Hilton Armstrong News

Chris Paul has already begun expressing his displeasure with the team's lack of an identity.

The New Orleans Hornets hope to build on a thrilling overtime win when they welcome the Toronto Raptors to the Big Easy on Friday.

Not only do the Hornets continue to battle national misconceptions about their team and its operation -- the Alario Center with its year-old addition added for the team's use was described in an Internet report Tuesday as "a dumpy community center best suited for the bird and reptile shows that cover most of its calendar" -- but the schedule grows ...

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.

The Kings were a jump shooting team early while the Hornets got plenty of points at the free-throw line.

A pair of teams hoping to rebound from brutal season openers get together Friday night, when the New Orleans Hornets host the Sacramento Kings down on the bayou.

New Orleans Hornets center Emeka Okafor is expected to play between 20 to 24 minutes in tonight's opener against the San Antonio Spurs, Coach Byron Scott said at the team's shootaround this morning at the AT&T Center.

Morris Peterson will be the Hornets' starting shooting guard this season but he'll have plenty of help.

WESTWEGO With less than two days to go before the Hornets tip off their 2009-10 season, the Okafor Watch continues.

Chris Paul spent the entire game on the bench in his warmup uniform. But the New Orleans Hornets' guard was quite animated in this quarter, walking out on the court during a timeout to question the lack of a foul call.

Anthony Morrow scored 34 points in playing all 48 minutes, and the Golden State Warriors crushed the New Orleans Hornets, 126-92, in preseason action at ORACLE Arena.

Hornets guard Morris Peterson's visit to the pediatric unit of Ochsner Medical Center lifts the spirits of Darnell Cosse, right, whose son Malachi, 1, is being treated there.

Until Saturday night, Hornets guard Peja Stojakovic had struggled to make open shots from behind the 3-point arc.

The Hornets came out at the start of the quarter and missed six of seven shots and committed two turnovers as the Pacers went on a 9-3 run to take a 64-58 lead.

The Hornets' draft-day trade that brought former LSU star Marcus Thornton back to his home state is looking pretty good.

Despite the sparse crowd at New Orleans Arena, the Thunder 's 88-79 loss to the Hornets on Saturday had a regular-season feel to it at times.

The Orlando Magic made 19 3-pointers and shot 60 percent from the field to rout the New Orleans Hornets at Koch Arena.

With New Orleans Hornets rookie Marcus Thornton's emergence and Peja Stojakovic's shift to shooting guard, Morris Peterson is determined to keep his starting job in the backcourt alongside Chris Paul.

Behind a 23-point effort from point guard Chris Paul, the New Orleans Hornets rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat the Oklahoma City in the home preseason opener at the New Orleans Arena.

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.