<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/hornets-news-incriminating-james-bouknight-image-leaks-amid-dwi-arrest/');   ga('set', 'title', 'Incriminating image of Hornets’ James Bouknight leaks amid DWI arrest');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Hornets-news-Incriminating-James-Bouknight-image-leaks-amid-DWI-arrest.jpg"></figure><h1>Incriminating image of Hornets’ James Bouknight leaks amid DWI arrest</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-10-19T21:22:39-07:00">October 19th, 9:22pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-10-19T21:22:39-07:00">October 19th, 9:22pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a>A father of two over-energetic boys, Pao has been a writer for ClutchPoints for many years. His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Charlotte Hornets fans were shocked by the news about second-year shooting guard James Bouknight getting <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-shocking-details-of-james-bouknight-arrest-include-being-found-unconscious-in-parking-deck/">arrested</a> in the wee hours of Sunday morning. The 22-year-old was reportedly arrested and booked for DWI after being found passed out inside his car while in possession of a firearm.</p><p><a href="https://www.tmz.com/2022/10/19/james-bouknight-arrested-driving-while-intoxicated-dwi-passed-out-glock-handgun-lap/">TMZ Sports</a> has now released a photo of Bouknight from the scene of the crime, and there’s no denying that it puts the Hornets stud in a pretty bad light:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">TMZ acquired a picture of James Bouknight passed out in his car with a bag of Doritos and a Glock handgun in his lap before he was arrested for DWI <a href="https://t.co/x3ClgxcCDB">pic.twitter.com/x3ClgxcCDB</a></p><p>— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1582731109900881922?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 19, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>If you zoom in on the photo, you can see a gun placed on Bouknight’s lap. It was later identified as a .40 caliber Glock 23. The firearm was placed beside an open bag of Doritos chips.</p><p>According to reports, Bouknight was sitting on the passenger seat of his Mercedes-Benz AMG GT when security personnel found him in a parking deck in Mecklenburg County, NC. They tried to wake him up, but it was to no avail. Security called the cops to the scene when they realized that the Hornets youngster had a gun on him. Bouknight was arrested for driving while intoxicated.</p><p>The 22-year-old was booked before being released on a $2,500 bond. According to TMZ Sports, Bouknight was not charged with possession of the gun since North Carolina does not require a permit to carry firearms.</p><p>James Bouknight was in attendance for the Hornets’ season opener against the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday. The former UConn standout logged 14 minutes of action, going 0-of-5 from his attempts for zero points, two rebounds, and an assist. Charlotte blew out the Spurs, 129-102.</p><p> </p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Incriminating image of Hornets’ James Bouknight leaks amid DWI arrest

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/hornets-news-shocking-details-of-james-bouknight-arrest-include-being-found-unconscious-in-parking-deck/');   ga('set', 'title', 'Shocking details of Hornets guard James Bouknight’s arrest include being found unconscious in parking deck');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/James-Bouknight-Hornets-UConn.jpg"></figure><h1>Shocking details of Hornets guard James Bouknight’s arrest include being found unconscious in parking deck</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-10-17T14:25:06-07:00">October 17th, 2:25pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-10-17T14:25:23-07:00">October 17th, 2:25pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a>Angelo Guinhawa is a basketball and soccer/football editor/writer. He uses his background in digital marketing to make sure you get to read his work. He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>New details on the arrest of Charlotte Hornets guard James Bouknight have emerged, and the issue is only getting more concerning.</p><p>For those who missed it, Bouknight was arrested Sunday in a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-charlotte-troubles-continue-with-james-bouknights-dui-arrest/" rel="noopener">DUI-related</a> incident, though the second-year playmaker could still face other charges as a result.</p><p><a href="https://www.tmz.com/2022/10/17/nba-james-bouknight-arrested-driving-while-impaired/?adid=social-tws" rel="noopener">TMZ</a> provided more details on the arrest, noting that Bouknight was allegedly driving while impaired early Sunday morning. The publication also obtained a copy of the police report, which revealed that the Hornets youngster was found unconscious in a parking deck.</p><p>Apparently, Bouknight also had a Glock 23 gun with him when he was arrested. It is unknown whether the gun was legal or illegal, but TMZ noted that the former NBA lottery pick hasn’t been charged for the possession of the said weapon.</p><p>The Hornets have already released a statement on Bouknight’s arrest, but they refused to comment on the situation as they said they are still investigating the matter.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Shocking details of Hornets guard James Bouknight’s arrest include being found unconscious in parking deck

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/hornets-news-charlotte-troubles-continue-with-james-bouknights-dui-arrest/');   ga('set', 'title', 'Hornets’ troubles continue with James Bouknight’s DUI arrest');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/LaMelo-Ball-Hornets-James-Bouknight.jpg"></figure><h1>Hornets’ troubles continue with James Bouknight’s DUI arrest</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-10-17T10:17:28-07:00">October 17th, 10:17am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-10-17T10:18:31-07:00">October 17th, 10:18am</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Quinn Allen is a freelance sports journalist and full-time editor for ClutchPoints. He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP, he's writing predictions across the European soccer and NBA world for bettors at Sports Betting Dime, one of the fastest-growing sports betting sites in North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Charlotte Hornets are in rough shape ahead of the regular season opener and it only got worse on Monday. Per reports, second-year guard James Bouknight was arrested for a DUI on Sunday night and could be facing other charges as well.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/KyleBaileyClub/status/1582040559555747841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1582040559555747841%7Ctwgr%5Ef4cf6ad9d8447b24e7bc4c4011473136b0d6eedc%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost-new.php">Via Big Foot Bailey:</a></p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">James Bouknight was arrested yesterday. Sources tell me it’s related to a DUI and possible other charges.</p><p>Have reached out the <a href="https://twitter.com/hornets?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Hornets</a> for a statement. Nothing yet. </p><p>The world’s worst off-season continues. <a href="https://t.co/DD8HehDpE8">pic.twitter.com/DD8HehDpE8</a></p><p>— Big Foot Bailey (@KyleBaileyClub) <a href="https://twitter.com/KyleBaileyClub/status/1582040559555747841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 17, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>This is just brutal for the Hornets. First, the Miles Bridges situation, which has still yet to come to a verdict. Then, LaMelo Ball got injured last week in preseason and will miss the start of the regular season with an ankle sprain. Considering Bouknight’s latest situation, it feels likely he’s out for the 2021-22 opener, too.</p><p>That’s definitely a blow to the Hornets backcourt because he was primed for a bigger role. The former UConn standout averaged 4.6 points and 1.7 rebounds last season in under 10 minutes per night.</p><p>Nevertheless, new head coach Steve Clifford has been high on Bouknight, even claiming he could be a first-unit player for Charlotte. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-james-bouknight-preseason-struggles-get-reality-check-by-steve-clifford/">Via Jerry Donatien:</a></p><p>“Young guys gotta go through these things. I’m high on him. I think he has starter potential.”</p><p>That remains to be seen. All we know is Bouknight just put himself in a tough position by getting in trouble with the law when more opportunities on the court were about to present themselves.</p><p>The Hornets just released this statement:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Charlotte Hornets have released a statement regarding James Bouknight.</p><p>Bouknight was reportedly arrested on Sunday on a DUI charge.</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/HornetsPR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HornetsPR</a>) <a href="https://t.co/47x7IurEiA">pic.twitter.com/47x7IurEiA</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1582053628202061824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 17, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Charlotte begins the campaign on Wednesday night against the San Antonio Spurs on the road. Their home opener will be on Friday against the revamped New Orleans Pelicans. That’ll be a tall task without LaMelo and possibly James Bouknight, too.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Hornets’ troubles continue with James Bouknight’s DUI arrest

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/hornets-news-james-bouknight-preseason-struggles-get-reality-check-by-steve-clifford/');   ga('set', 'title', 'James Bouknight’s preseason struggles get reality check by Steve Clifford');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/James-Bouknight-Hornets-Steve-Clifford.jpg"></figure><h1>James Bouknight’s preseason struggles get reality check by Steve Clifford</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-10-06T08:14:43-07:00">October 6th, 8:14am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-10-06T08:15:54-07:00">October 6th, 8:15am</time><address><a>Jerry Donatien</a>Jerry Donatien is ClutchPoints' Charlotte Hornets beat reporter, covering everything from LaMelo Ball, analytical breakdowns and big-picture happenings.Jerry Donatien has worked for ClutchPoints since 2018. He is currently the company's Charlotte Hornets reporter, and he also does voiceovers on different sports stories. He worked the NBA All-Star weekend in 2019, the NCAA woman's tournament, and he interned with Beasley Media group.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Charlotte Hornets have lost their first two season games to the Boston Celtics (134-93) and to the Indiana Pacers (122-97) in blowout fashion. In both of those games, the team has struggled to generate offense. Creating on that on the floor has been a struggle in the limited minutes that the starters have been playing. Hornets fans have also had high expectations <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-james-borrego-blasts-hornets-effort-in-loss-to-raptors-but-james-bouknight-shines/">for James Bouknight to show up and show out</a> after his underwhelming rookie year. That has not been the case early on in the preseason. He has a combined seven points in his first two outings.</p><p><a href="https://www.si.com/nba/hornets/news/james-bouknight-speaks-on-his-relationship-with-steve-clifford">Steve Clifford is not worried about his struggles though</a>. In fact, he has plenty of confidence in his second-year guard.</p><p>“Young guys gotta go through these things. I’m high on him. I think he has starter potential.”</p><p>Bouknight was the Hornets’ lottery pick back in 2021. He flashed potential to be a solid shot-creating scorer in limited action under James Borrego. All he needs at this point is just the reps to show why he was drafted in the lottery. Clifford continued on by highlighting that a lot of college players do not come in as polished of a scorer as James Bouknight came in. He did average 20 points back at Uconn. Although the competition on the collegiate level is different, Clifford still feels as if Bouknight can find his groove in the NBA soon.</p><p>The Hornets are traveling to Greensboro, North Carolina to take on the Celtics again. Clifford, Mason Plumlee, and LaMelo Ball all feel like they could have a better showing after playing them a few days ago. They are hoping to learn from some mistakes that were made in their last matchup. Maybe James Bouknight can shake off some rust and find ways to get easy shots and play within the flow of the offense.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

James Bouknight’s preseason struggles get reality check by Steve Clifford

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He is currently the company's Charlotte Hornets reporter, and he also does voiceovers on different sports stories. He worked the NBA All-Star weekend in 2019, the NCAA woman's tournament, and he interned with Beasley Media group.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>James Bouknight had surgery on his right pinky to repair a tendon, the Charlotte Hornets <a href="https://www.nba.com/hornets/news/charlotte-hornets-injury-update-2" rel="noopener">announced Tuesday.</a> A timetable hasn’t been set for Bouknight’s return, but he will miss all of the Las Vegas Summer League, where he was expected to play a significant amount of minutes as he heads into Year 2 in the NBA.</p><p>Bouknight’s rookie season was vastly different compared to other lottery picks. He spent a lot of time bouncing between the Greensboro Swarm and the Hornets. The 11th pick from the 2021 NBA Draft appeared in just 31 games for the Hornets and seven for the Swarm.</p><p>After a quiet rookie campaign, this surgery is a tough setback for the young guard.</p><h2><b>Why this is a brutal setback for James Bouknight, Hornets</b></h2><p><b>3. Why missing the Summer League is HUGE</b></p><p>The most important thing for a young player to get when he comes into the league is exposure. It doesn’t matter where they happen to get it. James Borrego limited his regular-season action in 2022 because of a public verbal spat with Bouknight. We only saw flashes of what Bouknight was able to do in garbage time of games. Summer League was supposed to be a coming out party where he could dominate and show he belongs in the NBA.</p><p>Bouknight will now miss that chance and the opportunity to form chemistry with his other young teammates on the roster. This includes rookie Mark Williams, who is sure to get an ample amount of playing time this summer. It would have been nice to see Bouknight and Williams form a bond.</p><p><b>2. How this affects the regular season</b></p><p>Bouknight didn’t have a spot in the rotation last season and now can’t compete for one until training camp. The projected starting backcourt is LaMelo Ball and Terry Rozier, but who will be the first guard of the bench to relieve one of those two guys? There are still some question marks about how their rotation will look.</p><p>Bouknight could have used a strong Summer League and training camp to solidify his role, but now that first part is out the window and he’ll have to play from behind. That’s not ideal as he tries to make his mark on this Hornets team and in the NBA. Perhaps the youngster will still be able to make his presence felt despite this setback, but this makes the climb even steeper.</p><p><b>1. He better ball out in 2022-23</b></p><p>Being a lottery pick comes with great expectations. It’s only going to be Year 2 for Bouknight, but the pressure is on. When he was drafted, the Hornets felt like he could be a franchise cornerstone alongside LaMelo Ball. With Borrego gone, Bouknight must prove to Steve Clifford he’s worth having around. The young guard has to carve out a niche with this organization quickly. If he doesn’t, the Hornets surely wouldn’t mind dangling his name in trade talks.</p><p>Bouknight is still only 21 years old, so it’s not like he’ll fizzle out of the league immediately if he doesn’t get it together in Charlotte. There’s just no telling if he’ll remain a part of this interesting young core that the Hornets are putting together. They have their generational talent in LaMelo Ball and a good cornerstone piece in Miles Bridges, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-miles-bridges-future-in-charlotte-gets-major-update-from-mitch-kupchak/" rel="noopener">assuming he returns in restricted free agency</a>. Maybe Bouknight can piece it together to become that other vital piece alongside these star players.</p><p>Charlotte is ready to be relevant. Hopefully, Bouknight has a speedy recovery and is able to get back to work soon. This Hornets team could really use his help, especially if he turns things around and lives up to his draft hype.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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