Diabate (illness) is available for Friday's game against the Bulls. Diabate will play through an illness for the Hornets on Friday, and he's in line to make his first appearance in the NBA since a Dec.

Diabate hasn't seen action at the NBA level since Dec. 30, though there could be some minutes coming in his future with Nick Richards now in Phoenix. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc.

Jimmy Butler’s trade situation remains the headliner, but other talks are bubbling around the league, even in this tight trade market. Here is the latest. It's no secret Phoenix wants to trade for Jimmy Butler.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Charlotte Hornets vs. Phoenix Suns NBA game to be played on January 12, 2025 on ESPN.

Charlotte leads the Eastern Conference in rebounding, averaging 45.9 boards. Moussa Diabate paces the Hornets with 6.8 rebounds. The Suns are 6-10 in road games. Phoenix has a 4-2 record in games decided by less than 4 points. The Hornets are shooting 42.6 ...

Lately, the Charlotte Hornets' injury report has been short and sweet, mainly featuring Tre Mann, who has been out with disc irritation in his back since Novemb

The Charlotte Hornets (9-28) conclude their road trip on Friday, this time heading to Chicago to take on the Bulls (18-23). The Bulls pulled out the wins in both December matchups, which means the Hornets will need to win both tonight and in their final matchup in April to even up the season series.

One of those guys is Nick Richards, whose name was constantly mentioned in trade rumors. He has officially been moved as the Charlotte Hornets traded him to the Phoenix Suns. The details of that trade are down below.

In a little bit of a twist, the Phoenix Suns and Charlotte Hornets completed a trade earlier this evening. While the trade wasn’t what was expected, the Suns still got their “big man,” in Nick Richards,