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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 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.
A new franchise, the Charlotte Bobcats, began play in the 2004–05 season. [2] [3] In 2014, the Bobcats adopted the Hornets name and acquired the history and records of the original Charlotte Hornets. [4]
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.
He was traded to the Charlotte Hornets in 1996, along with Gerald Glass, in a deal for Khalid Reeves and Kendall Gill. Anderson played only 38 games in the 1996 season for the Hornets after the midseason trade, averaging 15.2 points.
The following season, the Hornets finished the regular season with 50 wins and 32 losses, and returned to the playoffs. [29] Johnson and Mourning again led the team in points-per-game, while also leading the club in rebounding. [30] However, Charlotte was bounced from the playoffs in the first round, falling to the Chicago Bulls in four games. [31]
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.
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