being a great city, and while he kind of hedged his criticism of the Hornets by saying he could see himself playing there, the comment still stands -- and he's not wrong, either. The Hornets haven't made the playoffs since 2016 and have only one winning record in the last nine years.