Charlotte Hornets Owner Michael Jordan
Charlotte hornets are one of the worst performing franchises in nba history.
Charlotte hornets owner michael jordan. Unfortunately for owner michael jordan not much has improved since then. The charlotte hornets are an american professional basketball team based in charlotte north carolina the hornets compete in the national basketball association nba as a member of the league s eastern conference southeast division the team is largely owned by nba hall of fame legend michael jordan who acquired a controlling interest in the team in 2010. While michael jordan s ownership of the charlotte hornets has helped make him a billionaire it certainly hasn t helped the status of his legacy as one of the nba s fiercest all time competitors jordan 57 first became an investor in the hornets then the bobcats in 2006 and took over as the franchise s controlling owner in 2010 when he bought out bet founder robert johnson.
As the nba continues with its restart of the season charlotte hornets fans have learned more about. During the lockout 2011 12 season charlotte then called the bobcats had the worst winning percentage in a season 106 as they ended with a 7 59 record. In march 2010 jordan became the majority owner of the charlotte bobcats after four years as part of the team s ownership group and its managing member of basketball operations.