CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The newly re-named Charlotte Hornets will play their first preseason home game Monday night.
RESOURCES: Charlotte Hornets page
The game against the Orlando Magic will tip-off at 7 p.m. at Time Warner Cable Arena.
The home opener is October 29 against Milwaukee.
The team's preseason record is 1-1. The Hornets held off the Washington Wizards 99-86 on Friday night for their first victory of the preseason.
Gary Neal scored 19 points and the team never trailed after jumping out to a 12-2 lead in the first four minutes. They led by as much as 23 at Bon Secours Wellness Arena.
Al Jefferson added 12 points and 10 rebounds. Kemba Walker scored 13 points, while Jannero Pargo added 15 and North Carolina rookie P.J. Hairston chipped in 13 off the bench.
Lance Stephenson, the Hornets' offseason free-agent acquisition from the Indiana Pacers, dressed but did not play due to a toe injury.
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