In the Hornets' Nest: Charlotte and Its First Year in the Nba

by Joe Drape

Provides a close-up look at Charlotte, North Carolina's first year in the NBA, detailing the fans, the players, the coaches, and the Hornets organization

269 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1989

About the author

Joe Drape is a reporter for The New York Times and the author of the New York Times Best Seller Our Boys: A Perfect Season on the Plains with the Smith Center Redmen. He also is the author of The Race for the Triple Crown and Black Maestro. A graduate of Southern Methodist University, he previously worked for The Dallas Morning News and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. When he doesn’t live in Kansas, he lives in New York City with his wife and son

Reviews

[Donny Nelson · Rating 2 out of 5]

It’s just not very good. Partly, because it turns out the first Hornet’s season was not very interesting. No great characters or suspense.

[Reader · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great memories of a fun year to be an NBA fan. I remember the last second win over Chicago live on TNT, and the win in Utah. I miss the Charlotte Hornets.

Oh, and George Shinn was/is a jerk. Capital J. Yep, he helped .. emphasis on helped .. bring the NBA to NC, but did it in a very un-Southern way.

[Dboul]

I love anything by Joe Drape