The Charlotte Hornets embark on their 18th season at Spectrum Center (formerly known as Time Warner Cable Arena and Charlotte Bobcats Arena), the crescent-shaped venue boasting expansive concourses and welcoming galleries with artwork unique to the Carolinas.

Charlotte Hornets 2022-23 Team Info

Conference: Eastern

Division: Southeast

Year Founded: 1988

Team Colors: Teal, Dark Purple, Gray, White

Charlotte Hornets History

The original Charlotte Hornets franchise joined the NBA in 1988, and, thanks to players such as Larry Johnson, Alonzo Mourning, and Kendall Gill (and, later, Glen Rice, Anthony Mason, and Jamal Mashburn), enjoyed substantial success in the decade starting with the 1992-93 season. Even with seven playoff appearances in those 10 years, owner George Shinn moved the franchise to New Orleans in 2002.

But the NBA returned to Charlotte for the 2004-05 season with the expansion Bobcats, led by owner Robert L. Johnson, the first African-American majority owner of a team in one of the four major sports. In 2010, Basketball Hall-of-Famer Michael Jordan took over majority ownership of the franchise, and in 2014, Jordan's team re-adopted the Charlotte Hornets name after the previous New Orleans Hornets became the Pelicans.

During the 2017-18 season, four-time All-Star Kemba Walker became Charlotte's all-time leading scorer, surpassing original Hornet Dell Curry.