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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 Hornets, along with the Indiana Pacers, were the only two teams in the league to defeat the Chicago Bulls on the road during their historic 72–10 season, as the Hornets defeated the Bulls, 98–97 at the United Center on April 8, 1996.
The Charlotte Hornets are an American professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). [1] The Hornets were first established in 1988 as an expansion team, but relocated to New Orleans following the 2001–02 season. [2]
The 39-game decline was the worst regular-season turnaround in NBA history, surpassed 14 seasons later by the Cleveland Cavaliers, who lost 42 more games than the previous year. The greatest comeback in National Basketball Association play occurred on November 27, 1996, when the Utah Jazz, down by 36 points to the Denver Nuggets late in the ...
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.
The amount of salary cap space the Hornets have for 2024-25 will greatly depend on whether the team re-signs unrestricted free agent Miles Bridges.
Charlotte will hope that Jefferson stays healthy after missing 10 games last season, including the series-ending Game Four loss to Miami after playing the entire series battling a foot injury.
The Heat cruised by Charlotte in the first two games, however the Hornets won game 3 96–80, [172] marking the franchise's first playoff victory since 2002. Charlotte won the next two games, including a close game 5 in Miami, but lost a crucial game 6 at home. Miami promptly beat the Hornets in game 7, ending their 2015–16 season. [173]