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Hornets to Participate in 2015 Southwest Airlines Orlando Pro Summer League

May 20, 2015 – The Charlotte Hornets announced today that the team will participate in the Southwest Airlines Orlando Pro Summer League which will be held at the Orlando Magic’s practice court at the Amway Center from July 4-10. Hornets Associate Head Coach Patrick Ewing will serve as head coach of the summer league squad that returns to Orlando for the first time since 2010.

The Hornets will hold a four-day mini-camp at Time Warner Cable Arena from Tuesday, June 30 – Friday, July 3. Details of the team’s mini-camp schedule and complete summer league roster will be announced separately.

Following the mini-camp in Charlotte, the Hornets will play five games at the Southwest Airlines Orlando Pro Summer League. NBA teams scheduled to participate include the Brooklyn Nets, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, Oklahoma City Thunder and two teams from the host Orlando Magic. The Hornets open play on Saturday, July 4 when they face Oklahoma City at 3 p.m. Charlotte will play Memphis (Sunday, July 5 at 3 p.m.), Brooklyn (Tuesday, July 7 at 3 p.m.) and Orlando - White (Wednesday, July 8 at 1 p.m.). The fifth Hornets’ opponent will be determined by the standings after the first four games.

Each team will play five games over the seven-day event, with a championship day being played on the final day of the league. A point system will establish the standings leading up to the final day, with eight points awarded each game based on the following: four points for winning the game and one point for winning a quarter (in the event of a tied quarter, each team will receive 0.5 points). In the event of ties in seeding heading into championship day, three tiebreakers will be in place: 1) total point differential; 2) total points allowed; 3) coin flip.

NBA TV will televise the Southwest Airlines Orlando Pro Summer League games, with a complete schedule of games and broadcast information to be released at a later date. Additionally, fans will once again be able to watch every game live on NBA.com and on the NBA Game Time app.

2015 HORNETS SOUTHWEST AIRLINES ORLANDO PRO SUMMER LEAGUE SCHEDULE: