The 6’7 swingman spent his best days with the Bobcats. Those were the dark days of failed projects and annual cellar dweller status. He was a bright spot among the mess. A must-see attraction that played through every injury and whistle he possibly could.
Within the brief history of Charlotte basketball, Wallace gets lost among the shuffle of some of the original Hornet greats and present-day Buzz City players leading the franchise’s renaissance. Yet he belongs with the best of them, a bridge from the glory days to the hopeful present.
I’ve only seen one Charlotte Hornets/Bobcats basketball game in my life live, and I went to watch the other team.