Both the Cleveland Cavaliers and Charlotte Hornets may be without multiple key players in Sunday afternoon's matchup.

After blowing a fourth quarter lead on Friday night, the Charlotte Hornets have a chance to redeem themselves less than 48 hours later.

The Cleveland Cavaliers (15-11) look for their first back-to-back wins since Nov. 21-23 when they host the Charlotte Hornets (7-18), who have lost two straight and four of their last five, at Rocket Arena in Cleveland on Sunday afternoon.

They’ll hopefully look sharper against the Charlotte Hornets today. Let’s look at three things to watch. Even with fun prospects such as LaMelo Ball and Kon Knueppel, the Hornets rank 23rd in net rating,

Josh Giddey had 26 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds, Zach Collins added 16 points and eight rebounds off the bench and the Chicago Bulls erased a 13-point second half deficit to beat the Charlotte Hornets 129-126 and snap a seven-game losing streak.

LaMelo Ball’s name surfaces in trade buzz with Kings, Timberwolves, and Pelicans as Hornets struggle through a slow start.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/hornets/onsi as How Charlotte Hornets can get involved in hypothetical Anthony Davis mega trade. In 2012, the Charlotte Hornets were absolutely robbed of a chance to draft Anthony Davis. Now, all these years later, he's still a superstar, and he's potentially available in a trade.

After missing the initial seven weeks of the 2025-26 campaign rehabilitating his left shoulder following offseason surgery, Josh Green made his return to the lineup in the Hornets’ 129-126 loss to the Chicago Bulls on Friday night.