Michael Jordan Charlotte Bobcats

Charlotte Bobcats owner jordan launched Tuesday the team has officially posted documents into NBA to improve its name toward "Hornets" for the 2014-15 period.

"Let's deliver the buzz straight back, " Jordan said at a hit conference, noting that "overwhelming" fan support the switch affected the organization's decision.

"The Charlotte Hornets name was a mainstay for the area for several years, therefore we tend to be excited to announce our purpose to re-establish this historical brand, " Jordan composed in a page to followers. "We believe that its return will galvanize our group of fans by unifying our dedicated Bobcats followers with anyone who has strong memories of your town's NBA forerunner."

Jordan in addition said that their company begins a "year-long procedure" to choose the team's colors and design the team's logo and uniforms.

Several reports in the past few days suggested programs were underway to bring the "Hornets" nickname back again to Charlotte after the original Hornets relocated to brand new Orleans in 2002. The latest Orleans Hornets unveiled a re-branding in January and took regarding "Pelicans" moniker immediately following the conclusion of the 2012-13 regular period, freeing up the Hornets nickname.

The first Hornets joined the NBA as an expansion team in 1988 and spent 14 months in Charlotte before becoming moved to brand new Orleans by previous owner George Shinn in 2002. Shinn opted to keep the nickname but fundamentally sold the franchise into the NBA this season. In April 2012, the league in turn sold the team to Tom Benson, who sought the Pelicans name switch to much better reflect the team's home.

“It had been very important in my opinion and our staff we replace the name for this club to something that represented New Orleans, Louisiana, ” Benson stated in a promotional video. “We handled it. It wasn’t something which just came out for the blue, immediately. We labored on it for an extended period of time. You simply can’t have an improved title for Louisiana and New Orleans as compared to Pelican. It’s the most wonderful representative.”

While Bobcats tend to be indigenous toward Carolinas, the Charlotte Observer noted back in December your "Charlotte Hornets" moniker drew its determination from 1700s.

The Hornets nickname in Charlotte goes back towards the Revolutionary War, when British General Charles Cornwallis compared the opposition in Charlotte to a hornet’s nest. It's been found in recreations by a minor league baseball team (1901-73), an upstart football league group (1974-75) in addition to town’s very first NBA team.The Bobcats, whom completed the 2012-13 period using the second-worst record within the league at 21-61, have actually completed with a fantastic record just once while having made only one playoff look during their nine-year franchise record. The Hornets finished with an absolute record eight times and qualified the playoffs seven times during their 14 seasons in Charlotte, advancing out of the first round on four occasions.