James Borrego (born November 12, 1977) is an American basketball coach who is the head coach of the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
It’s been five days since the Charlotte Hornets surprisingly made James Borrego the first NBA coach fired in the offseason. Given the team’s year over year improvement in Borrego’s four year tenure, letting him go seemed strange. The mentions of the At the Hive twitter account would...
This past week brought major news for one of Charlotte’s major sports teams: The Hornets fired coach James Borrego after four seasons. That came after Charlotte lost a play-in game to the Atlanta Hawks earlier this month, ruling out a shot at the playoffs once again. But Borrego’s firing...
James Borrego has been dismissed by the Charlotte Hornets. After the unexpected news dropped, Chase and James got together to discuss their reactions and talk about the future of the franchise’s head coach position. FYI: we originally recorded an ATH Live finale episode as James transitions to Sports Illustrated...
The Charlotte Hornets surprised many by firing head coach James Borrego, but NBA insider Marc Stein reported that "player discipline on and off the floor" was a significant factor in the decision. The team's "consecutive no-shows in play-in games" also played into the decision. Charlotte was eliminated with a 132-103...
It came as a complete shock on Friday when the Hornets decided to relieve James Borrego of his duties after serving four years as the head coach. Not only did I not see this move coming, but I also think it was the wrong decision by team owner Michael Jordan and GM Mitch Kupchak.
The Charlotte Hornets parted ways with James Borrego this offseason, which was unexpected after they signed him to a contract extension less than a year ago. Sources tell Marc Stein of Substack that "player discipline on and off the floor" was one of the concerns from the front office. The...