The New Orleans Hornets will play 35 home games in Oklahoma City and six others in Baton Rouge, La., under terms of a temporary relocation agreement approved Wednesday by the city council.

Eight former New Orleans Hornets employees filed a lawsuit Friday alleging that the team had a practice of requiring people to work overtime without being paid for it in violation of federal labor law.

The first day of Dan Dickau's NBA career wasn't when he was drafted in 2002 in the first round by the Sacramento Kings, then swapped to the Atlanta Hawks.

Rookie J.R. Smith scored 19 points and blocked two shots as the New Orleans Hornets ended a six-game losing streak with a 91-80 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers .

Baron Davis had 26 points, 17 assists and 10 rebounds to lead the Hornets to their third win of the season - a 121-117 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night that snapped New Orleans' 10-game losing streak.