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Jordan wants to "bring the buzz back" to Charlotte. The Bobcats owner said at a
press conference Tuesday evening hes changing his teams name to the Charlotte
Hornets beginning in 2014-15. Jordan said he submitted an application to the NBA
board of governors earlier Tuesday informing them of his decision and is
optimistic the board will approve the name change when they convene in July.
"Lets bring the buzz back, and bring that energy back on the basketball court
and make this city proud again," Jordan said. Charlotte will remain the Bobcats
next season, but if all goes as planned Jordan anticipates his team will become
the Hornets the following season. Jordan said his organization is giving the
fans what they want. "We spoke to our season ticket holders and fans, and
overwhelmingly you guys wanted the Hornets name back," Jordan said. "And we went
out and brought the name back." NBA deputy commissioner and COO Adam Silver
previously said it would take about 18 months for the Bobcats to change their
name, but pointed out the fact that the league owns the rights to the name
Hornets could help speed up the transition process. Silver said in the April
interview the name change would be "an enormously complex process and a very
expensive process for the team. From everything to the uniforms, to the
building, to the letterhead to the signs on the offices -- "all of that has to
be taken into account." Pete Guelli, Charlottes executive vice-president and
chief sales marketing officer, estimated the cost of changing the name to the
Hornets at about $4 million. He added, however, that the decision wasnt based on
money and that "nothing was going to keep us from going down this road because
this is what the fans wanted." Jordan knows that it will take more than just
changing the name of the front of the jersey to turn his struggling franchise
around -- it will take talent. The Bobcats are 28-120 over the past two seasons,
the worst record in the league. "Ultimately we still have to play the game at a
high level, which is what the Hornets did for a long period of time," Jordan
said. "Changing the name does not guarantee that were going to be a
playoff-contending team. We still have a lot of work to do to build that. Im not
walking away from that. It is what it is." He said its too early in the process
to know if the team will keep the Hornets teal and purple colours. The NBAs
Hornets resided in Charlotte from 1988-2002 before then-owner George Shinn moved
the team to New Orleans following a financial dispute with city officials over
replacing the Charlotte Coliseum. Shinn wanted a new arena with additional
luxury suites. The New Orleans Hornets, now owned by Tom Benson, recently
changed their name to the Pelicans. Charlotte was awarded an expansion team in
2003 and then-owner Bob Johnson named the team the Bobcats. The venture was a
financial disaster for Johnson, who lost millions before selling majority
ownership to Jordan in 2010. Even with Jordan at the helm, the Bobcats have
never come close to matching the popularity of the Hornets, a team which sold
out 364 straight home games, a streak that stretched nearly nine full seasons.
Since 2010 three Charlotte area residents have been leading a grass roots
movement to persuade Jordan to bring back the popular Hornets nickname. John
Morgan, an elementary art teacher in Monroe, N.C., started a campaign on
Facebook three years ago called "We Beelieve" after watching the Bobcats lose to
the Orlando Magic in the franchises only post-season appearance. Disappointed
over the lack of energy in the arena, Morgan began longing for the days of Larry
Johnson, Alonzo Mourning and Muggsy Bogues. He wanted the Hornets name back and
began gathering signatures to support his cause. Shortly thereafter, brothers
Scotty and Evan Kent took the effort a step further and created a website called
"Bring Back the Buzz." Eventually the three men pooled their resources for one
common goal. "Its amazing," Morgan said earlier Tuesday after reading reports of
the pending name change. "It feels like Im walking on a cloud." While the
Hornets name had no meaning for the city of New Orleans, it does have
significance to native Charlotteans. According to the Mecklenburg Historical
Association, British general Lord Charles Cornwallis called Charlotte "a hornets
nest of rebellion" after city residents drove the British out of the area in
1780. The tenacious moniker has become a source of pride for the city for more
than two centuries. Charlotte Mecklenburg County police officers still wear a
patch with a beehive stitched on their uniforms.
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