It's Friday again so it’s time for a Charlotte Hornets and Carolina Panthers news recap for the week. Let’s get started with the Panthers, Last Sunday the Panthers defeated San Francisco 49ers, 23-3 in the season opener. Panthers have claimed former Packers cornerback LaDarius Gunter and waived rookie kicker Harrison Butker. So that means Graham Gano has won the kicking battle after going 3-for-3 on field goals last Sunday. Panthers did, however, place Butker on the practice squad and parted ways with DT Eric Crume. Gunter, who landed in Green Bay as an undrafted rookie out of Miami in 2015, led the injury-plagued Packers' secondary in snaps (859) and passes defensed (12) last season. He then helped hold Giants wideout Odell Beckham Jr. to four catches and 28 yards in a Wild Card playoff win but struggled in subsequent weeks against Dallas' Dez Bryant and Atlanta's Julio Jones. With the Packers' secondary healthy again, Gunter played just two snaps in Sunday's season-opening win over Seattle. But at 6-foot-2, 201 pounds, he has the size Carolina looks for in its outside corners. Panthers also claimed former 49ers OT John Theus and put rookie CB Cole Luke (ankle) on injured reserve. Second-year defensive end Vernon Butler (knee) was a full participant at Wednesday practice, expected to play Sunday. Speaking of Sunday, Panthers have their home opener against the Buffalo “Carolina North” Bills. Lastly, it announced that the Panthers have the third-oldest roster in the NFL…so suck on that Atlanta!
The big news coming from the Charlotte Hornets this week was them unveil classic uniforms, pinstripes and pleats which was made famous in the 80’s are coming back. Charlotte is one of eight NBA teams allowed to wear “Classic Edition” alternate uniforms the upcoming season. There were rumors over the summer that the Hornets would be wearing the classic uni’s throughout the summer, glad those were accurate. Hornets will play three games wearing the new classic jersey, the first game is the nationally televised matchup with the Cavs on November 15, other two are against the Bucks on December 23rd and against the Thunder on January 13th. According to the NBA 2K Hornets 4th jersey is the purple Statement Uniforms, there will likely be the fifth uniform and a lot of people are suspecting it to be the Buzz City jersey. Next, is according to head coach Steve Clifford, rookie Malik Monk ankle injury is still “significant” and causing him enough issues that he is not yet able to undergo rigorous training. Hopefully, he will be ready for the season opener next month. Finally, Sports Illustrated did a top 100 NBA players, Charlotte had 5 players in it; 88-Marvin Williams, 73-Dwight Howard, 70-Cody Zeller, 48-Nic Batum, 29- Kemba Walker. Yeah, that seems pretty accurate to me, nothing much else to say about that.
That’s all the news from the past week for the Hornets and Panthers if I missed anything tell me in the comment section below! And if you want you can follow me on Twitter @CarolinaFlights and check out my brand-new YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/TLOmMVRjy90! Also, make sure to check back here Sunday night for a Bills at Panthers recap and my initial thoughts of the game!
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