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After the 2013–14 season, the Bobcats changed their name back to the Hornets and reclaimed the history and records of the 1988–2002 Hornets. As a result, the Hornets are now deemed as having suspended operations from 2002 to 2004, while the Pelicans are deemed as having joined the league in 2002 as an expansion team.
In 2013, the Bobcats announced they would begin playing under the Charlotte Hornets name in the 2014–15 season. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] [ 13 ] On the day the name change became official, the franchise reclaimed the history and records of the original Hornets. [ 14 ]
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]
However, after the 2013–14 season, the Bobcats reclaimed the Hornets name and pre-2002 history after the original Hornets team changed its name to the Pelicans. [3] As a result, this is now considered the 15th season of the Hornets/Bobcats franchise, the team having returned after suspending operations from 2002 to 2004.
The Charlotte Bobcats are renamed the Charlotte Hornets after the New Orleans Pelicans agree to return the original Charlotte Hornets' name, history, and records from 1988 to 2002 to the city of Charlotte. [1]
The last time the Hornets had a top-four seed was in 2002, the final season they were the Hornets. Or so we thought. Hunter Kossodo is a junior at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass ...
Ever wonder why the Mecklenburg County seal and CMPD cars feature images of a hornet’s nest?
Muggsy Bogues is the Hornets' all-time leader in assists, and steals. Larry Johnson won Rookie of the Year honors in 1992. Glen Rice won the 1997 NBA All-Star Game MVP Dell Curry is the all-time games leader for the Hornets with 701. Gerald Wallace is one of six Hornets players to be selected as NBA All-Stars.