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The 1996–97 NBA season was the 9th season for the Charlotte Hornets in the National Basketball Association. [1] For the first time since the 1990–91 season, Larry Johnson was not on the team's opening day roster.
The original Charlotte Hornets franchise played in Charlotte from 1988 to 2002, before relocating to New Orleans, Louisiana and becoming the New Orleans Hornets. [1] A new franchise, the Charlotte Bobcats, began play in the 2004–05 season.
The 1996–97 NBA season was the 51st season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The league used this season to celebrate its 50th anniversary, which included the unveiling of the league's list of its 50 greatest players .
Shortly after the news that Charlotte would get the Hornets name back, at halftime of a December 21, 2013, game between Charlotte and the Utah Jazz, Hugo was announced to return as the Charlotte Hornets' new mascot for the 2014–15 NBA season. [5] From 2004 to 2014, Rufus D. Lynx was the mascot of the Bobcats.
Known as the Big Three, the trio won three NBA championships together. Parish left the Celtics as a free agent following the 1993–1994 season. He went on to play two more seasons with the Charlotte Hornets and one with the Chicago Bulls, winning an NBA championship with the Bulls in 1997 before retiring from the NBA at age 43.
Selected by the Charlotte Hornets: Playing career: 1991–2001: Position: Power forward / small forward: Number: 2: Career history; 1991–1996: Charlotte Hornets: 1996–2001: New York Knicks: Career highlights and awards; 2× NBA All-Star (1993, 1995) All-NBA Second Team ; NBA Rookie of the Year ; NBA All-Rookie First Team (1992) NCAA champion
Anderson played for the U.S. national team in the 1990 FIBA World Championship, where they won the bronze medal. [15] His play was instrumental for the United States and included 34 points performance in their 107–105 comeback overtime win against Puerto Rico in the bronze medal game.
The 1995–96 NBA season was the 8th season for the Charlotte Hornets in the National Basketball Association. [1] During the off-season, the Hornets re-acquired former guard Kendall Gill from the Seattle SuperSonics.