Charlotte Hornets Owner
The majority owner is the legendary michael jordan and four of the eight others on the hornets front.
Charlotte hornets owner. Charlotte nc december 21. The team was originally known as the bobcats when it joined the nba in 2004. No word on how much he is selling or the value of the sale.
As the nba continues with its restart of the season charlotte hornets fans have learned more about. It changed its name in 2014 to match that of the city s previous nba franchise 1988 2002. Michael jordan owner of the charlotte bobcats unveils the new.
February 19 2020 02 17 pm order reprint. Jordan will maintain his controlling stake and with that his position as the face of the team. 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.
Managing partner alternate governor minority owner. Charlotte hornets hornets owner michael jordan is 100 percent on board with charlotte s rebuild gm said by rick bonnell. 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.
Charlotte hornets american professional basketball team based in charlotte north carolina that plays in the national basketball association. Charlotte hornets owner michael jordan recently announced where his first donation would go to. The charlotte hornets saw a year over year 20 percent increase in value in the 2018 19 season under the ownership of michael jordan according to forbes.
Charlotte hornets owner michael jordan is selling part of his stake in the team per rick bonnell s report for the charlotte observer. Curtis polk is the vice chairman of hornets sports entertainment.
