The Charlotte Hornets suffered a defeat in their preseason opener against the Dallas Mavericks in a 95-88 contest. After winning their first seven games last year in the preseason, this was a bit of a disappointing let down. The team’s performance wasn’t nearly what most would have expected from a playoff caliber team. *Note: This is not an overreaction article to a meaningless preseason game.*
Fans shouldn’t look too much into preseason games especially this one. The Hornets were without Kemba Walker and Cody Zeller because they are still recovering from injuries.