Charlotte Bobcats

Charlotte, a home to the NFL’s Carolina Panthers, made the cat-related name a natural choice for the area’s new basketball team. The team was named the ‘Bobcats’ in 2003. Along with Charlotte Flight and Charlotte Dragons, the franchise was among top three choices as voted by fans.

On June 22, 2004, the Bobcats held their expansion draft and picked up several seasoned players. Those included Predrag Drobnjak and Sacramento Kings forward Gerald Wallace. However, Drobnjak never played for the team; later traded to the Atlanta Hawks for a 2005 second round draft pick. The team also traded with the Los Angeles Clippers to acquire the second pick in the 2004 NBA Draft. They selected Emeka Okafor, a center from the University of Connecticut. Okafor would go on to win the NBA Rookie of the Year award in 2005.

The bobcats’ first game was a 103–96 loss to the Washington Wizards on November 4, 2004. The club won their first game over the Orlando Magic 111–100 on November 6. After losing seven games in a row, they stunned the defending champion Detroit Pistons 91–89. Not before December 14, the Bobcats gave their fans something to roar about, beating the New Orleans Hornets 94–93. The team went on to post an 18–64 record concluding in 4th place in their division.

The Charlotte Bobcats is a professional basketball team that is a part of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association. The team is based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The team is owned by Robert L. Johnson who is a founder of Black Entertainment Television. Other owners include Michael Jordan and Cornell \\

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Peter Cohen calls Boston home and graduated from Brandeis University. He considers travel to be the love of his life and has already traveled to 5 different continents. He also has a passion for languages and has studied Arabic, German and Russian. While devoting his working life to writing for lifestyle magazines, he also takes out time for occasional event reviews.