WATCH Clippers vs. Hornets Live Stream Online: NBA 2015 Conference Rankings, Playoff Updates

Basketball's back for the official 2015-2016 NBA season, so get ready, MstarsNews readers!

The Los Angeles Clippers battle it out on the court against the Charlotte Hornets in Week 9 of the regular season on Wednesday, December 30 at 7:00 p.m. EST from the Time Warner Cable Arena in North Carolina. Read on to see where fans can watch and listen to a live stream of the highly-anticipated Wednesday evening basketball game online and catch up-to-date feeds and coverage on highlight plays and scores.

Now heading into mid-season, Charlotte maintains a stready Top 10 spot in Marc Stein's official NBA power rankings for ESPN.com, while LA still lags a bit behind (out of a total 30 teams):

Hornets (10): "Nicolas Batum is up to six double-doubles after recording five in his entire final season in Portland. Al Jefferson is back from injury (and suspension) after the Hornets went 5-6 without him. And Steve Clifford is looking a lot like the East's answer to Rick Carlisle, still getting much more than expected out of his team after landing a contract extension."

Record: 17-13 (9th in Eastern Conference).

Clippers (17): "Couldn't have been a much Scrooge-ier Christmas week for the Clips. They endured a slew of errant calls in crunch time in a loss to OKC that dropped L.A. to 2-8 against teams currently in West playoff spots, then had to deal with this unflattering read from our pal Howard Beck on their league-wide reputation... and then lost Blake Griffin to injury."

Record: 19-13 (4th in Western Conference).

Tonight's game will be broadcasted live on local sports channels FSSE and PT.

For fans who want to try out a free live stream (which may mean downloading a torrent), click here. Also try this or another option.

Also check out NBA TV for more schedules and game updates.

ESPN, ESPN Scoreboard, and NBA.com are all good sources for up-to-date game coverage and feeds.

More radio listening options for Clippers and Hornets.

Official NHL team websites: Clippers and Hornets.

Enjoy the exciting b-ball game from Carolina this evening, and always stick with MstarsNews for additional NBA gameday coverage this week. Which Conference rival will snag the big win tonight?