On Sunday afternoon, the Charlotte Hornets' disastrous 2023-24 season came to a blissful end–in what was head coach Steve Clifford's final game–with a surprising road win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, who many believed to be tanking the game in an effort to secure themselves a more favorable playoffs matchup with the Orlando Magic. Clifford had announced a few weeks ago that he and the Hornets would be parting ways at season's end, and with Charlotte long since eliminated from playoff contention in the vaunted Eastern Conference postseason picture, the focus for the Hornets down the stretch shifted from trying to rack up wins to instead trying to develop the young talent on the team as much as possible.
Metta World Peace’s 4-word message for Hornets amid coaching search
