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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]
The Hornets finished the 2020–21 season 10th in the East with a 33–39 overall record. [128] On June 16, 2021, Ball was named 2020–21 NBA Rookie of the Year, becoming the third player in franchise history to win the award. [129] On February 7, 2022, Ball was named to his first NBA All-Star Game as an injury replacement for Kevin Durant. [130]
The Hornets went 27-55 last season, the first under head coach Steve Clifford, and missed the playoffs for the seventh straight year. They will open their season on Oct. 25 against the Atlanta Hawks.
The Charlotte Hornets are an American professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). [1] The Hornets were first established in 1988 as an expansion team, but relocated to New Orleans following the 2001–02 season. [2]
Other notable players included sharpshooting rookie (and first draft selection) Rex Chapman, a long-distance scoring threat, and floor general Muggsy Bogues, the shortest player in NBA history at 5'3". The Hornets' first NBA game took place on November 4, 1988, at the Charlotte Coliseum, and was a 133–93 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. [9]
He did not play at all last season, which the league counted toward 20 games of his suspension. ... Almost a year after his plea, Bridges will play for the Hornets while embroiled in another case ...
The 2023–24 Charlotte Hornets season was the 34th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This also became the first season where Michael Jordan would not be the majority owner of the team, with Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall being the new majority owners of the franchise as of August 2023.
Bridges is an unrestricted free agent after betting on himself and signing a one-year $7.9 million tender rather than a long-term deal after missing the entire 2022-23 season following his no ...