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Kings, Hornets To Play Exhibition Game In Reno
Tickets will go sale at noon on Thursday for the game scheduled for 5 p.m. on the campus of the University of Nevada, Reno. "We had great success at the Lawlor Events Center in 2002 when the Kings sold out a previous preseason game at the arena," said Gavin Maloof, co-owner of the Sacramento Kings. "We look forward to returning to the Lawlor Center this season and hope this is the beginning of a long-term relationship with the great Kings fans of the Reno-Sparks-Tahoe community," he said. Sacramento Kings, New Orleans Hornets Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Hornets Give GM Bower Five-year Extension
Bower has overseen a dramatic overhaul of the Hornets since he was promoted to general manager in October to replace Allan Bristow. Only four players who went through training camp with the Hornets last season are still on the roster. "We were all looking for change because nobody was satisfied with an 18-win season," Bower said. "As an organization, we were committed to great change." Last season, the Hornets had the biggest improvement of any NBA team -- jumping from 18 wins in 2004-05 to 38 last season. Bower followed that by signing free agents Peja Stojakovic, Bobby Jackson and Jannero Pargo, trading for center Tyson Chandler and re-signing forward Rasual Butler in an offseason push to prepare the team for a run to the playoffs. "It was a big jump from 18 to 38. It was a big jump, but we went into the offseason looking at that and understanding that to get from 38 to 43 or 44 may be even harder than getting from 18 to 38," Bower said. "A lot of factors are at play there, but the biggest thing is when the difference in making that kind of jump is the difference that separates you from a team that is a potential playoff team to one who's on the outside looking in." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Desmond Mason Improves Jumper
Mason hopes that its elimination will increase his 10.8-point average and 39-percent shooting from the field and 68-percent shooting from the free-throw line, both career-lows acrued last season. “When you look at him shoot the basketball now you’re going to say, ‘My goodness,’” said Mason's agent Roger Montgomery said. “We’re excited about where he is because it’s a lot better than what it was. And I think that teams are going to have to start respecting him a little bit more when it comes to his outside shot. I think it’s going to make him better and it’s going to make the Hornets better.” Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Hornets Aug 2006 Archive
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The Sacramento Kings will return to the Lawlor Events Center for the first time since 2002 to play the New Orleans Hornets in an NBA exhibition game on Oct. 22, team officials said Wednesday.
Jeff Bower signed a five-year extension Friday to remain the general manager of the New Orleans Hornets through 2011.
The primary goal for Desmond Mason throughout his NBA career has been to remove the hesitant hitch that formed after a shoulder injury a few years back and became more pronounced last season.