Bee Hive Blog Archive

October 2009

Hornets pick up weekend preseason win.

Posted October 20th, 2009 by Jim Eichenhofer

Chris Paul said recently that although he’s not overly concerned about the Hornets’ subpar preseason play, he’d feel better if they put together a few wins prior to tip-off of the regular campaign. For the second straight Saturday, Paul helped end a mini-losing streak for New Orleans. Like he did… Keep Reading >>

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Okafor, Diogu, Armstrong to sit preseason opener

Posted October 7th, 2009 by Jim Eichenhofer

New Orleans will be shorthanded in its preseason opener Wednesday (6 p.m., Hornets Radio Network) in Atlanta, missing frontcourt players Emeka Okafor (toe), Ike Diogu (knee) and Hilton Armstrong (thigh) to injury. As a result of those absences, Byron Scott said after practice today that Sean Marks will start at… Keep Reading >>

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Okafor excited about coming to playoff-caliber team

Posted October 5th, 2009 by Jim Eichenhofer

Emeka Okafor was recently asked to name the most memorable moment he’s experienced in his five-year NBA career. After a puzzled look came across the 6-foot-10, 255-pound center’s face, Okafor said, “You know what? It hasn’t happened yet. I think that’s still to come for me.”The 26-year-old, who is currently… Keep Reading >>

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