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- Originally, the new team was going to be called the Charlotte Spirit, but a name-the-team contest yielded "Hornets" as the winning choice. The name originates from British General Cornwallis, who allegedly described the city as "a hornet's nest of rebellion" following the Battle of Charlotte in 1780, though it was first attested in 1819.
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May 20, 2014 · The NBA franchise announced Tuesday at a news conference that it has officially changed its name back to the Hornets after 10 years of being known as the Bobcats. The Hornets logo is...
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In 2014, the Charlotte Bobcats renamed their team the Charlotte Hornets, marking one of the most historic name changes in NBA History. That was after a decade of donning the name of the exotic cat breed before switching to the name of the largest among the eusocial wasps.
Charlotte's NBA franchise will no longer be known as the "Bobcats" and, instead, will go back to the name it held from 1989-2002. The name became available after New Orleans opted to change...
After fourteen seasons under its original ownership, the franchise suspended operations in 2002 when Shinn transferred the basketball organization under his control to a new franchise in New Orleans. The Charlotte franchise was subsequently acquired, reactivated and renamed the Bobcats by Robert L. Johnson.
Aug 28, 2006 · On June 11, 2003, it was announced that the 30th NBA franchise would be named the Charlotte Bobcats. The Charlotte Bobcats logo depicts the spirit of the new franchise, illustrating the team’s...
Dec 23, 2013 · A steady stream of people in Hornets throwback gear flooded the jumbotron, whose name had changed from Bobcats TV to Buzz City TV. Staffers in the arena wore the old Hornets colors.
In 2013, the Bobcats announced they would begin playing under the Charlotte Hornets name in the 2014–15 season. [13] [14] [15] On the day the name change became official, the franchise reclaimed the history and records of the original Hornets. [16]
