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7 Things You Didn't Know About the Original Charlotte Hornets

Paid in barbecue, the logo you never see, and the time we almost became the Charlotte Dragons. Seven stories from the original Hornets era.

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Chart comparing win totals of the original Charlotte Hornets and the second Charlotte franchise

Hornets Fans Have Outperformed the Team for Decades

In 2019 we lined up the first 14 seasons of both Charlotte franchises side by side. The fans kept showing up either way.

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Purple Shirt Guy Tells His Side of the Story

The 2016 Heat series still stings. In 2018 we tracked down Purple Shirt Guy to hear his side of Game 6.

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Play Charlotte: Why Charlotte Bars Should Put the Hornets On

Fifteen TVs, one Hornets game, and a manager who picked motocross. Why we started Play Charlotte, and where to watch now.

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The Charlotte Hornets All-Time Starting Lineup

Baron, Crash, Glen Rice, LJ and Zo: our all-time Charlotte starting five from 2015, plus who'd crack it today.

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The Kent family: Papa Buzz, Mama Buzz, Evan and Scotty

We Are Charlotte Hornets: Going to a Game as a Family Again

Seven days before the first Charlotte Hornets game in 12 years, Evan wrote down what it all meant.

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How Bring Back the Buzz Got Its Crown (and Stayed Independent)

In 2014, the NBA had a problem with our logo. So we swapped Hugo for a crown and chose to stay independent. Sound familiar?

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Bobby Phills, #13, and the Fight to Bring His Jersey Home

There's a 13 hidden in the Bring Back the Buzz logo. Here's why, and how Bobby Phills' jersey finally came home.

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