May

22

CHARLOTTE BOBCATS: Draft Central 2007

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CHARLOTTE BOBCATS: Draft Central 2007

It’s that time of year again: The NBA Draft. The draft lottery is tonight. Get all the info on the Bobcats and their draft aspirations at their Draft Central page.

Mar

30

Bobcats win Franchise record 27th game

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Wallace scored 31 points and the Bobcats beat the Atlanta Hawks 101-87 on Wednesday night to set a franchise record with their 27th win, one more than last season.

FOX Sports - NBA - Bobcats surpass ‘06 win total

Mar

30

May to miss rest of season; Career over?

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May expects to miss rest of NBA season

Charlotte forward Sean May told the Observer Wednesday that he’s done for the season with on-going pain in his right knee.

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Mar

27

Bobcats Wallace Named Player Of Week - Sports

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Bobcats Wallace Named Player Of Week - Sports

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte Bobcats forward Gerald Wallace was named the NBAs Eastern Conference player of the week on Monday after averaging 20.3 points in three games.

Mar

20

Bonnell explains his role in the Jordan fine situation

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Inside the NBA: Jordan’s comment wasn’t meant to coax Durant out of school

Bonnell speaks about his interview with Jordan further in his latest blog posting. I buy what he’s selling. People give Bonnell a hard time. I like him, for the most part. He sure does take a lot of flak on his own site.

I didn’t ask about Durant. I was following up on a point Jordan made about the value of versatility. I asked him how versatile the Bobcats were currently. First, Jordan mentioned Gerald Wallace, then he mentioned how Adam Morrison is struggling defensively. Then he wandered off on this point about how the “kid from Texas’’ shows signs of NBA versatility.

Mar

17

Jordan gives a little too much to Bonnell, gets fined for Durant comments

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Charlotte Observer | 03/17/2007 | Bobcats fined for Jordan’s comments

The Charlotte Bobcats were fined $15,000 for part-owner Michael Jordan’s comments about Texas underclassman Kevin Durant.

Bonnell and the Observer with the scoopage on a story they created. In a recent interview… with the Observer… Bonnell wrote of his conversation with Jordan:

Versatility is important to Jordan, and it’s something he feels his team lacks. He mentioned Dallas Mavericks forward Josh Howard as that type of player, and volunteered his curiosity about Texas freshman Kevin Durant.

Jordan said “the kid in Texas” shows “all the right signs.”

“But it’s still college and not the pros,” Jordan cautioned of depending on the draft. “Physically, I don’t know whether he can stand (up to) an 82-game season or the physical (nature of) our game.” — http://www.charlotte.com/140/story/50725.html

Bonnell carefully wrote that Jordan “volunteered his curiosity” about Durant. Undoubtedly, the reclusive Jordan will become even more so now that one of the only beat writers the team has led him into a trap.

True, it’s not Bonnell’s job to be a fan. He’s a reporter, and he’s doing his job. Jordan, likewise, should know that he can’t comment on college players per NBA rules.

Still, what was the harm in Jordan’s comments? It’s not as if it is a secret that Durant is a bad mother. It’s not as if Durant couldn’t have gone to just about ANY sports website and seen an article and opinion on the fact that he would be a top 2 pick in the NBA draft this year - guaranteed. It’s not like you couldn’t go to any fan forum and see that every fan in the nation that follows college basketball acknowledges that Durant and fellow freshman Greg Oden of Ohio State are the best players in college basketball.

So how could you fault Jordan? He was comparing a player to another player during the interview with Bonnell and the Observer and stated FACTS.

Shame on you NBA.