Bobcats name change
Bobcats owner Michael Jordan told The Charlotte Observer that his team would "definitely entertain" a name change back to Hornets. Jordan made the statement after the New Orleans team announced it would be the Pelicans beginning next season. "We've heard the community ask the question, and we would listen," Jordan said. The Bobcats have conducted surveys about the name in recent months. Jordan said in February that reaction was "very mixed." A name change typically takes at least 18 months, so a Hornets reboot would be completed in 2015 at the earliest. Source: Charlotte Bobcats name change: Team reportedly moving toward switch to Hornets by Associated Press The Bobcats took their name from Robert Johnson, the man who brought them into existence in 2004 as the owner of the expansion franchise. Johnson sold his shares to minority owner Michael Jordan in February of 2010, making Jordan the first former player to own an NBA team. The rebrandi...
