CHARLOTTE, N.C. (CAROLINA SPORTS LIVE) — The Charlotte Hornets will be away from the Queen City and play the reigning NBA champions twice in the preseason this year.

The team announced their five-game schedule Tuesday ahead of 2025-26 season, with its two “home” games being played in Greensboro and North Charleston, South Carolina, due to renovations at the Spectrum Center.

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Hornets going on the road in the Carolinas for preseason ‘home’ games

Coming off a Summer League championship, the Hornets will tip off the preseason by hosting MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder at the North Charleston Coliseum on Oct. 5. They then travel to OKC on Oct. 9 to complete the elongated back-to-back.

Charlotte heads south to play Dallas, where on Oct. 11 Hornets rookie Kon Knueppel will face off against former Duke teammate and this year’s No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg.

They host Memphis Grizzlies at Greensboro’s First Horizon Coliseum on Oct. 15, and wrap up the preseason by traveling to New York City and taking on the Knicks Oct. 17.

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The Hornets local preseason broadcast schedule on FanDuel Sports Network will be announced at a later date. All preseason games will be broadcast on the Hornets flagship radio station, WFNZ (92.7 FM) and streamed live on the Hornets App.

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Here is the full preseason schedule:

Oct. 5

vs. Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.

North Charleston Coliseum, Charleston, S.C.

Oct. 9

at Oklahoma City, time TBD

Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, Okla.

Oct. 11

at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas

Oct. 15

vs. Memphis, 7 p.m.

First Horizon Coliseum, Greensboro

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Oct. 17

at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Madison Square Garden, New York

The regular-season schedule will be released on Thursday.

Tickets for each game are available online at hornets.com, ticketmaster.com and each venue’s website: northcharlestoncoliseumpac.com and gsocomplex.com.

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