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Monday, Nov 2
Bell to start tonight
Charlotte Bobcats guard Raja Bell will play and start tonight at home versus the New Jersey Nets, despite not having fully participated in a practice since tearing a ligament in his left wrist. Coach Larry Brown said he'll start Bell,...
Friday, Oct 30
Brown: Bell could play as soon as Monday
Charlotte Bobcats coach Larry Brown says shooting guard Raja Bell could play as soon as Monday's home game against the New Jersey Nets. Bell has a torn ligament in his left wrist. As the days pass, he's using less and...
Friday's Bobcats links
Charlotte Bobcats links related to tonight's home opener against the New York Knicks: Brown, Bobcats spend two hours reviewing painful rout / Charlotte Observer Bobcats-Knicks Gameday preview / Charlotte Observer Scott Says: Worse opener, Panthers or Bobcats? / Charlotte Observe...
Thursday, Oct 29
Thursday's Bobcats links
Thursday's Charlotte Bobcats links from around the Internet: Bobcats exposed in opening loss to Celtics / Charlotte Observer Observations: Capel's 'free throw school' / Charlotte Observer Bobcats-Celtics photo gallery / Charlotte Observer Celtics rout Bobcats with lockdown D / C...
Wednesday, Oct 28
This was a storm on the horizon
I'd love to tell you that what I saw Wednesday in Boston was an aberration, but that would be true only by degree. The Bobcats are a distinctly flawed team right now. The Boston Celtics are better equipped than most...
Felton needs a few stitches
Bobcats point guard Raymond Felton took a shot to the mouth in the first half that is requiring several stitches to close up at halftime.
Could it start any worse?
Wow, it's like Jake Delhomme has invaded every Bobcats starter. Just over three minutes into the season-opener, and it's Boston, 8-0. The Bobcats' offense has consisted of three misses from the field and four turnovers. Oh, and Raymond Felton --...
Tuesday, Oct 27
Derrick Brown is a keeper
I think years from now we'll remember 2009 as one of the Charlotte Bobcats' better drafts. I'm not saying Gerald Henderson and Derrick Brown are great players -- they're not. But considering where the Bobcats picked -- 12th (Henderson) and...
Monday, Oct 26
Bell puts off surgery, at least for now
Charlotte Bobcats guard Raja Bell is putting off surgery on his left wrist and -- in a best-case scenario -- could be playing in about a week. Bell got encouraging news from a Chicago hand specialist, who said it's worth...
Saturday, Oct 24
An update on Raja Bell
I just spoke with Charlotte Bobcats guard Raja Bell, following Saturday practice, about the torn ligament in his left wrist. While Bell has NOT made a final decision on whether he'll have surgery (a procedure that could put him out...
Rookie Henderson making good choices
The most impressive thing about Charlotte Bobcats rookie Gerald Henderson lately isn't so much the way he's playing as the choices he's making. I figured he's a bright guy -- how many Duke kids aren't? -- but plenty of bright...
Friday, Oct 23
Okafor a remarkably slow healer
Marc Spears, now with Yahoo! Sports, wrote this about ex-Bobcats center Emeka Okafor -- http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=Am9ptZDju8ICvmiR6RLohgW8vLYF?slug=mc-okaforhornets102209&prov=yhoo&type=lgns Can't say I'm surprised. When I saw Hornets general mana...
Friday's Bobcats and NBA links
Friday's Charlotte Bobcats and NBA links: Tyson Chandler's recovery ahead of schedule / Charlotte Observer Bobcats day game could snarl traffic / Charlotte Observer Bobcats to close out productive preseason / Gaston Gazette Rookie Curry steps into Warriors maelstrom /...
Thursday, Oct 22
Anderson waived, too
The Charlotte Bobcats went ahead Thursday and waived Antonio Anderson, trimming the roster to 14 spots. That leaves the Bobcats one short of the maximum 15 regular-season roster spots. But as close as the Bobcats are to the luxury-tax threshold,...
Murray better, but not yet cleared
Charlotte Bobcats guard Flip Murray (stress reaction in his left shin) says he's feeling much better, but it's still to be determined whether he'll be cleared medically to play in the season-opener Wednesday in Boston. Murray said he can walk...
Wednesday, Oct 21
Jefferson waived; Anderson still around
The Charlotte Bobcats have waived combo guard Dontell Jefferson, trimming the roster to 15. Jefferson had an unguaranteed contract for this season, so the Bobcats don't owe him anything going forward. Notice that the Bobcats haven't waived undrafted rookie Antonio...
A Jordan wearing adidas?
Marcus Jordan, son of Bobcats executive and Nike pitchman Michael Jordan, might make a $2 million contract between Central Florida, where he's a freshman basketball player, and adidas go swoosh. The Chicago Tribune has a story tonight that says Central...
Tuesday, Oct 20
Wrist surgery in Bell's future?
If Charlotte Bobcats shooting guard Raja Bell has wrist surgery -- a strong possibility -- his season is all but over. Bell has a torn ligament in his left wrist, and is seeking a second opinion from a Chicago hand...
More tests on Bell's sprained wrist
It sounds like Charlotte Bobcats shooting guard Raja Bell could be out for a while with that sprained left wrist he suffered versus the Utah Jazz Sunday Although an X-ray in Los Angeles showed no fracture, Bell was getting additional...
Bell out versus Bucks tonight
Based on Charlotte Bobcats shootaround this morning, Raja Bell won't play tonight against the Milwaukee Bucks and Tyson Chandler likely will. Bell sprained his left wrist, chasing after a loose ball versus the Utah Jazz Sunday night in Los Angeles....
Monday, Oct 19
Something must change for Bobcats quickly
It was pretty obvious during the Carolina Panthers' preseason that their failure to do fundamental things (tackling, blocking) would doom their season. It's similarly obvious that if the Charlotte Bobcats don't clean up some fundamentals on the quick, their season...
Sunday, Oct 18
Sunday's Bobcats-Lakers links
Sunday's links from the late Bobcats-Lakers exhibition: Bobcats waiting for Bell to snap out of it / Charlotte Observer Bobcats-Lakers photo gallery / Charlotte Observer Bobcats-Lakers box score / Charlotte Observer Bonnell: Have you hugged a ref today? / Charlotte...
Saturday, Oct 17
Boris is back
The Bobcats are halfway to a healthy frontcourt: Coach Larry Brown confirmed pre-game that power forward Boris Diaw will play versus the Lakers tonight, his first game action since suffering an ankle sprain while playing for the French national team....
Friday, Oct 16
Friday's Bobcats links
Bobcats must be better against the dribble / Charlotte Observer Slideshow: Bobcats open practice to public / Charlotte Observer
Thursday, Oct 15
What a difference Diaw makes
A week or two after the trade that brought him to Charlotte, I called Boris Diaw a transformational player for the Bobcats. If you were at the open practice Thursday, you saw that description still applies. Diaw -- out most...
Wednesday, Oct 14
Brown's crime doesn't fit punishment
I have to say I was flabbergasted by the extent the NBA fined coach Larry Brown and the Charlotte Bobcats Wednesday. The league is charging Brown and the franchise $60,000 each for Brown’s behavior in Atlanta Monday and for what...
Brown, Bobcats draw heavy fine
I'm told the NBA is about to fine Charlotte Bobcats coach Larry Brown $60,000 for what the league perceives as inappropriate behavior toward the replacement referees and the same amount to the franchise. The league's assessing $35,000 for what it's...
Murray out for rest of preseason
Charlotte Bobcats guard Flip Murray will be out at least the rest of the preseason with what the team is calling "early signs of a stress reaction'' in Murray's left shin. Murray suffered a stress fracture in his left shin...
Murray out "a while'' with sore shin
Charlotte Bobcats coach Larry Brown said guard Flip Murray will be out a while with the shin injury that caused him to miss Monday's exhibition in Atlanta. The Bobcats sent Murray for some tests, so I may get more information...
Tuesday, Oct 13
Brown on whistles and his big men
Not surprisingly, considering the potential fine from the NBA, Bobcats coach Larry Brown declined to revisit his ejection from Monday night's preseason game against the Atlanta Hawks. The closest Brown came to critiquing the replacement refs, following practice Tuesday, was...
Tuesday's Bobcats-Hawks links
Charlotte Bobcats guard Raymond Felton (20) drives against Atlanta Hawks guard Joe Johnson (2) during the second quarter of an NBA preseason basketball game at Philips Arena on Monday. (AP Photo/Gregory Smith) Links from Monday's Bobcats at Hawks NBA exhibition...
Monday, Oct 12
Welcome to replacement-ref basketball
If you love 3-hour games and 70-some free-throw attempts and a handful of technical fouls, then this will be your favorite NBA season. I have no doubt that when Kevin Scott tossed Bobcats coach Larry Brown Monday, he was officiating...
Technically speaking, Brown makes early exit
Safe to say Kevin Scott won't be getting a Christmas card from Larry Brown anytime soon. Replacement referee Scott has called three technical fouls on Bobcats coach Brown in two preseason games. The third of those Ts sent Brown off...
Friday, Oct 9
Friday's Bobcats-Hornets links
Charlotte Bobcats' D.J. Augustin, right, puts pressure on Cleveland Cavaliers' Daniel Gibson in the second quarter of a preseason NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) Links from around the Internet from Thursday night's Bobcats-Hornets...
Okafor shouldn't have been so surprised
Emeka Okafor says he was shocked by the news last summer that the Charlotte Bobcats had traded him. I'm surprised Okafor didn't see that as a real possibility. The signs were there. I'm not suggesting it was likely to happen...
Wednesday, Oct 7
Bobcats-Cavaliers links
Some postgame links from Tuesday night's Bobcats-Cavaliers game: Mohammed gets real minutes in fake game / Charlotte Observer Bobcats mulling Ajinca situation / Charlotte Observer Slideshow from Bobcats-Cavaliers / Charlotte Observer Game wasn't real, but Cavs' anticipation wa...
Tuesday, Oct 6
Brown gets T'd up fast
A half hour removed from drawing a technical foul in his first game of the preseason, Bobcats coach Larry Brown acknowledged the obvious: You can't blame a mule for not being a race horse. Those were my words, not Brown's,...
Bobcats pick up Augustin's option
Like coach Larry Brown said, it's a no-brainer that the Bobcats exercised D.J. Augustin's option for next season, weeks before the deadline. The Bobcats had until Oct. 31 -- three games into the regular season -- to make this decision....
Monday, Oct 5
Chandler on mend with new orthotics
New Charlotte Bobcats center Tyson Chandler might not be out so long after all. Chandler is recovering from off-season ankle and toe surgery and was limited to minimal activity during last week's training camp. Monday he practiced for the first...
