The Hornets blew another fourth quarter lead on Tuesday night as head coach Charles Lee balances winning games and developing young talent.

Despite having his NBA season interrupted for the second time in nine months, the Charlotte Hornets swingman isn’t the least bit worried about returning to the form that propelled him to being selected second overall behind French phenom Victor Wembanyama in 2023.

The Charlotte Hornets, FanDuel Sports Network, Cox Media Group’s WSOC-TV Channel 9 and sister station TV 64 and Gray Media are partnering to simulcast 12 Hornets games during the 2025-26 season.

The next telecast will be Tuesday night’s matchup in New Orleans with the Pelicans, which tips off Charlotte’s two-game road trip.

Behind Collin Sexton’s strong play against his old team, sharpshooting from Miles Bridges and Kon Knueppel, Charlotte wins its third game.

Like his draftmates Knueppel and James, McNeeley can be trusted to keep the ball moving in the flow of the offense. The majority of McNeeley's seven career assists have come from just that: making the extra pass to extend an advantage created by a teammate that turns a good look for him into a great one for a wide open shooter.

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