Change Name, Change Fate: Bobcats out, Hornets return
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No less than Michael Jordan, the Greatest Player and now Charlotte team owner, will make the official announcement that Charlotte will reclaim the Hornets moniker. The original Charlotte Hornets franchise relocated to New Orleans, and Charlotte had a new franchise through expansion, which was the Bobcats. New Orleans will adopt the name Pelicans, paving...
Michael Jordan to change Charlotte Bobcats name back to Hornets
Last December the word got out that the New Orleans Hornets were planning to change their name to the "Pelicans." Now that their season is over and it's official, the name "Hornets" is apparently up for grabs. According to the USA Today, Bobcats owner Micheal Jordan intends to reclaim it for the city of Charlotte. Two things immediately jump to mind...
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The dreadful Charlotte Bobcats are changing their name back to the Hornets, now that the Hornets have become the Pelicans.
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Report: Bobcats changing to Hornets
A person familiar with the situation says Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan is changing his team's name to the Hornets.
The person says Jordan will detail the timetable for the change to be completed at a press conference the Bobcats have scheduled for Tuesday. The person spoke to The Associated Press Monday on condition of anonymity because the name change has not been...
AP Source: Jordan changing team name to Hornets
A person familiar with the situation says Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan is changing his team's name to the Hornets.
The person says Jordan will detail the timetable for the change to be completed at a press conference the Bobcats have scheduled for Tuesday. The person spoke to The Associated Press Monday on condition of anonymity because the name change has not been...
NEW BUZZ IN TOWN
Charlotte will announce name change
The Charlotte Bobcats will have a press conference Tuesday afternoon to announce the franchise will change their nickname to the Hornets.
Hornets Back to Charlotte Because Why Not
It’s official. On Tuesday right around this time, the Charlotte Bobcats will announce their plans to once again become the Charlotte Hornets. To make sure all the relevant merchandise is sold/produced, the rebranding will take a minimum of 18 months. This of course comes on the heels of a nationwide renaming contest, which produced great suggestions like the Charlotte Doormats...
Report: Bobcats To Announce Name Change To Hornets For 2014-15 Tuesday
The Bobcats are expected to announce Tuesday that the team will change it’s name to the Charlotte Hornets for the 2014-15 season. The New Orleans Pelicans were previously known as the Charlotte Hornets (1988) before relocating in 2002.
According to Sports Business Daily:
The Bobcats will hold a press conference tomorrow at 6:00pm ET at Time Warner Cable Arena, a source said...
Charlotte is bringing back the Buzz: But can nostalgia alone recapture the 90′s?
SCOTT JACOBS
The cost of a name change?
Millions.
The value of nostalgia?
The Charlotte Bobcats are about to find out.
After spending months gauging the Charlotte market, to find out what kind of reception a return to an old friendly face would bring, the Bobcats franchise is apparently pleased enough by the supposedly ‘mixed’ results to bring back the wildly popular and awesomely...
Report: Bobcats changing to Hornets
A person familiar with the situation says Charlotte Bobcats
owner Michael Jordan is changing his team's name to the
Hornets.
Charlotte's Bringing Back the Buzz
As soon as I caught word that Charlotte had started the process of taking the Hornets name back, I sent an email to all of the writers here at Trade Street Post. I had mixed commentary in return. Those emails inspired me to write this little article, just to give a spotlight into my path as a fan of the NBA in Charlotte. Hope you enjoy it. Bear with me on it because...
Bobcats' return to Hornets nickname 'win-win' in Charlotte
Itll be at least 18 months before the Hornets name and original pinstripe uniforms will be back where it belongs in Charlotte, according to a CBSsports.com report Friday that stated the teams looking to reclaim the name vacated after New Orleans announced their decision to change their name to the Pelicans.
The Pelicans changed their name to get back to their Louisiana roots....
Will Michael Kidd-Gilchrist become a Hornet?
Back in June of 2012, Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist became the first pair of teammates to be selected #1 and #2 in the NBA Draft. The New Orleans Hornets selected Davis, and MKG went to Michael Jordan’s Charlotte Bobcats. The New Orleans franchise made some news with their proposals to change the nickname from Hornets to Pelicans at season’s end. With Anthony Davis...
Charlotte Bobcats move closer to changing name back to Hornets
Michael Jordan and the Charlotte Bobcats have officially begun the process of switching from the "Bobcats" to the "Hornets," according to CBS Sports.
Charlotte Bobcats Could Change Name Back To Hornets
The Charlotte Bobcats have began the process of changing their name back to the Charlotte Hornets.
A source with knowledge of the situation told CBSSports of the move, along with the team’s move to arrange digital assets, which would allow for a change to the original nickname.
No timetable has been announced for the name switch, but ‘vice’ NBA commissioner Adam Silver...
Charlotte Bobcats starting process to get Hornets name back
Tweet In an April press conference in Charlotte, NBA Commissioner in-waiting Adam Silver told season ticket holders for the Charlotte Bobcats that the Hornets nickname was owned by the league and not the New Orleans franchise and that a process for a name change would take 18 months to happen. Apparently that 18-month process begins [...]
Charlotte Bobcats to Reportedly Change Name Back to Hornets
Buy up that Charlotte Bobcats merchandise while you still can. Soon you’ll be digging out the old teal and purple Hornets gear.
The Bobcats are changing their name back to the Hornets, according to CBS Sports. Will Brinson notes that the Bobcats are “arranging digital assets that would allow a return to their original nickname.”
The Hornets nickname belonged to Charlotte until...
Bobcats In Process To Change Name Back To Hornets
The Charlotte Bobcats have started the process to rename the team back to "Hornets," according to a source with knowledge of the situation.
There is no timetable for the switch and Adam Silver has said such a change would take at least 18 months to implement.
Charlotte's NBA team was known as the Hornets from its 1988 inception through 2002 when then owner George Shinn...
KICK IT OLD SCHOOL
Report: Charlotte to become Hornets
A report says the Charlotte Bobcats are in the process of going back to the Charlotte Hornets name. The Hornets' change helped their effort.
Charlotte Bobcats Begin Process To ‘Hornets’ Name
Now, that New Orleans aren’t using the ‘Hornets’ moniker, it has opened the door for the Charlotte Bobcats to stake a claim on the ‘Hornets’ name and according to a CBS Sports report, the franchise has taken the first steps in doing so. The Charlotte Bobcats are in the process of changing their name back to “Hornets,” a source [...]The post Charlotte Bobcats Begin...
County interested in Gordon
Notts County have been linked with a move for out-of-contract defender Ben Gordon.
The 23-year-old left-back has been without a club since his short-term deal at Yeovil expired in April and he has fallen under Chris Kiwomya's radar.
Kiwomya is charged with building a squad capable of challenging for promotion in League One and could be poised to move for the former Chelsea...
UA Torch Kemba Walker PE "Metallic Silver/Blue Torch"
Here's a look at former UConn Huskies and current Charlotte Bobcats point guard Kemba Walker's player editon shoe from Under Armour, the UA Torch, in Metallic Silver and Blue Torch.
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UA Torch Kemba Walker PE "Silver/Orange"
Here's a look at former UConn Huskies and current Charlotte Bobcats point guard Kemba Walker's player editon shoe from Under Armour, the UA Torch, in Silver and Orange.
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Happy 23rd Birthday Kemba Walker
That’s 23 T..
Former UCONN star Kemba Walker turned 23 today. Kemba is a bright star on the Michael Jordan owned Bobcats. And with the NBA playoffs in full swing, one is left to wonder – will Kemba ever make the playoffs with the Jordan owned franchise that has struggled so consistently. Check out FamousBirthdays.com for more of today’s birthdays.-TO
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