Carry-on bags have been an essential part of life for the Charlotte Hornets throughout the season’s first five weeks, a necessity due to the massive number of road games dotting their schedule.
But that’s changing now.
“We have 11 games here in 24 days,” coach Steve Clifford said Wednesday night, “almost completely opposite of the stretch we just had. Eight of those are at home before we go on the six-game West Coast trip. I just think you break it down that way. And it’s about the same thing: we just need to win games and make progress.