Charlotte Hornets are an American professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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29 Facts About Charlotte Hornets
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The Hornets compete in the National Basketball Association as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division, and play their home games at the Spectrum Center in Uptown Charlotte.
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The Charlotte Hornets are mainly owned by Basketball Hall of Famer Michael Jordan, who acquired a controlling interest in the team in 2010.
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Charlotte Hornets franchise was established in 1988 as an expansion team owned by George Shinn.
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The Charlotte Hornets area had long been a hotbed for college basketball.
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Charlotte Hornets was one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States, and was previously one of the three in-state regional homes to the American Basketball Association's Carolina Cougars from 1969 to 1974.
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Unlike many expansion franchises that invest in the future with a team composed entirely of young players, Charlotte Hornets stocked its inaugural roster with several veterans in hopes of putting a competitive lineup on the court right away.
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Charlotte Hornets' second season was a struggle from start to finish.
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Charlotte Hornets were in the lottery again in 1992 and won the second overall pick in the draft, using it to select Georgetown center Alonzo Mourning.
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However, the Charlotte Hornets lacked the experience and depth to defeat the New York Knicks, falling in five games in the second round.
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However, Charlotte Hornets was bounced from the playoffs in the first round, falling to the Chicago Bulls in four games.
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The new-look Charlotte Hornets were successful, with Divac and Geiger providing the center combination, Mason averaging a double-double, Bogues back at the point, and Rice having the finest season of his career.
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The Charlotte Hornets made it to back-to-back playoffs for the first time in franchise history, advancing to the second round, only to be stopped by the Bulls.
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Charlotte Hornets was replaced by former Celtics teammate Paul Silas, who became the team's fifth head coach.
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The arena was only 19 years old, owned by the city of Charlotte Hornets, but was already considered outdated because of a lack of luxury boxes and suites.
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The arena was designed for college basketball as part of Charlotte Hornets's push to maintain their presence in the ACC basketball tournament rotation.
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Charlotte Hornets would be replaced by former Los Angeles Lakers assistant head coach Steve Clifford.
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The Charlotte Hornets are now retconned as having suspended operations from 2002 to 2004, while the Pelicans are considered a 2002 expansion team.
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The Charlotte Hornets signed former Jazz and Atlanta Hawks forward Marvin Williams to a two-year deal.
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Charlotte Hornets returned to the playoffs, where they lost to the Heat in seven games in the first round.
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Charlotte Hornets' first logo was a teal and purple anthropomorphic hornet wearing white shoes and gloves dribbling an orange basketball.
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The words 'Charlotte Hornets' were in teal and curved across the top and bottom of the logo.
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Original Charlotte Hornets uniforms were designed by international designer and North Carolina native Alexander Julian.
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In 1994, the Charlotte Hornets unveiled a purple alternate uniform, with pinstripes in white, green, blue and teal.
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The silhouetted Charlotte Hornets logo was moved to the sides of the shorts while the partial logo was placed on the beltline.
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The cursive "Charlotte Hornets" wordmark was inspired by the banners displayed during the franchise's 1988 uniform unveiling.
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The Charlotte Hornets would go on to lead the NBA in attendance in eight of its first nine seasons.
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Charlotte Hornets hold the draft rights to the following unsigned draft picks who have been playing outside the NBA.
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From 1988 to 1992, the Hornets aired most road games, and occasional home games, on a network of stations in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia fronted by WCCB in Charlotte.
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