The New Jersey Nets were one of the teams to pass on Kobe Bryant in the 1996 NBA Draft but it turns out they did so because of the man himself. On NBA Today, former Nets executive Bobby Marks revealed ...

The Charlotte Hornets unveiled their first-ever Black Excellence Jersey on Wednesday afternoon as part of their Black History Month initiatives. It is also the first-of-its-kind in the NBA.

The New Jersey Nets were one of the teams ... going overseas and chose to draft Kerry Kittles. The Charlotte Hornets ended up drafting Bryant with the 13th pick and then traded him to the Los ...