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NBA Commissioner David Stern called George Shinn on the 5th of April 1987 to inform him that his group had been awarded the 24th franchise. This call marked the beginning of a new era for professional basketball in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Attendance tailed off dramatically by the end of the 2001, 02 season due to owner George Shinn's declining popularity and financial realities of maintaining a large arena. The NBA approved a deal for the team to move to New Orleans for the 2002, 03 season after years of fluctuating success and growing tensions between the ownership group and local fans.
An ownership group led by Michael Jordan purchased a majority share of the franchise on the 17th of February 2010. This transaction allowed Jordan to become the first former NBA player to become majority owner of a franchise.
The Bobcats officially became the second incarnation of the Charlotte Hornets on the 20th of May 2014. As part of the deal, Charlotte acquired the history and records of the 1988, 2002 Hornets while all records from 2002 to 2013 remained with the Pelicans.
LaMelo Ball won the 2020, 21 NBA Rookie of the Year Award becoming the third player in franchise history to win the award. He was selected with the third overall pick in the draft on the 18th of November 2020.