Hornets visit Wizards Friday in NBA Cup group stage

The Washington Wizards take on the Charlotte Hornets in an NBA Cup in-season tournament group play matchupByThe Associated PressOctober 29, 2026, 2:02 AMCharlotte Hornets (3-2, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (2-3, ninth in the Eastern Conference)Washington; Friday, 7 p.m. EDTLINE: Wizards -1.5; over/under is 235.5BOTTOM LINE: The Charlotte Hornets travel to play the Charlotte Hornets in an NBA Cup in-season tournament group play matchup.Washington finished 17-65 overall and 2-14 in Southeast Division action a season ago. The Wizards allowed opponents to score 124.9 points per game and shoot 48.8% from the field last season.Charlotte went 44-38 overall, 11-5 in Southeast Division games and 23-18 on the road a season ago. The Hornets averaged 116.0 points per game last season, 17.8 on free throws and 49.2 from 3-point range.The teams meet for the second time this season. The Hornets won 110-103 in the last matchup on Oct. 26.Popular ReadsINJURIES: Wizards: Tristan Vukcevic: out (hip), Jamir Watkins: out for season (acl), Tre Johnson: day to day (achilles), Justin Champagnie: out (foot).Hornets: Grant Williams: day to day (hamstring), Kylan Boswell: out (knee), Kon Knueppel: day to day (hamstring), Coby White: day to day (calf).___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Sponsored Content by Taboola