It’s almost cruel, yet right on brand for the way things have gone this season.
Each of the previously scheduled nationally televised outings on tap for the Charlotte Hornets got yanked off the air days in advance, mercifully rescuing millions of eyeballs from witnessing the prevalent struggles that continuously haunt the franchise. But the plug didn’t get pulled on one, and guess which outing remained on ESPN’s schedule?
That would be the Hornets’ first game after they publicly raised the white flag by trading off Mason Plumlee and Jalen McDaniels prior to Thursday’s deadline.