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Timeline: Looking back on Michael Jordan’s tenure as Hornets owner

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — One of the most famous athletes to come out of North Carolina is selling one of the state’s premier sports franchises.

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Exclusive: George Shinn on Charlotte, creating the Hornets and what went wrong

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — George Shinn, who conceived the Charlotte Hornets and brought the NBA to Charlotte, remains a busy man at age 81. He has married for the third time, become an avid cyclist and set a goal of living to 100.

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SI:AM | Carlos Correa Free-Agency Saga Ends

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Paul Silas, the former head coach of Charlotte Hornets and once an NBA star, has died

Paul Silas, an NBA star player who later was the head coach of the Charlotte NBA franchise on two different occasions, has died. He was 79.

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Scott Fowler: David Tepper can learn from George Shinn’s mistakes moving Charlotte sports teams to SC

He was an owner of multiple pro sports teams in the Charlotte region who liked to straddle the two Carolinas, sometimes playing one state off against the other when he wanted something new built.

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