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Basketball teams established in 1988

  • Miami HeatIn 1987, the National Basketball Association granted one of four new expansion teams to Miami. The franchise began play in November 1988 as an expansion team…
  • Charlotte HornetsOn the 5th of April 1987, NBA Commissioner David Stern called George Shinn to inform him that his group had been awarded the 24th franchise.