New Orleans Hornets News

The lottery was created to help the poor get rich, or at least respectable. It was the Robin Hood of competitive sports drafting systems.

May 3, 2013; Memphis, TN, USA; Los Angeles Clippers head coach Vinny Del Negro reacts to a missed basket against the Memphis Grizzlies in game six of the first round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs at FedEx Forum.

May 2, 2012; Orlando, FL, USA; Orlando Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy reacts after a turnover by his team during the fourth quarter of game three in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals of the 2012 NBA Playoffs at the Amway Center.

Feb 17, 2013; Houston, TX, USA; Eastern Conference guard Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers wrestles for the ball with Western Conference guard Chris Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers in the fourth quarter of the 2013 NBA all star game at the Toyota Center.

New Orleans Hornets power forward Anthony Davis scores two points as Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Shaun Livingston defends in the New Orleans Arena, Sunday March 31, 2013.

The city of San Francisco has declared May 21 as Golden State Warriors Day in celebration of the teams' winning season and brilliant playoff run.

"I got a funny feeling that this could be another Magic year, here. For some reason, I've just got the feel," Williams said.

Indianapolis Metro Police are asking for your help in locating 18-year-old Alexis Ricard.

With the New Orleans Hornets becoming the New Orleans Pelicans, the name is up for grabs if anybody wants it.

On Tuesday, May 21, the NBA will hold the draft lottery to determine the draft order for the 2013 NBA draft, which will be held on Thursday, June 27.

May 13, 2012; Memphis, TN, USA; Los Angeles Clippers point guard Chris Paul and Memphis Grizzlies head coach Lionel Hollins share a laugh during the second half of game seven in the Western Conference quarterfinals of the 2012 NBA Playoffs at FedEx Forum.

Let me preface this by saying I haven't really decided where I stand on this one, just though it was an interesting swap based on the recent write-ups of the NY Knicks cap and roster situation going forward.

Hey guys, I wrote this back in March about the Wizards . What do you think about the analysis and how it holds up in retrospect? I write for Bluemanhoop, a warriors blog, but post my other nba thoughts at joemoore.net, if you're interested.

So Mark Cuban, Chris Paul and Tiger Woods walk into a bar ... It sounds like the beginning of a joke in need of a punchline.

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In the recent playoff series against the New York Knicks, the Indiana Pacers' defense snuffed out drives and smothered the 3-point line.

In what police are describing as a crime of opportunity, a wanted man with a criminal history dating nearly 15 years entered a front door that had been left open at a New York home near Hofstra University.

I don't know if any of you have read Adrian Wojnarowski's story on Lance Stephenson , the mercurial Indiana Pacers guard that had one of the best games of his career in last night's Game 6 victory over the Knicks .

It's 2013. The San Antonio Spurs and Memphis Grizzlies are about to face off in another playoff series after the Grizzlies defeated the Spurs two years ago in the first round.

It was just two years ago when the Grizzlies became the third No. 8 seed in NBA playoff history to upset a No.