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When Charlotte returned to the NBA as the Bobcats, they temporarily played in the Coliseum in the 2004–05 season while their new arena (the Charlotte Bobcats Arena) was being built. After its completion, the city closed the old Coliseum in the 2005 off-season and opened the new arena with a Rolling Stones concert.
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There was suspicion that owner Robert "Bob" Johnson chose "Bobcats" as a play on his name. [83] [84] The Bobcats hired Bernie Bickerstaff as the first head coach and general manager. [85] A new arena to host the Bobcats at uptown Charlotte began construction in July 2003, and the team played its home games at the Coliseum until the new building ...
Michael Jordan (right), owner of the Charlotte Hornets and Fred Whitfield, team president and vice chairman spoke to the media on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019 about the upcoming NBA All-Star game and ...
Johnson became the first black American majority club owner of a major American sports league team with his 2002 purchase of the Charlotte Bobcats. [8] [25] [26] In 2010, Johnson sold his majority stake in the Charlotte Bobcats to Michael Jordan. [27] It has been rumored that Johnson named the Bobcats after himself.
Michael Jordan became the first former NBA player to become majority owner of a basketball franchise on Wednesday when the NBA Board of Governors unanimously approved the sale of the Charlotte ...
Charlotte was then awarded a new expansion team named the Bobcats in 2004, which reassumed the Hornets name in 2014. In a deal with the NBA and Pelicans, the renamed Hornets also reclaimed the history and records of the original Hornets from 1988 to 2002, while all of the original Hornets' records from 2002 to 2013 will remain with the Pelicans.
The Hornets have played their home games at the Spectrum Center, formerly known as the Charlotte Bobcats Arena and the Time Warner Cable Arena, since 2005. [7] Their principal owner are Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall, with Eric Church, J Cole, and Michael Jordan holding minority interests. Steve Clifford is the head coach. [8] [9]